{"id":858703,"date":"2026-04-07T10:46:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/858703\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T10:46:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:46:38","slug":"would-usc-linebacker-eric-gentry-be-a-good-developmental-fit-for-the-broncos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/858703\/","title":{"rendered":"Would USC linebacker Eric Gentry be a good developmental fit for the Broncos?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">For today\u2019s Horse Tracks, I think I\u2019m going to just write about the two more interesting articles to check out this morning for your daily Denver Broncos news.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The first from The Athletic covered the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7172035\/2026\/04\/06\/nfl-mock-draft-2026-mendoza-raiders-three-rounds\/?campaign=17576243&amp;source=athletic_targeted_email&amp;userId=4847970\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">100 picks in a mock draft<\/a> and since it was such a big drop, I wanted to see where the long Top 100 pick from the Denver Broncos landed here. The pick was an interesting one for sure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1teeyfa8 ls9zuh1\">62. Denver Broncos: Max Klare, TE, Ohio State<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">I like the pick in theory as it addresses concerns at the tight position \u2014 in theory. The concern seems to be his catching ability and run blocking. Everything in between seems to be pretty high on the board. Both the concerns are coachable, though, which is why I would like the pick. I\u2019m just unsure how he would make the team better in 2026, but sometimes the draft picks aren\u2019t about the immediate need and Klare would be a guy that eventually makes waves statistically.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1teeyfa8 ls9zuh1\">Denver Broncos: Eric Gentry, LB, USC<br \/>Linebacker was one of the positions the Denver Broncos may have considered addressing with their first-round pick before they traded it for Jaylen Waddle. USC linebacker Eric Gentry made waves at the NFL Combine for measuring in with a lanky 6-foot-7, 221-pound frame with 35-inch arms. Gentry uses that length to take advantage of a massive tackle radius, having recorded 76 takedowns in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">I\u2019ve never been a huge fan of the dreaded tweener builds. Gentry most certainly falls in that category and would need plenty of development before he\u2019d make an impact on the roster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">That said, George Paton and his staff have been pretty solid at finding day three gems. Just to name a few that have certainly worked out well for Denver: Jonathon Cooper, Eyioma Uwazurike, Devaugn Vele, Kris Abrams-Draine, Troy Franklin, Jeremy Crawshaw, and I think Que Robinson will end up being firmly on that list too soon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">I\u2019ll likely talk myself into any developmental fit, because its counterproductive to be negative on late round picks until they get a chance to work at it for a couple of offseasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">What do you think of these two articles? Share in the comments area below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For today\u2019s Horse Tracks, I think I\u2019m going to just write about the two more interesting articles to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":858704,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2062],"tags":[232,231,258,1152,6765,2426,7,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-858703","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-draft","12":"tag-denver-broncos-mock-drafts","13":"tag-denverbroncos","14":"tag-football","15":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116363027019954615","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858703","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=858703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/858704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=858703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=858703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=858703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}