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2018 NFL Draft picks put current Denver Broncos on hot seat

By Andrew Wade

MIAMI GARDENS, FL - DECEMBER 03: Todd Davis #51 of the Denver Broncos makes the tackle during the first quarter against the Miami Dolphins at the Hard Rock Stadium on December 3, 2017 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
MIAMI GARDENS, FL - DECEMBER 03: Todd Davis #51 of the Denver Broncos makes the tackle during the first quarter against the Miami Dolphins at the Hard Rock Stadium on December 3, 2017 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images) /
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Isaiah McKenzie
DENVER, CO – SEPTEMBER 11: Wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie #84 of the Denver Broncos returns a kick in the second quarter of the game abasing the Los Angeles Chargers at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on September 11, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) /

Carlos Henderson/Isaiah McKenzie

Only two wide receivers were drafted under John Elway before Carlos Henderson and Isaiah McKenzie were taken in last years draft. Henderson and McKenzie have all the potential in the world, but neither showed much in their rookie years. Henderson missed all last season with an injury and McKenzie coughed up the football six times in eleven games.

Going into the 2018 draft, not many expected Denver to take a wide receiver early. Elway and company pounced on SMU wide out Cortland Sutton when he fell to them in the second round. They doubled up with polished receiver DaeSean Hamilton out of Penn State in the fourth round.

Thomas and Sanders are aging and carry large cap hits, but heading into 2018, they are firmly entrenched as the number one and two receivers. Very rarely are early draft picks released before their rookie season even begins. That accounts for four wide receivers guaranteed spots.

There are seven wide receivers fighting for the remaining two roster spots. This includes McKenzie, Henderson, and Jordan Taylor.

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