Broncos Draft Board: Instincts, production should make Oklahoma’s Kenneth Murray first inside linebacker selected

Sue Ogrocki, Associated Press fileEDITOR’S NOTE: One of a series of profiles on draft prospects who would fit the Broncos’ needs.

The way Oklahoma linebacker Kenneth Murray talked about football at the scouting combine should have been right in the wheelhouse of Broncos coach/football guy Vic Fangio.

“To me, football isn’t just recreation,” Murray said. “It’s a lifestyle and I think that’s why the game means so much to me.”

If Fangio believes Murray can be an immediate cog to his defense, like Roquan Smith was in Chicago two years ago, the Broncos could wait on taking a receiver or cornerback or offensive tackle with the 15th pick and choose Murray. Todd Davis and Alexander Johnson are the…