ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Coach Sean Payton and the rest of the Denver Broncos' decision-makers entered last month's NFL draft wanting to add a wide receiver to their offense. But not just any wide receiver.
As Payton deconstructed what the Broncos' offense did last season, he desired a particular set of skills to add to his depth chart. He was looking closely at Illinois receiver Pat Bryant, who was ultimately Denver's pick at No. 74 in Round 3 and enters a WR room that has added four draft picks in the past three years.