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Denver Broncos mock draft: Sell the farm for Dwayne Haskins?

By Sayre Bedinger

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - DECEMBER 01: Dwayne Haskins #7 of the Ohio State Buckeyes throws a pass down field against the Northwestern Wildcats in the first quarter at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 01, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - DECEMBER 01: Dwayne Haskins #7 of the Ohio State Buckeyes throws a pass down field against the Northwestern Wildcats in the first quarter at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 01, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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GAINESVILLE, FL – SEPTEMBER 01: Vosean Joseph #11 of the Florida Gators and Chauncey Gardner-Johnson #23 celebrate a defensive stop during the game against the Charleston Southern Buccaneers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
GAINESVILLE, FL – SEPTEMBER 01: Vosean Joseph #11 of the Florida Gators and Chauncey Gardner-Johnson #23 celebrate a defensive stop during the game against the Charleston Southern Buccaneers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) /

Second Round

Vosean Joseph, LB, Florida

The Broncos’ defense has lacked the ability to cover tight ends in the passing game, and despite something of a ‘breakout’ season from Todd Davis in 2018 and the high upside of Josey Jewell, the Broncos are still in need of a sideline-to-sideline playmaker at the linebacker position moving forward.

Joseph can be just that.

The 6-foot-1, 226-pound linebacker out of Florida has a similar physical makeup to that of Roquan Smith coming out of Georgia, but he doesn’t have the type of absolutely dominant, jaw-dropping film Smith had.

This past season at Florida, Joseph had 93 tackles, nine tackles for loss, four sacks, and five pass breakups. He made a lot of big plays all over the field for Florida’s defense and fits the mold of what a linebacker needs to be to play all three downs in today’s NFL.

The Broncos don’t have a third-round pick in this scenario, so getting an impact player for the defense right here after drafting Dwayne Haskins in round one is a huge deal for them.

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