Future Broncos: How should Denver approach the 2025 NFL Draft?

Future Broncos: How should Denver approach the 2025 NFL Draft?
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For the first time since 2021, the Denver Broncos are slated to pick in each of first four rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft. With that in mind, how should they approach this year’s draft?

For the first time since 2021, the Denver Broncos are scheduled to have a pick in each of the draft’s first four rounds. That’s a most welcomed development for the team who could use an infusion of talent at several key positions.

In that particular draft, General Manager George Paton was able to come away with Patrick Surtain II and Quinn Meinerz in the first and third round respectively. The reigning Defensive Player of the Year and an All-Pro guard in one draft class? You can’t do much better than that. No doubt Broncos Country is collectively hoping for similar success in the franchise’s draft endeavors this coming April.

With the NFL Combine and free agency right around the corner, the team is diligently preparing its plan of attack relative to the offseason. For this week’s installment of Future Broncos, I thought we could discuss the various paths the Broncos could take to approach the 2025 NFL Draft.

Everyone’s draft philosophy is different. That’s why I’m eager to hear your thoughts on how things should play out in April. Don’t forget to vote in the poll and sound off in the comments section to let me know you would attack the draft if you were calling the shots for the Broncos.

The Broncos should be aggressive trading up for the players they covet the most.

Broncos Country has a lot to look forward to with Bo Nix leading the way at quarterback for the foreseeable future. Even with a historic cap hit and a lot of unproven talent around him at skill positions, he was able to put together a great rookie campaign. All he needs is a few more friends to take his game and the Broncos’ offense to the next level.

Head Coach Sean Payton is on the prowl for a joker to take the Broncos’ offense to the next level. And guess what? This year’s draft is loaded with top shelf talent at both running back and tight end. However, premier players like Tyler Warren and Ashton Jeanty [popular selections amongst the fan base with true joker traits] might not be available at #20 when the team is originally slated to select.

That being said, there is still a long way to go before their player evaluations are finalized. Though if Payton and Co. have superior grades on either of them when April comes around, it wouldn’t be surprising to see them make a move up the board to acquire one of them. The same could be said for picks and players in subsequent rounds. Will they want to wait and see who falls or be aggressive in moving up for prospects they believe can make an immediate impact as rookies?

That remains to be seen. However, we have seen the Broncos...