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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DEN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DEN)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
David Ugwoegbu Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (DEN)
David Ugwoegbu
OLB-EDGE Houston
Miyan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (DEN)
Miyan Williams
RB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
David Ugwoegbu Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
David Ugwoegbu
OLB-EDGE Houston
Draft Picks Traded
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (GB)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Broncos: C+.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Broncos shredded theirs for Taulia Tagovailoa. He came off 106 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Williams. A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want.

Spending an early pick on cornerback with linebacker, interior defensive lineman and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

Hit on Terrion Arnold and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
Terrion Arnold at the Round 1 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick76 Rnd3 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at the 76th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick113 Rnd4 Chau Smith-Wade
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. Chau Smith-Wade in pick No. 113 leaves linebacker, interior defensive lineman and other spots for later.
Pick121 Rnd4 Taulia Tagovailoa
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Taulia Tagovailoa. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick149 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
No edge and no loss on Keith Randolph Jr. in No. 149; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick219 Rnd6 David Ugwoegbu
David Ugwoegbu in the 219th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Where it fits the depth chart is the real question.
Pick240 Rnd7 Miyan Williams
Somehow Miyan Williams was still sitting there in No. 240, and they pounced on premier running back value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.