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    Broncos
Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (DEN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (DEN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (DEN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DEN)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (DEN)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CAR)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Players traded away
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Jerry Jeudy
WR
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Russell Wilson
QB
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The Broncos bled value on every deal, hence the D-.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Broncos spent pick 230 on DeMonte Capehart, a name the board had a full 45 spots lower.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. The Hunt pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at linebacker, tight end and other spots. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, linebacker very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick No. 12 they get a go-to option on the outside. A real need, handled.
Pick20 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In the 20th overall pick they get an island corner at fair value. More want than need.
Pick33 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
A reach on J.J. McCarthy in Round 2, Pick 1; the board had better options right there. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick114 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Darius Robinson. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick122 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
They bypassed pressing needs at linebacker, tight end and other spots to take Jalyx Hunt, a S-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick146 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Nice patience on Cam Hart, who had no business lasting to pick 146. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick230 Rnd7 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart at pick No. 230 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick237 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
They talked themselves into Xavier Thomas at pick 237, and the board did not agree. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.