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Denver Broncos mock draft 2.0: Taking a QB early?

By Sayre Bedinger

Dec 31, 2015; Arlington, TX, USA; Michigan State Spartans quarterback Connor Cook (18) warms up prior to the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2015 CFP semifinal at the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 31, 2015; Arlington, TX, USA; Michigan State Spartans quarterback Connor Cook (18) warms up prior to the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2015 CFP semifinal at the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 5, 2015; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish linebacker Jaylon Smith (9) signals in the first quarter against the Texas Longhorns at Notre Dame Stadium. Notre Dame won 38-3. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 5, 2015; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish linebacker Jaylon Smith (9) signals in the first quarter against the Texas Longhorns at Notre Dame Stadium. Notre Dame won 38-3. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports /

4. (98th overall) Jaylon Smith, LB, Notre Dame

I don’t really know anything about Jaylon Smith’s medical situation, other than what I saw on television and what has been reported since. We don’t know the whole story, so it’s impossible to know whether or not teams are going to flat out fail him medically or whether he will play football again.

If he is going to play football again, then this is a bargain. This would give the Broncos basically an additional first round pick in 2017, and a compensatory pick is well worth that investment. Even if Smith never plays a down in the NFL, this pick is something to seriously consider because this guy was probably the best defensive player in the draft before his gruesome injury.

If the Broncos can get him at full strength again someday, they are getting an extremely talented all-around linebacker.

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