Derek Wolfe? Free agent after the upcoming season.
Adam Gotsis? Ditto.
Shelby Harris? Same.
And the quality depth behind the Broncos’ projected Week 1 defensive line? Thin after Zach Kerr.
With an eye on the present (allowing coach Vic Fangio to have a two-platoon line) and toward the future (the contract statuses of the aforementioned players), the Broncos could go with a defensive lineman with the 10th overall pick next Thursday.
General manager John Elway started running the Broncos’ draft in 2011 and has used four picks in rounds 1-2 on defensive linemen: Wolfe (second round, 2012), Sylvester Williams (first round, 2013), Gotsis (second round, 2016) and DeMarcus Walker (second round, 2017).