Todd'S MOCK DRAFT
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Todd'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 9, 2026

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  • Todd DRAFTING FOR THE
    Broncos
Draft Selections
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DEN)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (DEN)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DEN)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Jack Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DEN)
Jack Kelly
LB BYU
Adam Randall Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (DEN)
Adam Randall
RB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Jack Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jack Kelly
LB BYU
Adam Randall Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Adam Randall
RB Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kaden Wetjen Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (MIA)
Kaden Wetjen
WR Iowa
Nick Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (MIA)
Nick Barrett
DL South Carolina
Josh Cuevas Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (MIA)
Josh Cuevas
TE Alabama
Players traded away
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Jaleel McLaughlin
RB
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Lucas Krull
TE
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Marvin Mims Jr.
WR
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Riley Moss
CB
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall D+
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
Grand theft in the Round 3 slot: the Broncos steal Hunter and grade out a D+.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Broncos took Taylen Green a full 37 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Hunter.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick62 Rnd2 Jacob Rodriguez
They paid a round early for Jacob Rodriguez in Round 2, Pick 30, more than the board wanted. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick87 Rnd3 Mike Washington Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Mike Washington Jr. at No. 87 is the proof. It fills a real need, too.
Pick94 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter at the 94th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jude Bowry
Jude Bowry at the Round 4 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick111 Rnd4 Ted Hurst
You do not let a wide receiver like Ted Hurst reach pick No. 111 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick151 Rnd5 Taylen Green
Taylen Green in the Round 5 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick170 Rnd5 VJ Payne
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for VJ Payne. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jack Kelly
They reached a country mile for Jack Kelly at slot 227, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick238 Rnd7 Adam Randall
Adam Randall at pick 238 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.