What made the selection of Hamler even more intriguing was the fact that the team used its first-round pick on another wide receiver, Jerry Jeudy. It's not often a team will use its first two draft choices on the same position, but it showed that the Broncos recognized a deficiency at the position.
The team also wanted to give Drew Lock some improved options to get the ball to in his first full year as the team's starting quarterback.
Prior to the draft, we took a look at the wide receivers the Broncos had taken in the first round of the draft in their history.