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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (DEN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (DEN)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (DEN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (DEN)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DEN)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (DEN)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Williams is the plan now, and the Broncos grade out a B+.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Broncos spent Round 7, Pick 17 on Fabien Lovett, a name most had 97 spots down the list.

Caleb Williams is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. That Wilson pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
A slide stopped in the 12th overall pick, with Caleb Williams worth more than the price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick36 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
They read the board right and Amarius Mims was the payoff at pick No. 36. The roster fit checks out.
Pick76 Rnd3 Junior Colson
Junior Colson at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick114 Rnd4 Roman Wilson
Taking Roman Wilson in Round 4, Pick 14 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick122 Rnd4 Beau Brade
Beau Brade slipping to pick 122 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick146 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
A quiet steal in No. 146: Kamal Hadden for less than the market said. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick181 Rnd6 Trey Knox
They paid sticker price for Trey Knox in the 181st pick, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
They took Steele Chambers at par in slot 230, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick237 Rnd7 Fabien Lovett
They left a pile of value on the table to take Fabien Lovett this early at the 237th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.