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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DEN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DEN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DEN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (DEN)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (DEN)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DEN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DEN)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Aaron Lewis Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (DEN)
Aaron Lewis
DL-EDGE Rutgers
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DEN)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (ARI)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Draft Picks Traded
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (ARI)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Players traded away
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Jerry Jeudy
WR
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Russell Wilson
QB
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Broncos drew a line under the quarterback search with Nix: D-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Broncos took Aaron Lewis a full 65 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D-.

The whole projection now runs through Bo Nix; hit there and everything else looks smarter. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. That linebacker hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In the 14th overall pick they get a problem off the edge at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick17 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In the 17th pick they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick56 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in slot 56 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick78 Rnd3 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at No. 78 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick114 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea in Round 4, Pick 14 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick151 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
By-the-book stuff, Ben Sinnott at pick No. 151 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick190 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall at the Round 6 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick235 Rnd7 Aaron Lewis
Aaron Lewis at the 235th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick244 Rnd7 DeMonte Capehart
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for DeMonte Capehart. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.