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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (DEN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (DEN)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (DEN)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DEN)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CLE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIA)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (ATL)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
David Long Jr.
LB
Head Shot
Josh Oliver
TE
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
Best value of the weekend goes to the Broncos for Wallace: B+.

The real work happened on the phones. The Broncos fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

The Wallace pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. The cost of the Johnson reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on J.J. McCarthy. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick43 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
No drama and no debate, T.J. Tampa went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 11. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick76 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at No. 76 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick85 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at slot 85 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It fills a real need, too.
Pick121 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at the 121st overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick147 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
No edge and no loss on Marist Liufau in pick 147; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick203 Rnd6 Caedan Wallace
Circle this one: Caedan Wallace at pick 203 is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.