{"id":851908,"date":"2026-04-03T20:34:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/851908\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T20:34:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:34:16","slug":"is-this-the-draft-sleeper-denver-cant-afford-to-miss-in-the-2026-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/851908\/","title":{"rendered":"Is THIS the Draft Sleeper Denver Can\u2019t Afford to Miss In the 2026 NFL Draft?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dover and Cecil dive into one of the Broncos\u2019 most glaring roster problems \u2014 the tight end room. After another season of inconsistency, lack of production, and zero real threats in the passing game, the guys ask the big question:<br \/>Is NC State\u2019s Justin Joly the draft target who could finally fix it<\/p>\n<p>Joly\u2019s size, athleticism, and yards\u2011after\u2011catch ability make him one of the most intriguing mid\u2011round prospects in the entire class. But is he ready to step in and become a real weapon for Sean Payton\u2019s offense? And is Denver finally willing to invest in a position they\u2019ve ignored for years?<\/p>\n<p>Dover and Cecil break down the tape, the traits, and the fit \u2014 and whether Joly could be the missing piece the Broncos desperately need.<\/p>\n<p>Why TE is the Broncos\u2019 most glaring offensive weakness<\/p>\n<p>What Justin Joly brings that Denver simply doesn\u2019t have<\/p>\n<p>How Joly fits Sean Payton\u2019s scheme and Bo Nix\u2019s development<\/p>\n<p>Whether the Broncos should draft a TE early or wait for value<\/p>\n<p>Why Denver\u2019s current TE room isn\u2019t enough for 2025<\/p>\n<p>How Joly compares to other TE prospects in this class<\/p>\n<p>Whether the Broncos can afford to gamble on upside again<\/p>\n<p>Broncos Country \u2014 sound off in the comments:<br \/>Is Justin Joly the TE Denver needs<br \/>Should the Broncos draft a tight end early<br \/>And what\u2019s the REAL fix for this position<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dover and Cecil dive into one of the Broncos\u2019 most glaring roster problems \u2014 the tight end room.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":851909,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2062],"tags":[232,231,258,2426,7,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-851908","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-denverbroncos","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/851908","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=851908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/851908\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/851909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=851908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=851908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=851908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}