LAS VEGAS — Denver lost Sunday but moved up two spots in the draft order.
The Broncos are set to check in with the No. 12 overall pick in April after beginning the day at No. 14 prior to a 27-14 loss to Las Vegas.
They moved ahead of New Orleans and the Raiders. Las Vegas and Denver each finished 8-9 and with identical .488 strength of schedule. Given that improbable tie, the next decision point is the divisional tiebreaker. Thus, the Raiders’ sweep in the season series means Denver goes first.
The Broncos’ six picks currently are their first-round pick, their third-round pick (it’ll be higher than New Orleans’ pick, which gets traded to Seattle to complete last spring’s draft-day move-up for Riley Moss), a fourth-rounder, a pair of fifth-rounders and a sixth-rounder.