Month: April 2019

We’ve selected OL Dalton Risner from Kansas St and QB Drew Lock from Missouri in the second round.

Dalton bring great versatility to our OL along w/toughness and attitude.

Drew was a four-year starter in the SEC, and he’s going to learn from Joe and compete for the backup role. pic.twitter.com/NIBtoTOx3m

— John Elway (@johnelway) April 27, 2019

Draft Selections

• #20 (from Pittsburgh): Noah Fant, TE, Iowa
• #41: Dalton Risner, G, Kansas State
• #42 (from Cincinnati): Drew Lock, QB, Missouri
• #71: Dre’Mont Jones, DL, Ohio State
• #156 (from Minnesota): Justin Hollins, EDGE, Oregon
• #187 (from Carolina): Juwann Winfree, WR, Colorado

Undrafted Free Agents

• Brett Rypien, QB, Boise State (per Tom Pelissero)
• Joe Dineen, LB, Kansas (per the University of Kansas football program)
• Austin Fort, TE, Wyoming (per Mike Klis)
• Trinty Benson, WR, East Central (per his agent Jerry Marlatt)
• George Aston, FB, Pittsburgh (per Jerry DiPaola)
• Ahmad Gooden, EDGE, Samford (per Benjamin Solak)
• Brian Wallace, T, Arkansas (per Nicki Jhabvala)
• John Leglue, OL, Tulane (per Tulane University’s football program)
• Jaylen Johnson, DL, Washington (per Washington’s football program)
• Kelvin McKnight, WR, Samford (per himself)
• Malik Reed, EDGE, Nevada (per Nevada’s football program)
• Josh Watson, LB, Colorado State (per himself)
• Jacob Bobenmeyer, LS, Northern Colorado (per his college head coach Earnest Collins)
• Alijah Holder, CB, Stanford (per himself)
• Devonte’ Jackson, RB, West Georgia (per his college head coach Enrique Davis)
• Quinn Bailey, T, Arizona State (per his agent Jill McBride Baxter)
• Ryan Crozier, C, Connecticut (per himself)

Noah Fant is an incredibly gifted and athletic tight end. He’s got great speed and he can really stretch the field. We’re very fortunate to get him at 20. pic.twitter.com/tVOA6XXoFm

— John Elway (@johnelway) April 26, 2019

Happy Draft Day, Broncos fans! As promised, here again is your opportunity to enter a 1st round mock draft for the chance to win… still nothing, just like the last three years. Sorry I’m so late getting this up. Evolving priorities have limited my time and interest in my usual pre-draft work. Nevertheless, I thought it would be fun to do this again.

Continue reading 4th Annual Thin Air Mock Draft Challenge

(To see the original top 3 QB article, click here)

When evaluating tape and building biomechanical profiles, there generally comes a point when the profile “clicks”- when predicting the outcome of a play changes from a matter of mystery to a matter of mechanics. While I reached this point with Drew Lock several weeks ago, I never truly reached this point with Dwayne Haskins- when continuing to review his tape, I would still find myself surprised with the outcome of certain plays. Given that I had carefully mapped 5 out his 6 major areas (anterior cervical/ thoracic/ lumbar and posterior thoracic/ lumbar), it was therefore clear that I had to focus my attention on Haskins’ posterior cervical area if I were to reach a satisfying biomechanical catharsis.

Continue reading Biomechanical Review: Dwayne Haskins Update/ Revision