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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DEN)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (DEN)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (DEN)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Broncos: B.

Nobody had Thor Griffith this high, and it is not close. The Broncos reached 87 spots to get him at the 199th pick.

The King pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with linebacker the one that mattered most.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In pick No. 20 they get a seam-stretching tight end. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick51 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
A running back of that caliber at the 51st overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick85 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Taking Xavier Watts in pick 85 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick121 Rnd4 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. at No. 121 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick193 Rnd6 Kobe King
Kobe King at the 193rd pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick199 Rnd6 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith at slot 199 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick210 Rnd6 Seth McLaughlin
A conviction pick on Seth McLaughlin at the Round 6 slot that the board grades a round light. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.