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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (DEN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (DEN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (DEN)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DEN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DEN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DEN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DEN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (DEN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (DEN)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (DEN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (DEN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (DEN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (DEN)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (DEN)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DEN)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Emani Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DEN)
Emani Bailey
RB TCU
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (TEN)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (JAX)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Players Gained
Head Shot
Trey Lance
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Simmons
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Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Broncos worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Broncos took Emani Bailey at Round 6, Pick 32, roughly 55 spots before his name belonged. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. That Wilson pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The Melton pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick41 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A slide stopped in slot 41, with Jackson Powers-Johnson worth more than the price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick48 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
No edge and no loss on Cooper Beebe in the 48th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick76 Rnd3 Cade Stover
By-the-book stuff, Cade Stover at pick No. 76 squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick84 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
A linebacker of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 20 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick87 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
They jumped the gun on Khyree Jackson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick90 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at the Round 3 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick91 Rnd3 Max Melton
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Max Melton while clear needs at quarterback sat open.
Pick93 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in the 93rd pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick94 Rnd3 Bucky Irving
Bucky Irving at Round 3, Pick 31 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick101 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in the 101st overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick103 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Mohamed Kamara. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick121 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Javon Foster in pick 121 is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick136 Rnd4 Nehemiah Pritchett
A want over a need in No. 136: Nehemiah Pritchett adds a cornerback while quarterback keeps waiting.
Pick142 Rnd5 Christian Jones
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Christian Jones in pick No. 142. The roster fit checks out.
Pick145 Rnd5 Jacob Cowing
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jacob Cowing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick146 Rnd5 Brennan Jackson
Brennan Jackson at Round 5, Pick 10 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick147 Rnd5 Jamari Thrash
They let Jamari Thrash come to them and pounced at No. 147. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick174 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau slipping to pick No. 174 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick203 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
No drama and no debate, Jared Wiley went about where he belonged in the 203rd pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick207 Rnd6 Emani Bailey
Emani Bailey in the 207th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.