The Denver Broncos only made five picks in the 2023 NFL draft this spring, and general manager George Paton tried to maximize those picks.
Opinions are varied on the team’s 2023 draft class. Touchdown Wire’s Doug Farrar gave the team a “B” grade, which seems pretty fair. Some draft pundits were much harsher.
René Bugner (@RNBWCV on Twitter) recently compiled 29 evaluations of the 2023 class and gave each team a cumulative draft grade. The cumulative grade for Denver is 2.42, which ranks 28th out of 32 teams.
The Broncos’ cumulative grade was sunk by an “F” grade and three “D” grades. Denver was one of just four teams who received an “F” from one of the 29 evaluators.
🏈🧑🏻🎓 I´ve compiled 29 evaluations of the 2023 NFL draft and totaled the team grades.
Here is the spreadsheet. Sorted by GPA for all 32 teams.
I also sorted the 29 evaluations by GPA. From left (soft graders) to right (hard graders).
Thanks to all who give out grades every year! pic.twitter.com/lEvqCkViCT— René Bugner (@RNBWCV) May 25, 2023
Of course, none of this really matters — draft experts have been wrong plenty of times before. As coach Sean Payton noted after the draft, it’s hard to give a fair grade to any particular class until three years after the draft.
We’ll have a better idea of how good (or bad) the Broncos’ 2023 draft class is in 2025. In the meantime, draft pundits aren’t feeling too optimistic.
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