For Oregon guys, at least \u2014 and there are a lot\u00a0of Oregon guys in this 2025 draft class \u2014 getting an evaluation within Denver\u2019s walls is simple enough. Head coach Sean Payton and general manager George Paton have sat in pre-draft meetings, crushing tape, and Payton has picked up the phone then and there and called Bo Nix for his thoughts.<\/p>\n
Beyond former Ducks, though, the process of gathering prospect intel on future Broncos is much more complex. In addition to Zoom calls and standard combine and Pro Day visits<\/a>, another big clue to an organization\u2019s interest in a prospect is the \u201c30 visit,\u201d where clubs host players at their facilities to conduct a mix of interviews or physical exams.<\/p>\n Good luck, though, trying to accurately throw darts connecting draftees to organizations based on those meetings.<\/p>\n A variety of teams use them for a multitude of reasons, with agents across the NFL carrying the belief that they hold little weight in projecting who a franchise will actually draft. Of 24 confirmed Broncos visits by CBS Sports in 2024<\/a>, only three (RB Blake Watson, CB Quinton Newsome and safety Omar Brown) later ended up in Denver.<\/p>\n \u201cMaybe (it\u2019s), \u2018Can he learn what we are trying to do mentally?\u2019\u201d Paton said, describing the reasons the Broncos would bring in a prospect for an in-house 30 visit. \u201cMaybe he has something off the field we want to address. Maybe it\u2019s someone who didn\u2019t go to the combine and we want to bring them in to get a physical so we can draft the player. Maybe we are just trying to recruit a college free agent.\u201d<\/p>\n The Denver Post has confirmed 20 prospects, per sources, that the Broncos have visited with this draft cycle. Here\u2019s a breakdown on their potential draft slot with Denver, the temperature on organizational interest, and some notes.<\/p>\n RB Jaydon Blue, Texas<\/p>\n Possible fit:\u00a0Third round<\/p>\n Temperature:\u00a0Lukewarm<\/p>\n Why bring him in: Blue profiles as a Darren Sproles-esque fit in Payton\u2019s offense as an RB who can flash out of the backfield, but he also didn\u2019t play a ton of snaps in college.<\/p>\n DT Vernon Broughton, Texas<\/p>\n Possible fit:\u00a0Fourth round<\/p>\n Temperature:\u00a0Lukewarm<\/p>\n Why bring him in: Broughton\u2019s got good size and decent athleticism, but has just 17 total college starts under his belt.<\/p>\n S Kitan Crawford, Nevada<\/p>\n Possible fit: Fourth round<\/p>\n Temperature: Warmer<\/p>\n Why bring him in: Crawford is super athletic (4.41-second 40-yard dash), but has just one year of proven college production in the Mountain West.<\/p>\n TE Harold Fannin Jr., Bowling Green<\/p>\n Possible fit:\u00a0Third round<\/p>\n Temperature:\u00a0Lukewarm<\/p>\n Why bring him in: Fannin set the world on fire at Bowling Green with 117 catches for 1,555 yards last year. But his combine results weren\u2019t quite as eye-popping<\/a>.<\/p>\n TE Terrance Ferguson, Oregon<\/p>\n Possible fit:\u00a0Third round<\/p>\n Temperature:\u00a0Warmer<\/p>\n Why bring him in: This doesn\u2019t technically count as a 30 for the Broncos, as Ferguson\u2019s a Littleton native and came by the facility on a local visit.<\/p>\n WR Matthew Golden, Texas<\/p>\n Possible fit:\u00a0First round<\/p>\n Temperature:\u00a0Warmer<\/p>\n Why bring him in: Could be to judge Golden\u2019s intellect and potential fit in Payton\u2019s system beyond top-of-his-class speed, and get some physical notes on him after Golden suffered an ankle injury in Texas\u2019 College Football Playoff semifinal<\/a>.<\/p>\n WR Bryson Green, Wisconsin<\/p>\n Possible fit:\u00a0Priority free agent<\/p>\n Temperature:\u00a0Cool<\/p>\n Why bring him in: Green\u2019s athleticism is off the charts, with a reported 39-inch vertical jump at Wisconsin\u2019s pro day<\/a>, but the receiver totaled just 17 catches in eight games at Wisconsin last year.<\/p>\n CB Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky<\/p>\n Possible fit:\u00a0First round<\/p>\n Temperature:\u00a0Cool<\/p>\n Why bring him in: Hairston might be the fastest man in the draft (4.28 40-yard dash at combine). He missed five games in 2024 with a shoulder injury, so his visit could\u2019ve been for medical reasons.<\/p>\n TE Gunnar Helm, Texas<\/p>\n Possible fit:\u00a0Fourth round<\/p>\n Temperature:\u00a0Warmer<\/p>\n Why bring him in: Another local product out of Cherry Creek High, Helm sprained his ankle at the combine<\/a> and recorded less-than-ideal measurables.<\/p>\n RB TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State<\/p>\n Possible fit:\u00a0First round<\/p>\n Temperature:\u00a0Scalding<\/p>\n Why bring him in: The shifty Henderson might well be the Broncos\u2019 guy at No. 20, especially if Payton wants to build a backfield tandem with returning Audric Estime<\/a>.<\/p>\n RB Kaleb Johnson, Iowa<\/p>\n Possible fit:\u00a0Third round<\/p>\n Temperature:\u00a0Cool<\/p>\n Why bring him in: Payton likes big-bodied runners, and Johnson was a bell-cow at Iowa (1,537 yards, 21 TDs in 2024), but he doesn\u2019t have extensive usage as a pass-catcher or pass-protector.<\/p>\n OL Nash Jones, Texas State<\/p>\n Possible fit:\u00a0Sixth round<\/p>\n Temperature:\u00a0Lukewarm<\/p>\n Why bring him in: Jones has five years of college experience under his belt, but played at lower-profile programs Incarnate Word and Texas State and didn\u2019t get invited to the combine.<\/p>\n RB Quinshon Judkins, Ohio State<\/p>\n Possible fit:\u00a0Second round<\/p>\n Temperature:\u00a0Lukewarm<\/p>\n Why bring him in: Maybe the visit is a smoke-screen for Buckeye backfield-mate Henderson? Or vice versa? Either way, Judkins is pretty much the opposite of Henderson.<\/p>\n QB Cam Miller, North Dakota State<\/p>\n Possible fit:\u00a0Priority free agent<\/p>\n Temperature:\u00a0Lukewarm<\/p>\n Why bring him in: Miller\u2019s likely an undrafted fit for a team as a veteran out of FCS North Dakota State, and the Broncos could look to bring him in post-draft for competition.<\/p>\n DT Walter Nolen, Ole Miss<\/p>\n Possible fit:\u00a0First round<\/p>\n Temperature:\u00a0Warmer<\/p>\n