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Draft Selections
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (DEN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (DEN)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (DEN)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (DEN)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Luke McCaffrey
QB Rice
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (DEN)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (DEN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (DEN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (DEN)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (DEN)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (DEN)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NO)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NYG)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (BUF)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (NYG)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NO)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Jontrey Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jontrey Hunter
S Georgia State
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NO)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Alec Anderson
OG
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Alex Armah
RB
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Tyler Bass
PK
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Cole Beasley
WR
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Eno Benjamin
RB
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Julian Blackmon
S
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Lynn Bowden
WR
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Ben Bredeson
OG
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Zach Charbonnet
RB
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Shaquan Davis
WR
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Romeo Doubs
WR
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Noah Fant
TE
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Max Garcia
OG
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Jimmy Graham
TE
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Taysom Hill
TE
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J.P. Holtz
TE
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Derwin James Jr.
S
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Drew Lock
QB
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Tyler Lockett
WR
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Gardner Minshew
QB
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Malcolm Roach
DE
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Darius Slayton
WR
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Tyrod Taylor
QB
Players traded away
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Ben DiNucci
QB
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Garett Bolles
OT
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Jarrett Stidham
QB
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Jerry Jeudy
WR
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Kareem Jackson
S
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Russell Wilson
QB
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureF
The Broncos answered their biggest question with Nix. Grade: B-.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Bo Nix is the Broncos' quarterback, full stop. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

The cost of the McCaffrey reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Bo Nix
They paid sticker price for Bo Nix in slot 16, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick25 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In the Round 1 slot they get a ballhawk on the outside. More want than need.
Pick49 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
Tyler Nubin in pick 49 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick100 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Circle this one: Malachi Corley at No. 100 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick121 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
Value said wait; Luke McCaffrey in the 121st overall pick says they were not listening. It fills a real need, too.
Pick136 Rnd4 Nelson Ceaser
Nelson Ceaser at the 136th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick176 Rnd6 LaDarius Henderson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, LaDarius Henderson at pick No. 176. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick192 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Nice patience on Michael Barrett, who had no business lasting to Round 6, Pick 17. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick200 Rnd6 Kimani Vidal
A slide stopped in the 200th pick, with Kimani Vidal worth more than the price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick255 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
The board fumbled Daequan Hardy all the way to the Round 7 slot, and they scooped it up. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick256 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
A tidy bit of business in Round 7, Pick 36, where Joshua Cephus graded well above the range. A need, and now a little less of one.