What three mistakes did Denver Broncos make during NFL Draft?

Now that the Denver Broncos draft is over, let’s take a closer look at their picks and three mistakes they made during the draft weekend.

The Denver Broncos 2022 draft class has been selected and finalized.  The next step in this process is getting each player under contract and seeing them on the field.

It was a rather normal draft for Denver, something the team hasn’t experienced in a while.  For the first time in ages, the team was not being lumped in with the “first-round quarterback” talk that we got so accustomed to hearing.

It was nice to sit back and relax knowing that Russell Wilson is the team’s signal-caller.

For that reason, Denver did not have a ton of high draft capital to work with.  They didn’t pick until the 64th overall selection.

In my opinion, I thought this draft class could have been much better.  I think George Paton made a few mistakes during the draft that I’d like to talk about.

Obviously, no matter how good a General Manager is at their job, they’ll never have a perfect draft year to year.

I’d like to think Paton had a bit of a different vision of the players he ended up selecting.  Like any draft, there were decisions that shocked teams and caused draft boards to become effectively useless.

So, let’s take a look at three mistakes the team made during the draft.

Denver Broncos mistakes during NFL Draft

1. Selecting Greg Dulcich

I don’t like this selection one bit.  It’s not because I hate Greg Dulcich.  I’m sure he’s a very nice young man and will end up having a decent NFL career, but I hate the pick.

The Denver Broncos drafted him 80th overall out of UCLA.

One of the knocks on Dulcich is his blocking.  He’s not the best blocker and might be more of a threat as a receiver.

The Broncos already have one of those on the roster in Albert Okwuegbunam.  I don’t like the idea of coupling one tight end who can’t block with another tight end, who isn’t as athletic, who also can’t block.

I also thought the team should have drafted a different position altogether.

Targeting Nakobe Dean, a linebacker at 80th overall, who went three picks later, would have been a much better selection.

I think Dulcich begins the season as one of the backup tight ends, and maybe he does develop into something worthwhile, but as of now, I think the pick was not necessary.