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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (DEN)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (DEN)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (DEN)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DEN)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DEN)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Broncos: B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Broncos took Tanor Bortolini at slot 136, roughly 53 spots before his name belonged.

The Torrence pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

They left with linebacker solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In No. 12 they get a difference-maker at receiver. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick76 Rnd3 Cade Stover
A straight-up fair deal on Cade Stover at pick No. 76, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick121 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Nothing to complain about; Cedric Gray went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick136 Rnd4 Tanor Bortolini
They talked themselves into Tanor Bortolini at the Round 4 slot, and the board did not agree. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick145 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones is a better player than Round 5, Pick 9 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick147 Rnd5 Michael Pratt
Good price on Michael Pratt in slot 147, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick203 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
They read the board right and Cornelius Johnson was the payoff at the 203rd pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick207 Rnd6 Ro Torrence
Ro Torrence in No. 207 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.