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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (DEN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (DEN)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DEN)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (DEN)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Broncos a B-.

The Broncos bet big and early on Josh Proctor, 41 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Hartman. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with linebacker chief among the fixes.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the Round 1 slot they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A real need, handled.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at the 76th overall pick is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick114 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
They paid sticker price for Leonard Taylor III in pick No. 114, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick122 Rnd4 DJ James
Quietly one of the better values of the day, DJ James at slot 122. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick146 Rnd5 Josh Proctor
This one needs a full-page explanation: Josh Proctor in pick 146, miles early. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick230 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman at the 230th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick237 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
They read the board right and Zakhari Franklin was the payoff at No. 237. It fills a real need, too.