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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DEN)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DEN)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DEN)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (DEN)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Players traded away
Head Shot
P.J. Locke
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Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesD+ FutureB-
The Broncos land in the muddy middle: C+.

Nobody else had Cam Skattebo anywhere near slot 51. The Broncos did, by 54 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

That is a quarterback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

Hit on Nick Emmanwori and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In the Round 1 slot they get a two-high chess piece. More want than need.
Pick51 Rnd2 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in pick No. 51 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick85 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Value with a capital V on Tate Ratledge in the 85th overall pick, a genuine coup. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick121 Rnd4 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune in No. 121 is fair value, right on his grade. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick171 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse
They reached into another round for Nazir Stackhouse, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick193 Rnd6 Kurtis Rourke
They barely believed it either: Kurtis Rourke still on the board at the 193rd pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick199 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
They took Jack Kiser at par in No. 199, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick208 Rnd6 Roc Taylor
Nice patience on Roc Taylor, who had no business lasting to pick No. 208. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick210 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
No edge and no loss on Trey Zuhn III in the 210th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.