Denver Broncos: Full 7-round mock draft with trades
Pick Analysis. Minnesota. TylerJohnson. 852. Scouting Report. WR. 118. player
It’s a good idea for the Broncos to look for more than one wide receiver in this draft and in the fourth round, they are able to get one of the country’s most consistent pass-catchers across the past two seasons.
Tyler Johnson caught 86 passes for 1,318 yards and 13 touchdowns last season. All of those numbers placed him among the NCAA leaders. In each of his past two seasons at Minnesota, he was named to the First-Team All-Conference squad.
Johnson has great play strength and can make contested catches with the best of them. He is not the fastest guy around, but the away he uses his body to shield off defenders and make players is impressive.
After grabbing Shenault in the second round and then adding Johnson, the Broncos would have much more flexibility at the wide receiver position and not have to rely so much on guys like Tim Patrick.
Mississippi State. 178. player. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. S. Brian Cole. 893
The Broncos were able to bring back Justin Simmons on a franchise tag and still have Kareem Jackson, forming one of the best duos in the league at safety. Behind those two, Trey Marshall is the only other safety on the roster whose name any fan would recognize.
Cole actually began his college career as a wide receiver at Michigan but flamed out there quickly. He then went to East Mississippi Community College rather than waiting a year to transfer and was put in a role as a defensive back, where he did quite well.
That position stuck for him when he returned to the ranks of Division I at Mississippi State.
He would need a lot of coaching to ever become an every-down defender in the NFL, but he does offer plenty of value as a special teams player and could be used in sub-packages at safety and be effective.