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Denver Broncos: Ranking top 5 draft classes in team history

By Travis Wakeman

DENVER - SEPTEMBER 14: Quarterback Jay Cutler #6 and wide receiver Eddie Royal #19 of the Denver Broncos celebrate after defeating the San Diego Chargers 39-38 during NFL action at Invesco Field at Mile High on September 14, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. Cutler connected with Royal for the final touchdown of the game and the ensuing game winning two point conversion in the final minute. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
DENVER - SEPTEMBER 14: Quarterback Jay Cutler #6 and wide receiver Eddie Royal #19 of the Denver Broncos celebrate after defeating the San Diego Chargers 39-38 during NFL action at Invesco Field at Mile High on September 14, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. Cutler connected with Royal for the final touchdown of the game and the ensuing game winning two point conversion in the final minute. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) /
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BALTIMORE, MD – DECEMBER 16: Defensive tackle Derek Wolfe #95 of the Denver Broncos celebrates with teammate Elvis Dumervil #92 after sacking quarterback Joe Flacco #5 of the Baltimore Ravens (not pictured) in the fourth quarter at M&T Bank Stadium on December 16, 2012, in Baltimore, Maryland. The Denver Broncos won, 34-17.(Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /

3. 2006

The 2006 draft was a memorable one in Broncos history. That started right off the bat in the first round.

Though the team had reached the AFC Championship Game the year prior with Jake Plummer, it had the No. 11 pick in the first round of the 2006 draft. The Broncos didn’t appear to be in the market for a new quarterback but decided they couldn’t live without Vanderbilt’s Jay Cutler.

With their next three picks, the Broncos found productive players in Tony Scheffler, Brandon Marshall and Elvis Dumervil.

The connection between Cutler and Marshall was fantastic and could have turned into something great. Dumervil became one of the league’s best sack maskers.

Then in the fifth round, the Broncos were able to land Chris Kuper. Though he dealt with many injuries during his career, he is one of the more underrated offensive linemen in team history and is still with the team as an assistant offensive line coach.

Josh McDaniels came in as the team’s head coach in 2009 and blew a lot of this draft up, or there would be a chance it could have ranked even higher on this list if these guys could have had a longer-lasting impact on the team.

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