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Denver Broncos: Five prospects Elway passed on during 2019 NFL Draft

By Andrew Wade

MADISON, WI - NOVEMBER 18: Devin Bush #10 of the Michigan Wolverines intercepts a pass during the third quarter of a game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium on November 18, 2017 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
MADISON, WI - NOVEMBER 18: Devin Bush #10 of the Michigan Wolverines intercepts a pass during the third quarter of a game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium on November 18, 2017 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/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) /

Greedy Williams, CB, LSU

Heading into the 2018 college football season, LSU cornerback Greedy Williams was the talk of the town. Williams was projected to be a potential top-10 corner and the best defensive back in the class of 2019.

Yet, when draft time came, the shutdown corner fell to pick 46 with the Cleveland Browns. To make matters worse, five other cornerbacks were taken before him.

John Elway loves to draft defensive backs (as we saw when he took Bradley Roby despite having both Chris Harris Jr and Aqib Talib), and I thought there was a chance Williams could be a surprise pick for the Denver Broncos at 10 or 20.

When you factor in the Chris Harris Jr contract talks (or lack thereof), it’s easy to see why Elway could grab a young corner on day one or early on day two.

However, when the 41st pick in the 2019 NFL Draft came and went, Dalton Risner was a Denver Bronco. I still thought there may be a chance if Williams continued to fall that Denver would select him at 52. Once, they traded up though, I knew they were going to select a quarterback.

I couldn’t be happier with the Risner and Lock picks, but if Chris Harris Jr talks stall out and he is ultimately traded and Greedy Williams performs well in Cleveland, this will cause a lot of second-guessing. Basically, there is a lot of pressure riding on Elway if Harris Jr doesn’t stay.

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