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Draft Selections
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DEN)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (DEN)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (DEN)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DEN)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Andres Borregales Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
Andres Borregales
PK Miami
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (DEN)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DEN)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (DEN)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Andres Borregales Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Andres Borregales
PK Miami
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (BUF)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB
Best value of the weekend goes to the Broncos for Helm: B.

The board owed the Broncos one, and it paid up: Gunnar Helm, the No. 91 name on the board, sitting there at the 122nd pick like a gift left on the doorstep. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. The Johnson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Linebacker is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Omarion Hampton
In the 30th pick they get a lead back with juice. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick51 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Fair-plus on Xavier Watts, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick79 Rnd3 Barrett Carter
A straight-up fair deal on Barrett Carter at Round 3, Pick 15, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick85 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
A reach on Tez Johnson in pick 85; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick109 Rnd4 Riley Leonard
Value with a capital V on Riley Leonard in No. 109, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick122 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
A tight end of that caliber at the 122nd overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick166 Rnd5 Logan Brown
Somehow Logan Brown was still sitting there in pick No. 166, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick170 Rnd5 Andres Borregales
They barely believed it either: Andres Borregales still on the board at slot 170. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick191 Rnd6 Seth McLaughlin
Seth McLaughlin at the 191st overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick197 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
You do not let a cornerback like Cobee Bryant reach pick No. 197 and blink. They did not. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Taking Jay Higgins in the 208th pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jermari Harris
Jermari Harris in the Round 7 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.