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2020 NFL Draft: Denver Broncos analysis for every pick

By Sayre Bedinger

OXFORD, MS - SEPTEMBER 15: Jerry Jeudy #4 of the Alabama Crimson Tide catches the ball during a game against the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on September 15, 2018 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
OXFORD, MS - SEPTEMBER 15: Jerry Jeudy #4 of the Alabama Crimson Tide catches the ball during a game against the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on September 15, 2018 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /
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7b. Derrek DTuskz

Denver Broncos, Derrek Tuszka
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – AUGUST 31: Defensive end Derrek Tuszka #91 of the North Dakota State Bison lines up before the snap during his team’s game against the Butler Bulldogs at Target Field on August 31, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Sam Wasson/Getty Images) /

7b. Derrek Tuszka, EDGE, North Dakota State

Watch this kid go out and make the team.

Everything you would draw up regarding a small-school pass rusher, Tuszka is it. A lot of draft people liked him way better than a late 7th-round pick. As a matter of fact, Dane Brugler had him ranked 188th on his final big board.

Brugler praised Tuszka for his quickness and ‘maniacal’ play style, and that kind of effort — if you can give it on every play — will undoubtedly win you a roster spot in the NFL.

Typically, one of the big questions about small school guys (and as far as small schools go, let’s be real — NDSU is as legit and prestigious a program as you will find) is athleticism, but that’s not the case with Tuszka at all.

Tuszka is a plus athlete in every important category, and if you can overlook the fact that he has shorter than ideal arms, this pick is bound to make the Broncos look good.

This guy reminded me when I watched him of Maxx Crosby with the Las Vegas Raiders as another smaller school prospect coming out in the 2019 NFL Draft.

Take it to the bank — Tuszka’s making the squad.

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