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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DET)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DET)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in pick 198: the Broncos steal Higgins and grade out a B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Jay Higgins got past him. The Broncos do not have to explain a thing at No. 198. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with linebacker the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In No. 20 they get a security blanket over the middle at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick51 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
They robbed the room for Nick Emmanwori here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick85 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
They barely believed it either: TreVeyon Henderson still on the board at Round 3, Pick 21. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick121 Rnd4 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. in pick No. 121 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick198 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
The board fumbled Jay Higgins all the way to slot 198, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick199 Rnd6 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim at pick 199 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick210 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed at the 210th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.