ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- For a second consecutive year, the Broncos had their draft haul bolstered by compensatory draft picks.
The Broncos received third-, fourth- and sixth-round selections in this year's draft to compensate for the team's net losses in unrestricted free agency last year, headlined by TE Julius Thomas, G/T Orlando Franklin, NT Terrance Knighton, ILB Nate Irving, C Will Montgomery, S Rahim Moore and TE Jacob Tamme.
The Broncos now have 10 picks in this year's draft:
Round 1: Pick 31
Round 2: Pick 63
Round 3: Pick 94
Round 3: Pick 98 (compensatory)
Round 4: Pick 136 (compensatory)
Round 5: Pick 145 (from Baltimore in Gino Gradkowski trade)
Round 6: Pick 219 (compensatory)
Round 7: Pick 228 (from San Francisco in Vernon Davis trade)
Round 7: Pick 236 (from Los Angeles via Houston in Chris Clark trade)
Round 7: Pick 253
Denver received four compensatory picks last year: a fourth-rounder and three seventh-rounders.