tksantiago89'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • tksantiago89 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Broncos
Draft Selections
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (DEN)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (DEN)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DEN)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Sammy Omosigho Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (DEN)
Sammy Omosigho
LB UCLA
Eli Finley Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DEN)
Eli Finley
TE Louisiana Tech
Jayden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DEN)
Jayden Jackson
DT Oklahoma
Terry Moore Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (DEN)
Terry Moore
S Ohio State
Langston Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DEN)
Langston Hardy
DL-EDGE Wake Forest
LJ McCray Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (DEN)
LJ McCray
DE-EDGE Florida
Bryce Hawthorne Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (DEN)
Bryce Hawthorne
DT Iowa
Devon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (DEN)
Devon Jackson
LB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PHI)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (MIA)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Eli Finley Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (BAL)
Eli Finley
TE Louisiana Tech
Terry Moore Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (BAL)
Terry Moore
S Ohio State
Bryce Hawthorne Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (LAC)
Bryce Hawthorne
DT Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Clev Lubin Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (LAC)
Clev Lubin
LB-EDGE Louisville
Deuce Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (PHI)
Deuce Alexander
WR Ole Miss
Mario Craver Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (MIA)
Mario Craver
WR Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Saquon Barkley
RB
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Dallas Goedert
TE
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Josh Uche
LB
Players traded away
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Evan Engram
TE
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J.K. Dobbins
RB
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA-
The Broncos won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-.

The Broncos clearly saw something nobody else did in LJ McCray, taking him 79 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. One of the weekend's best, top to bottom, and a A- to show for it.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Pieper. The phones were where this weekend was really won. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Bear Alexander and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick97 Rnd3 Bear Alexander
Taking Bear Alexander in pick No. 97 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick104 Rnd4 Kade Pieper
Kade Pieper in the 104th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick130 Rnd4 Iapani Laloulu
Iapani Laloulu at the 130th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick136 Rnd4 Sammy Omosigho
Sammy Omosigho at the Round 4 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick150 Rnd5 Eli Finley
Eli Finley at No. 150 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jayden Jackson
A tidy bit of business in pick 168, where Jayden Jackson graded well above the range. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick179 Rnd5 Terry Moore
They barely believed it either: Terry Moore still on the board at the Round 5 slot. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick208 Rnd6 Langston Hardy
Langston Hardy at the 208th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick229 Rnd7 LJ McCray
A real head-scratcher, LJ McCray in slot 229 is miles ahead of his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick237 Rnd7 Bryce Hawthorne
Bryce Hawthorne at pick 237 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick250 Rnd7 Devon Jackson
Devon Jackson slid further than he should have, and the 250th pick is lovely value for the linebacker. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.