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Denver Broncos mock draft: Moving up and down the draft board

By Sayre Bedinger

MOBILE, AL - JANUARY 25: Wide Receiver Denzel Mims #15 from Baylor of the North Team during the 2020 Resse's Senior Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on January 25, 2020 in Mobile, Alabama. The Noth Team defeated the South Team 34 to 17. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
MOBILE, AL - JANUARY 25: Wide Receiver Denzel Mims #15 from Baylor of the North Team during the 2020 Resse's Senior Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on January 25, 2020 in Mobile, Alabama. The Noth Team defeated the South Team 34 to 17. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) /
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Denver Broncos, Matt Peart
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – FEBRUARY 28: Offensive lineman Matt Peart of Connecticut runs a drill during the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 28, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

The Broncos have to come away from this draft with some developmental starters on the offensive line.

Matt Peart out of UConn has some of the top developmental traits in this draft, but he also has plenty of college experience to build off of.

He’s long, strong, quick, and has very easy movement skills at the tackle position. He also has experience playing both the right and left side, so he could give the Broncos a viable starting option for either if they needed to move on from either Garett Bolles or Ja’Wuan James.

Unfortunately, this seems like a high price to pay for insurance. You’d ideally love to get a starter with this high of a pick, but having a starting-caliber backup offensive tackle is critical for the Broncos.

They have some guys on the roster they might like for that already, but this is a good tackle class and a player like Peart in round three could be a great value for them.

Note: The Broncos currently have three third-round picks, but after all the trades made in this mock scenario, this was the only one left.

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