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  • Ben W DRAFTING FOR THE
    Broncos
Draft Selections
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (DEN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (DEN)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (DEN)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Dallas Gant Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (DEN)
Dallas Gant
LB Toledo
Taylor Upshaw Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (DEN)
Taylor Upshaw
OLB-EDGE Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CHI)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CHI)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Players Gained
Head Shot
Joshua Miles
OT
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall C+
ValueF NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The jury is out on the Broncos. For now, C+.

The Broncos clearly saw something nobody else did in Dallas Gant, taking him 69 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. The final tally is a middling C+.

The Nourzad pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

So much rides on Jaylen Wright that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Jaylen Wright
In the 12th overall pick they get a workhorse for the backfield, though the board says they badly overpaid. A real need, handled.
Pick76 Rnd3 Michael Pratt
They talked themselves into Michael Pratt at slot 76, and the board did not agree. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick122 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
A wild overpay on Luke McCaffrey in pick No. 122, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The roster fit checks out.
Pick144 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan at the 144th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick145 Rnd5 Hunter Nourzad
Circle this one: Hunter Nourzad at Round 5, Pick 9 is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick147 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
Cedric Johnson at pick 147 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick235 Rnd7 Dallas Gant
Dallas Gant at the Round 7 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick256 Rnd7 Taylor Upshaw
They reached into another round for Taylor Upshaw, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A fine player at a spot low on the priority list.