Post Waddle draft, it\u2019s obvious the Broncos are all in for next season.\u00a0 That being stated, here\u2019s my post trade mock draft.<\/p>\n
Trade pick 62 for Pick 79 and Atlanta 2027 3rd round pick<\/p>\n
Pick 79 \u2013 Jadarian Price RB Notre Dame \u2013 Maybe risky assuming Price may be picked sooner, I think this works out for the Broncos where Paton can swing a trade and pick up a future asset while getting, I think the guy they want in the early third.\u00a0 Obviously, he played a backseat to Love, and I think some of the hype of him going much higher might of slipped after the combine.\u00a0 Coming in lighter and slower than projected, that being said, the tape still looks like a player that has that excellent burst and is probably faster game speed than what is shown in workouts.\u00a0 He\u2019s likely not a primary back, but he is someone who gives you a bunch of options in the run game, pass game and even the return game. \u00a0\u00a0He should fit into a solid rotational roll with Dobbins, and Harvey.\u00a0 Although all three are slightly undersized.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
Pick 108 \u2013 Darrell Jackson JR DT FSU \u2013 Rare size and length, has been solid starter for past two seasons, has been steadily improving his game and using his size and length to stack and shed blockers effectively and solid anchor against the run.\u00a0 Pass rush is very limited with essentially just a bull rush with no counters.\u00a0 Can be slow off the snap and can stand up and can loose leverage.\u00a0 He will be an early down and short yardage run stopper but will be limited as far as being much of a pass rush force.<\/p>\n
Pick 111 \u2013 Bud Clark S TCU \u2013 Broncos defense did struggle some when Brandon Jones went down late in the season and there was a reason Locke was not resigned.\u00a0 Clark game tape is highly impressive, he is versatile defender who can play centerfield and man up on slot WR.\u00a0 Excellent coverage skills with 15 int in college and has the recovery speed to make up ground on deep routes.\u00a0 Solid tackler with technique.\u00a0 If he was slightly bigger he likely goes much higher, has also had some injury concerns in his career missing games in 2021, 2022, and 2025.\u00a0 Will need to temper his aggressive angles as NFL QB have better accuracy and ball speed than Big 12 QBs.<\/p>\n
Pick 170 \u2013 Kendal Daniels LB Oklahoma \u2013 Daniels is a safety who converted to LB.\u00a0 Started off at OSU and transferred to OU his senior year.\u00a0 Terrific athlete and has the size you covet from a LB in 6\u2019 5\u201d and 242 lbs.\u00a0 What he lacks is he still is a step slow in processing plays and blocking schemes.\u00a0 Has the quickness to exploit gaps and pursuit speed to track down plays, very good in coverage.\u00a0 His tackling technique right now is sloppy.\u00a0 In short he\u2019s a guy who is going to spend a year or two on ST while he hones his skills as a LB, he has everything one wants from a LB as far a physical tools, just will need to get solid coaching and mentorship to refine his game.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pick 246-Riley Mahlman OT Wisconsin –\u00a0 Massive frame but relatively short arms and relatively small hands for a tackle which might mean he moves inside to guard.\u00a0 Started for the Badgers as a RT since 2023, like most Wisconsin lineman he showed solid skills being both well versed and effective as a pass blocker or run blocker.\u00a0 Strong hands and wants to finish blocks. \u00a0He can play at too high a pad level and struggles with consistent hand placement, his lateral agility is average.\u00a0 \u00a0He\u2019s a guy who is going to have to lean into technique in order to become a solid NFL lineman.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pick \u00a0256 \u2013 Kaleb Proctor DT SE Louisiana \u2013 He\u2019s a guy who helped himself at the combine.\u00a0 Tremendous first step and short area quickness, \u00a0had 8 sacks this season, granted at SE Louisiana along with 43 tackles.\u00a0 He has a good variety of pass rushing moves already and has steadily improved, excellent at collapsing the pocket and forcing QBs into bad situations.\u00a0 Very good on stunts and loops and has shown he can be productive against bigtime opponents posting 2 sacks and 3 TFL against LSU this year.\u00a0 Lacks the bulk to be consistent starter in the NFL and had issues with holding POA in run game.\u00a0 But put in passing downs in turbo type packages, he should be a guy who can contribute.<\/p>\n
Pick 257 \u2013 Will Kacmarek TE Ohio State \u2013 He was the 2nd TE behind Max Klare at Ohio State.\u00a0 Showed his value mainly as a high quality blocker at Ohio State showing good size and excellent play strength,\u00a0 He likely is not going to give you much as a primary pass catching threat as he lacks the explosion or speed to beat man coverage, but he does have good arm length and strong hands to be a solid option on short yardage play action run plays where he can leak out or be that safety outlet for Nix.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Post Waddle draft, it\u2019s obvious the Broncos are all in for next season.\u00a0 That being stated, here\u2019s my…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":818765,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2062],"tags":[232,231,258,84698,41075,2426,7,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-818764","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-denver-broncos","8":"tag-broncos","9":"tag-denver","10":"tag-denver-broncos","11":"tag-denver-broncos-discussion","12":"tag-denver-broncos-free-agency","13":"tag-denverbroncos","14":"tag-football","15":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116249242368185581","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/818764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=818764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/818764\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/818765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=818764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=818764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=818764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}