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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (DEN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Luke Elzinga Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DEN)
Luke Elzinga
P Oklahoma
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Broncos checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Broncos did exactly that with Joshua Farmer in slot 85. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

They will regret leaving linebacker for another day if the season turns on it. However the rest shakes out, Hunter at that price is a win they earned. The roster is better shaped than it was, with interior defensive lineman chief among the fixes.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
They will replay Travis Hunter at the 20th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick51 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
A clean, defensible pick in the 51st overall pick with a little surplus value in Jonah Savaiinaea. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick85 Rnd3 Joshua Farmer
This one needs a full-page explanation: Joshua Farmer in pick 85, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick122 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips slipping to No. 122 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick191 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They read the board right and Dont'e Thornton Jr. was the payoff at pick No. 191. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick197 Rnd6 Luke Elzinga
They paid up for Luke Elzinga at the Round 6 slot when waiting would have done the job. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jarquez Hunter
Somehow Jarquez Hunter was still sitting there in the Round 6 slot, and they pounced on premier running back value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.