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A look at the NFL draft's No. 31 picks since the merger

On April 28, the Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos will pick No. 31 in the first round of the NFL draft.

They would've picked 32nd, but New England forfeited its pick as punishment for the Deflategate scandal.

While there is plenty of speculation as to whom the Broncos will target with the pick, here's a look at history of the No. 31 spot since the official AFL-NFL merger in 1970 with the help of statistics from pro-football-reference.com:

• Four. The number of times the Broncos have selected from the No. 31 spot in the last 36 years, tied for most with the New York Jets and the New Orleans Saints.