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Broncos draft preview: Five picks in first three rounds rarity for franchise, first for John Elway

Ten items for 10 Broncos selections entering the NFL draft, which starts Thursday:

1. The Broncos have 10 total picks, including five in rounds 1-3 for the first time in general manager John Elway’s tenure and only the third time since 2002. Those two drafts produced running back Knowshon Moreno, guard Zane Beadles and receivers Demaryius Thomas and Eric Decker.

2. How many games does an evaluator watch of a prospect? “It really is player to player,” Broncos director of player personnel Matt Russell said in a February interview. “There are times when you can watch 3-4 games and you don’t have a great feel for a kid.