Denver Broncos: An elite player will likely fall to No. 15 in draft
Rejoice NFL fans, we are less than 24 hours away from the 2020 NFL draft!
What will the Denver Broncos do with their first-round pick on Thursday night? Many fans expect the team to make a move up in the draft in order to land the top player on their board, or even a trade back to acquire more picks to stock the team with.
But if the Broncos choose to stay at No. 15, one of the top wide receivers or top offensive tackles is going to be available. Who are those players? Here’s a look.
Wide receiver: Jerry Jeudy, CeeDee Lamb and Henry Ruggs
Offensive tackle: Tristan Wirfs, Mekhi Becton, Jedrick Wills, Andrew Thomas
You could even add Justin Jefferson to that wide receiver list if you wanted to. This is a deep draft. The Broncos would be fine to stand pat and wait. Simple math tells you that at least one of these players is still going to be on the board.
Here’s why.
Joe Burrow, Chase Young, Tua Tagovailoa, Isaiah Simmons, Derrick Brown and Jeff Okudah are going to be gone by that pick. That is six names, at the least, that will almost certainly be gone.
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Add that to the eight names above and you get 14 players. If those were the first 14 players selected in the draft, the Broncos would still be able to take a guy like Javon Kinlaw, Patrick Queen or C.J. Henderson.
If even one of those players doesn’t go in the top 14 picks, the Broncos would have the chance to select him at No. 15.
If the Los Angeles Chargers, for instance, select a player such as Justin Herbert at No. 6, then one of the names mentioned above is getting to No. 15.
Sure, the team could have its eye on a player that it feels is a can’t-miss prospect and trade up to make sure to get him, but they will be able to land a great player without doing anything.
The point is, this draft is deep enough for that to happen. In many drafts, there are really only about 15-20 players that have a first-round grade. This draft might have 45 of those.
If there was ever a draft to sit back and let the proceedings transpire, this might be it.