Denver Broncos: 7-round 2016 NFL mock draft

A full 7-round 2016 NFL mock draft for the defending Super Bowl champions, the Denver Broncos

It’s not often that you see the defending Super Bowl Champions in the position that that the Denver Broncos are in coming into the 2016 offseason, yet here we are. Peyton Manning is retired, Brock Osweiler left for the Houston Texans, Malik Jackson departed for the Jacksonville Jaguars, and now the Broncos are left trying to pick up the pieces. All of this makes the 2016 NFL Draft for them all the more intriguing.

Even after finishing atop the NFL last season, the Broncos now enter this draft with a bevy of picks. Though they don’t have a selection in Round 6, they have nine selections overall throughout the 2016 Draft, including two picks in Rounds 3, 5, and 7. As such, they’ll have the opportunity to fill some holes, add depth, and try to build for the future in Denver.

With Peyton and Osweiler out of the picture, you have to believe that the Broncos will be looking at a quarterback for the future at some point, but the question is when they’ll feel comfortable doing that and how the Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles trading up to picks Nos. 1 and 2 affects the quarterbacks and where they go in the draft.

Moreover, the Broncos need to definitely sure up things on the defensive line with the departure of Jackson. Though they’re obviously fine on the edge, they need quality, reliable depth on the interior of that D-Line and perhaps some help behind them at linebacker. What’s more, it wouldn’t be shocking to see Denver look to add to their offensive line, their secondary, and to try and beef up in regards to skill position players.

Before we dive into the Broncos specific 2016 NFL mock draft, though, it’s also worth noting that Denver is a candidate to pull off a blockbuster trade for that quarterback. They’ve reportedly been interested in Sam Bradford recently and that’s surely not the only quarterback they’ve been talking to teams about. As such, many of their picks could be moving if a deal does go down.

Now that we have everything out of the way, let’s dive into the full 7-round NFL mock draft for the defending Super Bowl Champion Denver Broncos.

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