There’s a solid argument to be made that the best NFL situation for Chad Kelly—who’s working his way back from ACL and wrist injuries and will have to adapt to a pro system after two years in Hugh Freeze’s college spread—would have given him two or three years to learn behind a veteran near the end of his career (hey there, Tom Brady). Instead, Kelly was taken with the draft’s final pick by Denver, parachuting him in behind two promising young quarterbacks already locked in a tight battle for the starting gig.
As things stand right now, the top spot on Broncos depth chart is a dead heat between Paxton Lynch, Denver’s top pick of the 2016 draft, and Trevor Simian, who logged 14 starts last season.