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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (DEN)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DEN)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DEN)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall C+
ValueD NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Broncos land in the muddy middle: C+.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Broncos took Cam Skattebo at No. 51, roughly 63 spots before his name belonged. It nets out a thoroughly average C+.

Nwankpa falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a red-zone target to build around, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick51 Rnd2 Cam Skattebo
A wild overpay on Cam Skattebo in slot 51, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick85 Rnd3 Cody Simon
This one needs a full-page explanation: Cody Simon in No. 85, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
They reached a country mile for Jaylin Noel at pick No. 121, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick187 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell at the 187th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick196 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier at the 196th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick203 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
Value with a capital V on Xavier Nwankpa in pick No. 203, a genuine coup. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.