Denver Broncos: 4-Round Mock Draft to Get Back On Track

4th Round:  Ryan Switzer, WR/KR/PR, North Carolina

For the life of me I cannot understand why so many draft boards do not like this kid.  He has so much to like about his game.  There is the fact that he is the Swiss Army Knife of players.  North Carolina moved him all over the offense trying to get the ball in his hands.  They used him as a punt returner and kick returner.  He was the guy they looked for on those key 3^rd down plays needing a first down.  He did it all and had great success at it all.

Now I’m sure some are looking at his size/weight/height combination and just writing him off.  Usually those types of players require the top end speed for teams to give them a good look.  Switzer probably won’t wow people with his 40 time at the combine.  Still I really hope the Broncos can look past all of that and just see what this kid does every week.

One of the top qualities to love is that of his intelligence.  He has shown an incredible ability to find the open holes in zone coverage.  Beyond that he just knows how to use his footwork to set defenders up.  This is what Wes Welker was so good at and what I think Switzer will be able to do to defenders as well.

He also has great quickness in and out of his breaks.  I just love how natural he looks when making a cut.  It doesn’t look like he has to think through his steps but has just ran those routes so often that it is engrained into his body.

The fact that he is a willing returner on special teams should be enough to show his toughness.  Beyond that though, we see it in the pass game of his willingness to do the dirty work over the middle of the field.  He has great hands to make the tough catches when you absolutely need one.  I could go on and on about this kid but if we got him here in the 4^th Bronco Country should be very thankful teams underestimated this kid.

4th Round:  Jamaal Williams, RB, BYU

I figured I would stop here after round 4 for now.  This has been a very offensive side of the ball heavy draft but obviously that is the side needing the most work.  Ever since CJ Anderson went down with injury we have seen our run game plummet to one of the worst in the NFL.  While I haven’t given up on Booker yet becoming a quality runner we are still going to need to add depth/competition at the RB position.

Jamaal Williams has had a bit of a roller coaster college experience.  He has the high moments like being BYU’s all-time leading rusher, single game rushing record, and single game rushing touchdown record.  On the other side he has also seen the low moments like a season-ending knee injury that took most of his 2014 season away and then did not play in 2015 to get his personal life in order.  He has returned this year to once again though dominate and show why he shouldn’t be overlooked in this great RB class.

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Talking to a friend about this kid the best way I could describe the way he runs is that of angry.  He just looks like he wants to destroy anybody who gets in his way.  Arm tackles will not take this kid down and is a big reason he is among the leaders in broken tackles in all of college football.  He also always seems to be falling forward for those extra couple of yards on every carry.

There are definitely some things he will have to work on.  He needs some work as a pass blocker (what college RB doesn’t) and he really isn’t known for his receiving skills.  Some of that is BYU doesn’t use their RB’s a ton in the passing game.  So just because he doesn’t have a ton of catches doesn’t mean he can’t be a good receiver out of the backfield.

Again most of this draft is with the thought of adding some tough wear you down type players.  All of these guys have shown great motors and a willingness to do the dirty work to help their team win games.