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Draft Selections
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (DEN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (DEN)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DEN)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DEN)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (DEN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (DEN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (DEN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DEN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (MIA)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (MIA)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIA)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (BAL)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Delmar Glaze Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Delmar Glaze
C Maryland
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (BAL)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesC FutureB-
The Broncos finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Trevor Keegan tumbling to the Broncos in the 207th pick is a gift they did not have to think twice about. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Everything downstream of Bo Nix depends on Bo Nix, and the building knows it. They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Nix has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In pick 21 they get the arm they will build around, reach and all. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders in the 55th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick93 Rnd3 DJ James
You do not let a cornerback like DJ James reach pick No. 93 and blink. They did not. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick113 Rnd4 Javon Foster
A straight-up fair deal on Javon Foster at No. 113, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick145 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
They paid sticker price for Luke McCaffrey in pick 145, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick147 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
They went early on Isaiah Davis in the 147th overall pick, and the value did not follow. It fills a real need, too.
Pick165 Rnd5 Christian Jones
They barely believed it either: Christian Jones still on the board at Round 5, Pick 29. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick207 Rnd6 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan in slot 207 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.