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Draft Selections
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DEN)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (DEN)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (DEN)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (DEN)
Shemar Turner
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (DEN)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DEN)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Khris Bogle Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DEN)
Khris Bogle
DE-EDGE Michigan State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (DEN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (DEN)
Tony Grimes
DB Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CIN)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NYG)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Khris Bogle Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (TB)
Khris Bogle
DE-EDGE Michigan State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Players Gained
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Dee Delaney
CB
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Germaine Pratt
LB
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B
ValueC NeedB- TradesB+ FutureA+
The Broncos checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Tony Grimes at pick No. 242 is 46 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Spending an early pick on DT-EDGE with tight end, quarterback and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick56 Rnd2 Maason Smith
A surprising call. With tight end, quarterback and other spots still to address, they spent the 56th overall pick on Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE they were not short of.
Pick78 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
No edge and no loss on McKinnley Jackson in the 78th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick114 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
A straight-up fair deal on Donovan Jackson at slot 114, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick129 Rnd4 Shemar Turner
They paid sticker price for Shemar Turner in Round 4, Pick 29, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick143 Rnd5 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at No. 143 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jason Marshall Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in pick 151 with a little surplus value in Jason Marshall Jr.. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick197 Rnd6 Khris Bogle
A big swing on Khris Bogle at Round 6, Pick 22, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick235 Rnd7 Christian Jones
They talked themselves into Christian Jones at No. 235, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick242 Rnd7 Tony Grimes
A real head-scratcher, Tony Grimes in pick 242 is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster logic is harder to follow.