ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Broncos pulled the trigger on a trade with the Detroit Lions to move up to the 23rd overall pick to select Missouri LB Shane Ray.
As a reshirt junior, Ray racked up 14.5 sacks, 22.5 tackles for loss and 65 total tackles for the Tigers en route to being named the SEC Defensive Player of the Year and earning consensus first-team All-America honors. The 14.5 sacks set a Missouri single-season record and ranked third in the nation.
In 2012 and 2013, Ray collected 45 total tackles, 4.5 sacks and 11.5 tackles for loss as a rotational player, playing behind future NFL draftees Michael Sam and Kony Ealy.