Depending on when North Carolina State edge rusher Bradley Chubb goes off the board, it is possible that the Broncos could hold on to the No. 5 pick and still have every defensive prospect available to them when they make their first-round pick on April 26.
And if the Broncos aim for defense, the odds of finding a standout player are decent, as 52.4 percent of the 84 defensive players drafted in the first seven picks of the draft since 1990 have become Pro Bowlers. The already-retired players in that group averaged 9.23 years of service time in the NFL, with 6.