HAUL: Post-NFL Combine Broncos Mock Draft for All 7 Rounds

The Denver Broncos go back to a familiar talent pool at the top of this all new

2026 mock-draft.

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Scouting Combine is already over. The offseason is in full swing in the Denver

Broncos. They've got some needs to address and plenty of draft capital to do

it and we're going to go through all seven rounds in a brand new post scouting

combine mock draft here at Locked On Broncos. Welcome in everybody. My name is

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country when we look at the NFL draft. I think right now pre-free agency it's

easy a bit to be overwhelmed kind of trying to figure out okay I've got to

address all these different needs in the NFL draft as opposed to drafting

prospects and how high they may grade on the Broncos board but we know a little

bit about how George Payton and Sean Payton like to operate together we also

kind of can anticipate maybe a little bit of what the team will do in free

agency although you expect the unexpected when it comes to the offseason but I

think regardless of what the Broncos do in free agency feel like I put

together a solid class right here a really strong free agent class where you

might get some instant impact from the players as opposed to you know in recent

years the Broncos have maybe struggled a little bit to find those instant

impact players more developmental types. They're willing to be patient with

players they're willing to be patient with situations but you'd love to see

as much as is possible these rookies getting out onto the field and we saw

last year the Broncos I mean RJ Harvey had 12 touchdowns although first round

pick Jade Baron barely played but I do think and to start off this mock draft I

do believe that the Broncos could go back to that Texas talent pool at least a

time or two in this draft there's some more prospects specifically on the

defensive side of the ball that make a lot of sense so we're not we're not

trading any picks in this mock draft we're gonna go straight through the Broncos

draft pick order and with the top pick in this mock draft the Denver Broncos

are taking Texas linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. One of the most productive off-ball

linebackers in all of college football absolutely just lit up the scouting

combine before sitting out some of the agility drills just to be cautious

overly cautious didn't want to hurt himself didn't want to lower his draft stock

because he had already done plenty to raise it I mean a four five one in the

40 yard dash explosive vertical jump really good size at the off-ball linebacker

position posted a 993 on the RAS scale and we know that Anthony Hill can play I

mean the guy is is legit and he's been legit for a long time he's got that

three-down ability that the Broncos really look for somebody who can match up

in coverage somebody who does have that agility to match up with tight ends

here's what I love about his scouting report from NFL dot com impressive

instincts when covering in space changes direction with suddenness and at

tight angles avoids unnecessary block engagement staying free to make plays

and certainly you feel like a linebacker that can diagnose a linebacker who is

slippery and a linebacker who can play with his back to the football

with that agility that quick change of direction you know that's what the Broncos

need at the position they need to upgrade the athleticism department at

linebacker they need to upgrade playmaking at the linebacker position and they

prove that to us all last year when they went after Dre Greenlaw in free

agency so even if the Broncos run it back with Greenlaw Justin Surnod Alex

Singleton if they run it back with that trio or two of those three guys I still

think a first-round pick at linebacker is possible and Anthony Hill to me

he's kind of sitting in that 35 to 45 range on a lot of big boards out there

I feel like NFL teams are going to really value him and the Broncos clearly

like Texas defensive prospects so Anthony Hill is our top pick now in the

second round we're going after one of the top needs on the offensive side of

the ball taking Ohio State tight end Max Claire and when you look at Max Claire

he doesn't exactly fit the prototype of what the Broncos look for in terms of

in line tight ends right he's not 65 to 60 he's 65 to 40 and change but he's

athletic and you have to have elite top-end athletes at the tight end position

in order to truly find those joker types of players that Sean Peyton said

they're going to be in the market for once again this offseason now Evan

Ingram we want to see him excel in Denver we want to see him

utilize to the fullest of his potential but Max Claire is somebody that you can

really build around for the future and I also believe and this is maybe a

little bit of a clue of what's to come I also believe that this tight end

class is too good for the Denver Broncos to take just one guy so we have another

coming in this mock draft but Max Claire in the second round makes a ton of

sense to me he's got tremendous on field athleticism he's somebody who can line

up in the slot he can line up at tight end he runs great routes he did transfer

to Ohio State from Purdue so I'm interested to see how the Broncos perceive

that sort of thing right well somebody's at Purdue obviously you may not be

competing for a national championship like you are at Ohio State so you get it

from that perspective but certainly when it comes to enhancing and

highlighting his NFL skill set you feel like that's a pretty solid move

for Max Claire so the first two picks Anthony Hill Jr the linebacker out of

Texas and the second round pick Max Claire the tight end out of Ohio State you

get super athletic options at both of those positions although certainly

when it comes to positional value in the draft linebacker and tight end

that's not necessarily at the top of the positional value list but they are

needs for the Denver Broncos and those guys could play right away

in the third round we went after Washington running back Jonah Coleman

Cody and I talked about this on our Monday full episode of Lockdown Broncos but

Jonah Coleman was somebody to me who although he didn't test at the scouting

combine I think he fits what the Broncos need perfectly in terms of running back

death and somebody who is going to play for you even if you're not deliberately

trying to involve three running backs he's five foot eight 220 pounds so he's

a thick running back he's got the ability to stand in and pass protection

he knows past protection concepts he's able to pick that stuff up quickly

when watching tape and he's known on his scouting reports for being one of the best

past protection running backs in this class but on top of that I feel like you're

getting a guy who can do a little bit of everything for you he can play all three

