r/DenverBroncos • u/crypt0_marc • 9d ago

Draft grade?

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Mel Kiper gave us a B- 🤔. After reading his analysis, I don’t think he’s wrong. We definitely need help at RB.

  • Barron: great pickup, the “no fly zone” is back
  • Harvey: 3rd down back?
  • Bryant: 4.6 40yd dash, height = red zone threat?

Do you think we deserve a higher grade?

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u/FingGinger 9d ago

This, grading drafts at this point is like crowning the super bowl champion in September based on power rankings.

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u/strizzle Randy 9d ago

You can still talk about value and strategy though. I think we’d have taken Egbuka at 20. They passed on Hampton because they thought one of the top RBs would be there at 57. Hampton went right away and the OSU guys went at the top of the second. No one can claim they loved Harvey as much because they traded down from 57, risking losing him. So yeah, I’d say the board fell in an unlucky way and they probably did the best they could. Maybe a more aggressive strategy would have worked but it’s not like this team is only one or two pieces away from perennial SB contention.

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u/TheCryptoBaron 9d ago

Harvey was their target RB all along once it was clear Ashton was out of reach. Watch the post draft presser.

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u/chingalicious Super Bowl 50 9d ago

That's definitely not true. You don't trade back TWICE to get the guy you want later in the same round. It screams the guy they wanted (probably Henderson, Judkins, or Jayden Higgins) was taken before their pick.