3 moves Denver Broncos must make following the 2022 NFL Draft

Denver Broncos move no. 2: Sign veteran TE Kyle Rudolph

The Denver Broncos just used their second selection in the 2022 NFL Draft — no. 80 overall in the third round — on UCLA tight end Greg Dulcich.

The team is certainly going to expect the combination of Dulcich and third-year player Albert Okwuegbunam to do much of the heavy lifting at the position, as well as veteran free agent Eric Tomlinson to come in and be a blocking specialist.

With that being said, Kyle Rudolph can come into the building and provide a crucial veteran presence both on and off the field.

I don’t think it would be overly expensive to bring Rudolph in, and he is a grizzled veteran who has been one of the better tight ends in the league over the last decade.

Rudolph is a solid blocker at the position and could be an on-field mentor for the young players the Broncos have leading the way.

He could “raise the floor” of the room, so to speak.

You have a little bit of unpredictability with a rookie and Albert Okwuegbunam at the top of the depth chart, and Eric Tomlinson offers very little as a receiver.

There’s tremendous value in bringing a person like this into your locker room to show the younger players how a top-tier veteran works, impacts the community, and just generally goes about his day-to-day to have a decade-long NFL career.