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    Broncos
Draft Selections
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DEN)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DEN)
Tim Keenan III
DT Alabama
Jalen Stroman Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
Jalen Stroman
S Notre Dame
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DEN)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (DEN)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Desmond Reid Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (DEN)
Desmond Reid
RB Pittsburgh
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Broncos.

For all the boxes ticked, the Broncos skipped the loudest one: linebacker is exactly as bare as it was. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The Keenan III pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. That Heidenreich pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Good work on the whole, with linebacker the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Akheem Mesidor
In slot 30 they get a premier pass rusher. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick62 Rnd2 Derrick Moore
No drama and no debate, Derrick Moore went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 30. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick94 Rnd3 Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane in the 94th pick is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick108 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
A straight-up fair deal on Michael Trigg at No. 108, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick130 Rnd4 Tim Keenan III
Tim Keenan III in pick No. 130 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jalen Stroman
Jalen Stroman in the 170th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick246 Rnd7 Jalon Daniels
The board had Jalon Daniels higher than the Round 7 slot, and the quarterback fell to them anyway. It fills a real need, too.
Pick256 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
They let Eli Heidenreich come to them and pounced at pick 256. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick257 Rnd7 Desmond Reid
Desmond Reid in the 257th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.