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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (DEN)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (DEN)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (DEN)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DEN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (DEN)
Woody Marks
RB USC
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (LAR)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (LAR)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (LAR)
Woody Marks
RB USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (LAR)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Thornton Jr. should have been long gone. The Broncos pounced, and earned a B-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Dont'e Thornton Jr. tumbling to the Broncos in the Round 6 slot is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They will need Hairston to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but linebacker.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In slot 20 they get a wrecking ball inside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick51 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Maxwell Hairston well ahead of where he belonged. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick101 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson in pick 101 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick122 Rnd4 Logan Brown
A big swing on Logan Brown at No. 122, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick127 Rnd4 Vernon Broughton
Vernon Broughton in the 127th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick191 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Oronde Gadsden II in Round 6, Pick 15. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick197 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the Round 6 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick202 Rnd6 Woody Marks
Woody Marks at pick No. 202 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock at slot 208 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.