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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (DEN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (DEN)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (DEN)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (DEN)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DEN)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (DEN)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (DEN)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ATL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (TB)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (ATL)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (ATL)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (TB)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesC FutureB+
The Broncos let Johnson fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

When a board-topper like Kaleb Johnson slides to pick No. 195, you do not overthink it, and the Broncos did not. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The cost of the Truss reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with linebacker chief among the fixes.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick No. 21 they get a wrecking ball inside, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick51 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
They robbed the room for Luther Burden III here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick115 Rnd4 Elic Ayomanor
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Elic Ayomanor in the 115th pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick120 Rnd4 Colston Loveland
They barely believed it either: Colston Loveland still on the board at the Round 4 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick122 Rnd4 Dontay Corleone
Nothing to complain about; Dontay Corleone went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick195 Rnd6 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson in pick 195 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick196 Rnd6 Cody Simon
You do not let a linebacker like Cody Simon reach No. 196 and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick206 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
They will replay Xavier Nwankpa at slot 206 for years; that is how good the value is. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick229 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
They talked themselves into Xavier Truss at slot 229, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.