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Todd'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 13, 2026

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  • Todd DRAFTING FOR THE
    Broncos
Draft Selections
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (DEN)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (DEN)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (DEN)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (DEN)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (DEN)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DEN)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Draft Picks Received
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (ARI)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (ARI)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (ARI)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR
Head Shot
Elijah Higgins
TE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jarrett Stidham
QB
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureD+
The Broncos turned the phones into found money: B.

The war room fell hard for Kaelon Black, and it showed at the 170th overall pick: 56 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Payton.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick62 Rnd2 Eli Stowers
Fair-plus on Eli Stowers, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick108 Rnd4 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Darrell Jackson Jr. in the 108th pick is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick109 Rnd4 Taurean York
They liked Taurean York enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 109. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick111 Rnd4 Bud Clark
They did well to land Bud Clark in slot 111, just ahead of his grade. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick143 Rnd5 Kage Casey
Kage Casey in pick No. 143 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick170 Rnd5 Kaelon Black
Kaelon Black at Round 5, Pick 30 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick183 Rnd6 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
By-the-book stuff, Kaleb Elarms-Orr at the Round 6 slot squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick217 Rnd7 Cole Payton
Value with a capital V on Cole Payton in slot 217, a genuine coup. It fills a real need, too.
Pick246 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Eli Heidenreich. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.