Denver Broncos 2017 NFL re-draft: Righting the major wrongs

PHILADELPHIA, PA - APRIL 27: (L-R) Garett Bolles of Utah and his son Kingston pose with Commissioner of the National Football League Roger Goodell after being picked #20 overall by the Denver Broncosduring the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on April 27, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

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NEW ORLEANS, LA – JANUARY 02: Dede Westbrook #11 of the Oklahoma Sooners is tackled by Stephen Roberts #14 of the Auburn Tigers during the Allstate Sugar Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 2, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) /

Third round (b): Dede Westbrook, WR, Oklahoma (Jaguars)

Original pick: Brendan Langley, CB, Lamar

The Broncos were focused on getting ‘juice’ in this particular draft class, and while Kamara sort of kills two birds with one stone, if you take him early on, adding a slot player like Dede Westbrook would have saved the Broncos the trouble and disappointment of both Carlos Henderson and Isaiah McKenzie in one pick.

Westbrook was injured coming out of Oklahoma, so he was certainly not a sure thing, but he was one of the most exciting and explosive slot players coming out.

It’s hard to fault the Broncos for the Carlos Henderson pick — that one is on Henderson — but I was high on Westbrook coming out and I can’t wait to see what he does now with a QB change in Jacksonville.

He came back from injury to play in his rookie season, and he had somewhat of a breakout year in 2018 with 66 catches for 717 yards and five touchdowns, catching over 65 percent of his targets.

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