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Denver Broncos: Top 5 options in the NFL Draft after Joe Flacco trade

By Sayre Bedinger

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - JANUARY 01: Linebacker Devin White #40 of the LSU Tigers walks off the field before the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl against the UCF Knights at State Farm Stadium on January 01, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. The Tigers defeated the Knights 40-32. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, ARIZONA - JANUARY 01: Linebacker Devin White #40 of the LSU Tigers walks off the field before the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl against the UCF Knights at State Farm Stadium on January 01, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. The Tigers defeated the Knights 40-32. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA – NOVEMBER 03: Jerry Jeudy #4 of the Alabama Crimson Tide tries to avoid the tackle of Greedy Williams #29 of the LSU Tigers in the second quarter of their game at Tiger Stadium on November 03, 2018 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA – NOVEMBER 03: Jerry Jeudy #4 of the Alabama Crimson Tide tries to avoid the tackle of Greedy Williams #29 of the LSU Tigers in the second quarter of their game at Tiger Stadium on November 03, 2018 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

3. Go for a top cornerback

There is no clear-cut top cornerback in the 2019 NFL Draft. For that reason alone, this option has gotten pushed down the list.

It could get pushed down even further between now and the NFL Draft, or some player could emerge as the top option.

Opinions are relatively split on Greedy Williams at this point, the redshirt sophomore out of LSU who picked off eight passes in his only two years on campus. He’s young, but physically very gifted and has CB1 potential.

The Broncos could also look at Georgia’s Deandre Baker, a more experienced player but someone who doesn’t have the type of size you would look for in a top 10 cornerback prospect. Baker started three seasons for the Bulldogs, picking off seven passes and breaking up 23 more. He was a shutdown player for them.

Then there’s Washington’s Byron Murphy, another redshirt sophomore who is an ascending player but one with only 20 collegiate games under his belt.

That would not fit in theme with what we saw from the Broncos last year when they took mostly all fourth-year guys.

Because the cornerback crop does not have a clear standout player, I’m not sure that’s the direction the Broncos will look at 10, but they could trade down.

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