Denver Broncos: Sam Beal drawing interest, but how much?

The Denver Broncos were represented, along with all 31 other teams in the NFL at Western Michigan CB Sam Beal’s pro day…

The Denver Broncos have interest in supplemental draft prospect Sam Beal, a cornerback out of Western Michigan.

But to what degree?

All 32 teams were represented at Sam Beal’s pro day at Western Michigan. Unfortunately for their program, Beal just couldn’t find a way to qualify academically, and luckily for Beal, he’s eligible for the NFL.

NFL scouts are enamored by Beal’s combination of size, length, speed, and potential as a ball-hawking cornerback. So much so, he’s being talked about as a potential second-round flier in July’s supplemental draft.

Those numbers would have put him among the best cornerbacks in the entire 2018 NFL Draft, so it’s clear the upside is high.

There’s also not as much of a downside to picking up a player like Beal since his off-field issues don’t have anything to do with getting in trouble with the law.

There were some prominent NFL decision makers in attendance for Beal’s pro day, including Cleveland Browns GM John Dorsey wearing his classic gray crewneck sweatshirt.

There was no sign of John Elway or any major members of the Broncos’ front office in the videos we dug up from footage of the pro day, and certainly, Elway’s presence or even Gary Kubiak’s would have been noted by onlookers.

Therefore, the Broncos’ interest doesn’t appear as serious as a team like Cleveland, who sent their top evaluator to watch Beal work out. Teams will be able to talk with Beal prior to the supplemental draft, and perhaps that will be more revealing as far as the Broncos’ overall interest.

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What team isn’t interested in a 6-foot-1 corner with blazing speed and leaping ability, after all?

The Broncos are in a unique position after trading Aqib Talib this offseason and in the situation with Bradley Roby having just one year left on his rookie contract that, it would make some level of sense to use a third-round selection on a player like Beal.

With that said, the Broncos have also invested third-round draft picks in Brendan Langley and Isaac Yiadom, so would adding Beal be superfluous?

You can never have too many good cornerbacks, but the thought of risking such a valuable pick in next year’s draft without seeing what the team has in Langley and Yiadom might be too much for the Broncos.