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Draft Selections
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (DEN)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (DEN)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DEN)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Broncos.

The Broncos treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick 195 on Xavier Truss a full 67 spots early.

That is a tight end worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Tre Harris
In the 20th pick they get a weapon on the perimeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick51 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
They paid up for Alfred Collins at slot 51 when waiting would have done the job. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick85 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
Taking Tyler Warren in pick 85 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick120 Rnd4 Vernon Broughton
Vernon Broughton in Round 4, Pick 19 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick189 Rnd6 Jaylin Smith
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jaylin Smith in the Round 6 slot, miles early. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick195 Rnd6 Xavier Truss
Value said wait; Xavier Truss in pick No. 195 says they were not listening. It fills a real need, too.
Pick205 Rnd6 Roc Taylor
Roc Taylor in pick 205 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.