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Draft Selections
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DEN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Kai Kroeger Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DEN)
Kai Kroeger
P South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Draft Picks Traded
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Players traded away
Head Shot
P.J. Locke
S
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB TradesD+ FutureB-
The jury is out on the Broncos. For now, C+.

The Kai Kroeger selection is the head-turner. The Broncos reached 72 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In the end, one you will need a couple of seasons to truly judge.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Omarion Hampton
In the Round 1 slot they get a workhorse for the backfield, even if it was a touch early.
Pick51 Rnd2 Demetrius Knight Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Demetrius Knight Jr. at pick No. 51, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick85 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
A premium they did not need to pay, Cam Skattebo a notch or two before his time. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick122 Rnd4 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune at Round 4, Pick 20 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick169 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They took Dont'e Thornton Jr. at par in the 169th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick170 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues in slot 170 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick191 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
A conviction pick on Jordan Hancock at the Round 6 slot that the board grades a round light. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick197 Rnd6 Kai Kroeger
Kai Kroeger at pick No. 197 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.