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Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (DEN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (DEN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (DEN)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (DEN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DEN)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DEN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DEN)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (DEN)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Ohio
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Players Gained
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Shaq Mason
OG
Players traded away
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Courtland Sutton
WR
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Jerry Jeudy
WR
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Russell Wilson
QB
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Broncos let Gray fall and pounced. Final grade: D+.

The Broncos lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D+.

They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Gray value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get a No. 1 receiver. A real need, handled.
Pick53 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II at pick No. 53 is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick65 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
By-the-book stuff, Mekhi Wingo at the 65th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick76 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A straight-up fair deal on Cooper Beebe at No. 76, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick101 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Khyree Jackson. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick113 Rnd4 Marshawn Kneeland
A reasonable price with a little left over, Marshawn Kneeland in pick 113. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick122 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Ainias Smith at pick No. 122. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick149 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
Somehow Cedric Gray was still sitting there in No. 149, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick233 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Brevyn Spann-Ford in the 233rd overall pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick241 Rnd7 Kurtis Rourke
A tidy little value on Kurtis Rourke in the Round 7 slot, a step better than break-even. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.