Dalton Risner once swore, while at Mile High Stadium, that he’d be back there as a Denver Bronco.
He wasn’t lying.
Early Friday night, after missing the call in the first round, Risner had his lifelong dream fulfilled when the Broncos selected him with the ninth pick of the second round, 41st overall, of the 2019 NFL Draft.
The pick places Risner as the tenth-highest draft selection in K-State history, and the highest-drafted offensive lineman ever for the school, surpassing 1998 draftee Todd Weiner (selected 47th overall by the Seahawks).