Broncos Trade Draft Pick, Target Linebacker

0:00On April 24th, the Denver Broncos chill through the first round of the 2026 NFL draft, no pick inside. They ship that first rounder to the Miami Doffins back in March for Whiteout Jalen Waddle. Now they wait to the end of Round 2, number 62 overall, with holes to fill on defense. They lost linebacker Dre Greenlaw in Free Agency, so depth there is then. Defensive tackle spot opened up too, after John Franklin Myers bounced to the Tennessee Titans. The Titans end as a never-need, but top guys like Vanderbilt's Eli Stowers might be gone by then. Fans and analysts see the Broncos as stacked anyway. Fresh off winning the AFC West and grabbing the conference's number one seed. Waddle juices up an offense that's already humming, giving Sean Payton more weapons to play with. ESPN's Matt Miller dropped a fresh day. Two mock draft Friday, sending Missouri's Josiah Trotter, a downhill run-stuffing linebacker, straight to. Denver at 62. Royal Yates had the same call back in March.

1:00Stowers lands at 51 with Carolina, and Texas Tech's Lee Hunter. DT slips the 63 right after. No third round pick either from that trade, so day 3 it is unless they wheel and deal. I-L keep watching how they build around that core on day 2. That's your update from NFL News Today, powered by AI.