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Broncos draft picks have something in common: leadership

John Elway has found his groove when it comes to the NFL Draft.

The last two years, he and his staff have used their codex to great success for the Denver Broncos — they target captains and leaders on their college teams. So those player are a combination of confident, humble, mature and well-spoken guys. The first four picks for Elway and the Broncos in this year’s Draft followed that path.

Right on cue, Denver employed the same strategy with their two picks in the final rounds on Saturday when it selected linebacker Justin Hollins from Oregon and receiver Juwann Winfree from Colorado.