{"id":852445,"date":"2026-04-04T02:10:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T02:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/852445\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T02:10:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T02:10:47","slug":"matt-waldman-on-mid-round-gems-for-the-broncos-facing-mendoza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/852445\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Waldman on Mid\u2011Round Gems for the Broncos &#038; Facing Mendoza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday\u2019s Orange &amp; Blue Today, Cecil Lammey and Andrew Mason sit down with Matt Waldman, author of the Rookie Scouting Portfolio and the best skill\u2011position evaluator in the business. The Broncos don\u2019t have premium picks this year, so can they still find impact playmakers in the mid\u2011rounds of the 2026 NFL Draft. Waldman brings the truth \u2014 who\u2019s real, who\u2019s risky, and who fits Denver\u2019s offense.<\/p>\n<p>The guys dig into whether Jadarian Price could slide into Denver\u2019s range in Round 2, and if Eli Stowers is the best move tight end the Broncos can realistically land where they\u2019re drafting. And then there\u2019s the looming problem in the AFC West: Fernando Mendoza, the likely No. 1 overall pick of the Raiders. Waldman explains exactly why the Indiana QB could become a major headache for Denver\u2019s defense for years.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode:<br \/>-Can Denver find real offensive firepower in the mid\u2011rounds<br \/>-Jadarian Price\u2019s draft range and fit in Sean Payton\u2019s scheme<br \/>-Is Eli Stowers the ideal move TE target for the Broncos<br \/>-Why Fernando Mendoza could be a long\u2011term problem in the AFC West<br \/>-Which mid\u2011round prospects Waldman believes can contribute early<\/p>\n<p>Drop your thoughts in the comments and tell us which mid\u2011round skill player YOU want Denver to target. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Friday\u2019s Orange &amp; Blue Today, Cecil Lammey and Andrew Mason sit down with Matt Waldman, author of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":852446,"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-852445","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":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116344011159959304","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852445","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=852445"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852445\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/852446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=852445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=852445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=852445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}