With the top pick in this mock draft, I’m assuming the best offensive tackles are going to be off the board. The first pick of the second round is a very valuable pick to hold, and in this kind of draft, the Broncos will almost undoubtedly still get a player here they have a first round grade on.
Evan Engram would fit the bill, and would give the Broncos the ‘juice’ offensively that Vance Joseph has spoken about.
Engram is a capable blocker as a tight end, but no one is going to dance around the fact that he’s a much better receiver than he is a blocker and that’s exactly what the Broncos will ask him to do: Make big plays in the passing game.
With Engram in the fold, the Broncos could have a dynamic triple threat of options at wide receiver and tight end, and find creative ways to get A.J. Derby and Jeff Heuerman (and even Virgil Green) in some two-tight end sets.
Engram’s deep speed and playmaking ability would take a lot of pressure off of Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders, and give the Broncos’ young quarterbacks a dynamic array of options to throw the ball to.