The Broncos have been looking for help at the inside linebacker position for quite some time and that was the thought behind using a fourth-round choice on Josey Jewell out of Iowa in 2018. Jewell had a solid college career, including being named the Big 10 Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2017.
Jewell had a decent rookie season, collecting 58 tackles and three pass deflections while seeing action on 42.6 percent of the team's defensive snaps. But he saw his numbers take a drastic decrease in year two as he had just 38 tackles and was on the field for just 20.