Good morning, Broncos Country. As the end of March nears, the 2026 NFL Draft inches ever so closer. The Denver Broncos scouting department is making stops across the country at Pro Days getting their final information run done before the team begins finalizing its draft board.
Back at Dove Valley, the Broncos’ brass is bringing in prospects for their 30 visits. While not particularly indicative of who they truly covet, it’s a valuable opportunity to interview and evaluate those prospects for the things
that matter outside of what’s on tape.
In just about four weeks, we will know who the franchise has tabbed to be their next top-picked player. That decision will be the culmination of a long and lengthy process that started back at the kickoff of the 2025 collegiate season. Just who will that prospect be? I can’t wait to find out.
Launching soon at Mile High Report will be our annual draft interest tracker cooked up by Scotty Payne for you to get an in-depth look of every prospect Denver has talked to and at what point during the pre-draft circuit.
Over the past several drafts, the Broncos have been able to find productive players in the second round with Nik Bonitto, Marvin Mims Jr., and RJ Harvey. That’s one reason I have faith in General Manager George Payton, as well as Head Coach Sean Payton to come up with a quality list of players on their draft board that can help the team compete for a Super Bowl run in 2026.
A little over a week ago, the Broncos made their big splash trading for wide receiver Jaylen Waddle. His addition to the wide receiver corps will give Bo Nix some much needed help as he prepares to make another jump in Year 3. Could the Broncos opt to add another offensive playmaker into the mix, perhaps at running back or tight end with their top pick to surround Nix with more weapons?
Last year, Denver’s defense was one of the tops in the National Football League. Nobody was better at rushing the passer and their secondary remains strong returning every key starter from last season. Though several of those players are in the last year of their deals.
It makes me wonder if Denver could surprise us all and opt to make a defensive back their top selection in April. I’m not so sure Broncos Country is ready for that sort of curveball, especially after taking Jadhae Barron who barely played last season. Stranger things have happened—and we all know how much Paton loves drafting defensive backs.
But I’m sure you all wouldn’t mind them snagging a top-notch linebacker to eventually take over for Alex Singleton when the time comes. That seems to be a popular opinion based on your commentary in some of our recent draft profiles. Or perhaps Denver opts to add to their defensive trenches, bringing in another talented prospect to compete for playing time and snaps to alleviate the loss of John Franklin-Myers?
It’s the final countdown, friends. Who knows what the Broncos are cooking up for their draft strategy. If the past few years is any indicator of potential success, I think they’ll wind up finding a good one when they make their top pick.
I hope all our readers are enjoying our draft coverage and profiles thus far. Continue to be on the lookout for those, as well as anything else about the draft with April around the corner. As always, thank you for reading. Here is today’s slate of articles for Horse Tracks.
