Zayan42'S MOCK DRAFT
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Zayan42'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 23, 2025

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  • Zayan42 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Broncos
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (DEN)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Drew Kendall Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (DEN)
Drew Kendall
C Boston College
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (PHI)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Players traded away
Head Shot
John Franklin-Myers
DE
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesD- FutureB-
The phones sank the Broncos this weekend: C+.

Somebody took the Broncos to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it. It lands right in the middle: a C+, no more, no less.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Bowman Jr. at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

They left with linebacker solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

If Walter Nolen and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick 20 they get an anchor for the defensive front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick51 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kaleb Johnson in pick No. 51. It fills a real need, too.
Pick85 Rnd3 Gunnar Helm
Gunnar Helm in Round 3, Pick 21 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick96 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
No edge and no loss on Tez Johnson in the Round 3 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick122 Rnd4 Billy Bowman Jr.
Billy Bowman Jr. at the 122nd pick is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick191 Rnd6 Drew Kendall
They paid sticker price for Drew Kendall in slot 191, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick197 Rnd6 Jarquez Hunter
Jarquez Hunter at the 197th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
No drama and no debate, Jay Higgins went about where he belonged in No. 208. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.