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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (DEN)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (DEN)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
JT Tuimoloau
DE Ohio State
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (DEN)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DEN)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (DEN)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall C+
ValueD NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A weekend that raised as many questions as it answered. The Broncos get a C+.

The Broncos looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Jayden Higgins at pick No. 53 regardless, 87 picks early.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Simon. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. Job largely done: linebacker settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Hit on Tyler Warren and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In slot 20 they get a mismatch in the passing game, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick53 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jayden Higgins this early at the 53rd overall pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick84 Rnd3 Malachi Moore
They robbed the room for Malachi Moore here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick122 Rnd4 JT Tuimoloau
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, JT Tuimoloau in the 122nd pick, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick192 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier in pick 192 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick197 Rnd6 Cody Simon
Taking Cody Simon in No. 197 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick206 Rnd6 Thor Griffith
A wild overpay on Thor Griffith in the Round 6 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.