ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Before John Elway made Jerry Jeudy his final first-round draft pick as chief football decision-maker of the Denver Broncos back in April of 2020, it had been 16 years since the Broncos had used any draft pick on any player from the University of Alabama.
But the Broncos have now gone to the Crimson Tide in back-to-back first rounds after taking cornerback Pat Surtain II in 2021. And if what the Broncos have seen during the first days of training camp continues into the season, a Bama breakout could fuel this youthful team's re-entry into the postseason conversation.