Denver Broncos mock draft: Trade down scenario

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.