Denver Broncos 2020 mock draft: Trading up for Henry Ruggs
Draft recap
This draft started off with the trade up for Henry Ruggs, which had a ripple effect on everything else that happened.
After snatching up both Ruggs and Jalen Reagor, the Broncos would be ready to put together a wide variety of personnel groupings while keeping their young guys fresh throughout the season and putting them in great positions to succeed.
Having four threats in the passing game like Sutton, Ruggs, Reagor, and Fant would be outstanding for any team, but paired with a young quarterback like Drew Lock, this crew has the potential and playmaking ability to truly contend with the Chiefs, which is what the Broncos are now desperately trying to do.
The trade for Ruggs made managing the rest of the draft class a bit difficult, and you have to project a little bit for free agency with some of these picks, but not having any selections between the third-round pick and the projected fifth-round compensatory pick would be a tough, long wait for the Broncos.
Fortunately, the Broncos have plenty of cap space to address those potential needs and this class still looks like it would be really strong on paper:
- Henry Ruggs, WR, Alabama
- Jalen Reagor, WR, TCU
- Robert Hunt, OT, Louisiana-Lafayette
- Reggie Robinson, CB, Tulsa
- Trey Adams, OT, Washington
- Darrion Daniels, DL, Nebraska
- Tanner Muse, S/LB, Clemson
- Javelin Guidry, CB, Utah
The Broncos could then go out and find some of the top values on the priority college free agent market like Colorado quarterback Steven Montez and bring them in to compete as well.
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This draft would give John Elway eight picks to work with instead of the 11 he’s projected after the trade for cornerback AJ Bouye. Even with two receivers up top, this is a strong class for the Broncos and assuming the team makes some waves in free agency, this could be a haul that ultimately pushes the team back over the playoff hump in 2020.