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SirKlix'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 9, 2025

Broncos mock pt.3

  • SirKlix DRAFTING FOR THE
    Broncos
Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (DEN)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DEN)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Broncos let Cornelius fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

When a board-topper like Ajani Cornelius slides to slot 208, you do not overthink it, and the Broncos did not. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Job largely done: linebacker settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In the Round 1 slot they get a difference-maker at receiver. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick51 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Steal is underselling it; Walter Nolen at Round 2, Pick 19 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick85 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
They barely believed it either: Dylan Sampson still on the board at pick 85. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick122 Rnd4 Terrance Ferguson
Nothing to complain about; Terrance Ferguson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick191 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
They will replay DJ Giddens at slot 191 for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick197 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jay Higgins. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick208 Rnd6 Ajani Cornelius
They robbed the room for Ajani Cornelius here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.