The Broncos surprised a lot of fans and draft experts by selecting CB Jahdae Brown from Texas with their first round draft pick. The Broncos stayed at #20 overall and took the Texas secondary man. Here are my quick thoughts on the pick:
-The Broncos took the best player available. Barron was ranked in the top 10-15 players overall in the draft, and he was considered the second best CB behind Travis Hunter.
-The Broncos clearly felt like they couldn't pass up a great prospect-even though CB didn't seem to be a priority in the first round.
-This pick adds more depth not only to the secondary but the entire defense. Barron can play outside corner, nickel, slot and even some safety-which makes him a really key piece to the defense.
-The surprising part of the pick is that the secondary has a lot of depth and talent already. Pat Surtain is your stud CB, Riley Moss had a very good season as the other CB, Jaquon McMillian has been a solid nickel CB for a few years, and even Kris Abrams-Draine looked impressive last year down the stretch. Did we really need to add another CB with a first round pick and plenty of offensive playmakers on the board? That will be the biggest question with this pick.
-Hopefully, Denver gets a RB in Round 2. I would love to see them get RBs TreVeyon Henderson or Quinshon Judkins on night 2 of the draft to give us some juice out of the backfield.
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