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swampthing'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 13, 2023

BRONCOS

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Draft Selections
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (DEN)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (DEN)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (DEN)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DEN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (DEN)
Connor Colby
OT Iowa
Ben Bywater Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (DEN)
Ben Bywater
LB BYU
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (DEN)
Rylie Mills
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Broncos let Bywater fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The Broncos did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Ben Bywater fell into pick 234. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. The Limmer pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In the Round 1 slot they get a double-digit-sack hope. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick80 Rnd3 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. slipping to No. 80 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick116 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
A reach for Beaux Limmer in slot 116; a little patience would have been rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick125 Rnd4 Nehemiah Pritchett
A straight-up fair deal on Nehemiah Pritchett at pick 125, value and slot in agreement. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick153 Rnd5 Connor Colby
Steal is underselling it; Connor Colby at the 153rd pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick234 Rnd7 Ben Bywater
You do not let a linebacker like Ben Bywater reach pick No. 234 and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick237 Rnd7 Rylie Mills
A conviction pick on Rylie Mills at the 237th overall pick that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.