PALM BEACH, Fla. — Last April, the Broncos brass sat in their draft room and hoped.
They hoped the 11 teams in front of them would do what Denver expected them to.
After quarterbacks Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Drake Maye went with the first three picks and the New York Giants took receiver Malik Nabers at No. 6, head coach Sean Payton said he almost wanted to call around to make sure other teams didn’t panic.
The Broncos, picking at No. 12, knew they wanted Bo Nix. They thought that Minnesota at No. 11 wanted Michigan QB J.