downs he can run between the tackles he can catch passes he only had one

fumble over four seasons at Washington so ball security is a big deal for him

and I just feel like in terms of adding depth to the position the Broncos

need somebody who's got the upside to be able to play a big role so

I think the third to fifth round or third to fourth round is a great range to

look at for the Broncos at running back in this draft I think regardless

of what they end up doing in free agency and of course we do expect the Broncos

to be active in pursuing running backs in free agency maybe even via trade

we'll see what ends up happening there but the top three picks in this mock

draft we go ahead and get Anthony Hill Jr from linebacker from Texas max

Claire the tight end from Ohio State and Jonah Coleman the running back from

Washington let me know what you think of those picks but we've got the rest of

the picks the day three picks the diamonds in the rough we're going to finish

out this Broncos mock draft coming up we're going to double up at tight end

we're going to go after some offensive linemen and we're going to add some more

depth to the defensive side of the ball as well as one of the most unique play makers

in this draft Broncos country we're going to break it all down coming up next on

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we address some significant needs for the Denver Broncos with our top three picks in this updated

post scouting combine mock draft and now day three that's where you make some hey you build some

depth you look at potential future starters some players that you want to develop and pour

into a little bit as well as just kind of taking advantage of areas of this draft that are really

strong overall and we're going to do that to start off at the tight end position pick number 108

overall the Broncos have two fourth round picks thanks to the Devon Bayley trade with the New Orleans

Saints and with their top pick on day three the Broncos are going after stand for tight and Sam

Roosh get used to me saying his name here on the podcast everybody we'll start to include some

different names for the sake of variance at some point but man if the mock draft machines are

even remotely accurate Sam Roosh is the perfect player for the Denver Broncos to target somewhere

from the end of round three to round four if he's still there in round four I think it's a no

brainer if he's still on the board at this point I don't think necessarily that he's going to escape

day two of the draft but I do feel like he's a perfect fit for the Denver Broncos six foot six

two hundred sixty seven pounds he had elite athletic metrics at the scouting combine I mean a

four seven in the forty-hour dash at two hundred sixty seven pounds is absolutely cooking he had a

thirty eight and a half inch vertical jump he's explosive he can play in line he's got strong hands

I think Sam Roosh is kind of the ideal in line why tight end option for the Denver Broncos and

he's how we start off day three of this mock draft and then of course you got plenty of other

additional picks you got two picks in the fourth round with the second fourth round pick I'm going

after Texas safety we're going back to that pool we're going with Texas safety Michael Taff a

former walk on somebody who developed into a key contributor on that Texas defense we know the

Broncos from Brandon Jones to PJ Lock to Malcolm Roe to plenty of other guys they like these Texas

defensive players we took one at the top of this mock draft we're taking one again here in the

fourth round I do believe the safety position could be an interesting one to watch in the draft

for the Broncos because Brandon Jones is a free agent after the season we'll see if the Broncos

extend him or not I hope they do but PJ Lock being a free agent right now as well along with

Brandon Jones being a future free agent you've got to consider that you got to consider potentially

taking some developmental options there at the position I wouldn't even be shocked to see the Broncos

go with a safety higher than that because they want to keep that side of the ball as elite as

possible for as long as possible now we get into the fifth round of this mock draft for the Denver

Broncos of course we took tight end Sam Roosh we've taken safety Michael Taff here in the fifth round

I'm taking Jalen Farmer couldn't believe he was still there the interior offensive lineman out

of Kentucky I feel like he's got the perfect size athleticism combination I wouldn't mind seeing

the Broncos take him in round three quite frankly I don't I don't know if he's going to be there

in the fifth round but if he's there in the simulator I'm taking him and I think it's a good opportunity

just for us to talk about Jalen Farmer the guard from Kentucky feel like he could be a future starter

for you at some point down the road in the seventh round the Broncos have two selections projected

compensatory picks at this point no sixth round pick as of right now but in the seventh round I took

Navy wide receiver slash Swiss Army knife Eli Hydenreich he's a really interesting player somebody

who caught a lot of passes at Navy took the ball out of the backfield played some tight end plays

special teams he can block he could do a little bit of everything ran a 4 4 4 at the scouting

combine so interesting athlete with that Swiss Army knife sort of skill set I think the Broncos

will be intrigued by his versatility especially if he's still there late on day three and then with

the final pick 255 I took Carver Willis an offensive tackle prospect out of Washington I know the

Broncos they've drafted players out of Washington before and they they've got the need for developmental

offensive lineman and Carver Willis looks like the type of player who could project as a swing tackle

potentially slide into guard we'll see what happens he's athletic he's a Colorado native matter of

fact so I think you've got a lot of interesting options in his draft as things currently stand for

the Denver Broncos they've got a lot of picks they've got a lot of needs but also they really just

need talent upgrades and depth upgrades more than they do anything else I think they're going to

hit their biggest needs in free agency in terms of starters bringing players back is an option

but I think in the draft is where you want to really go after upgrades in the talent department

give yourself a reason to go for a player on a rookie contract beyond this season at certain

positions if you need to with like linebacker running back tight end safety give yourself the options

there by drafting well at those positions of need now and into the future talent upgrades across

the board we start off by going into that Texas talent pool once again Anthony Hill Jr the first

round pick of this mock draft the Broncos getting Max Claire in round two Jonah Coleman round three

and a host of others on day three Broncos country let me know what you thought of this post combine

mock draft I love the idea of doubling up at tight end in this draft didn't take a wide receiver I

think that's the that's the real tough thing you want to figure out ways to make sure that you

address everything in the you know but we took the the navy player we took hide and rick out of navy

and he's somebody who could be a gadget player wide receiver on your roster so this didn't go with

one very high not necessarily somebody who's going to impact the depth chart right away at the

position but let me know your thoughts on this mock draft well plenty more scenarios over the

course of the offseason but Broncos country appreciate you so much thanks for tuning in today catch

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