The general consensus among national writers paid to evaluate the Broncos’ performance during the NFL draft? A round of back pats for John Elway and his front office staff.
Well, except for one: The hair piece himself, Mel Kiper Jr.
ESPN’s longtime resident draftnik was easily the biggest skeptic of the Broncos’ moves to provide quarterback Drew Lock with ample weapons, speed and protection. In particular, he was critical of what he saw as reaches at wide receiver in round 2 (KJ Hamler), cornerback in round 3 (Michael Ojemudia) and tight end in round 4 (Albert Okwuegbunam).