NFL.com’s Daniel Jeremiah has four quarterbacks going in the top 15 picks of his NFL mock draft. The Broncos, who sit at No. 15, did not take one.
Instead, Jeremiah has Denver selecting Alabama wide receiver Jerry Jeudy with its first-round pick.
“Jeudy would give the Broncos one of the most exciting collections of young skill-position players in the league,” Jeremiah writes. “Adding him to a group that already includes Drew Lock, Courtland Sutton, Noah Fant and Phillip Lindsay would strike fear into opposing defensive coordinators.”
In his piece on 15 underclassmen NFL draft prospects who should intrigue Broncos, The Denver Post’s Ryan O’Halloran writes: “Listed at 6-foot-1 and 192 pounds, Jeudy is an excellent route-runner and was ultra-productive in his final two years for the Tide.