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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (DEN)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (DEN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DEN)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Broncos won the night they stopped Mondon Jr. from sliding. Grade: B-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Smael Mondon Jr. tumbling to the Broncos in pick 195 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The cost of the Warren reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Linebacker was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the 20th pick they get a matchup weapon at tight end, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick51 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Taking Omarion Hampton in No. 51 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick85 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson at the Round 3 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick120 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in pick 120 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick189 Rnd6 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom at pick No. 189 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick195 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at slot 195 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick205 Rnd6 Addison West
The board fumbled Addison West all the way to the 205th overall pick, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.