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Is the Denver Broncos 2012 draft class their best ever?

Which draft class would you pick as the Broncos best ever?

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

On Tuesday Eric Goodman and Les Shapiro on The Afternoon Drive threw out an interesting question. Which draft class was the Denver Broncos best ever? This is in many ways a subjective question, but a fun one nonetheless.

Let's take a look at some of their picks for the best Broncos draft class.

2012

Round 2 - Derek Wolfe, Brock Osweiler, Round 3 - Ronnie Hillman, Round 4 - Omar Bolden, Philip Blake, Round 5 - Malik Jackson, Round 6 - Danny Trevathan

2006

Round 1 - Jay Cutler, Round 2 - Tony Scheffler, Round 4 - Brandon Marshall, Elvis Dumervil, Domenik Hixon, Round 5 - Chris Kuper, Round 6 - Greg Eslinger

1983

Round 1 - Chris Hinton (who would become part of a trade for a guy named John Elway), Round 2 - Mark Cooper, Round 3 - Clint Sampson, Round 5 - George Harris, Bruce Baldwin, Round 6 - Victor Heflin, Round 7 - Myron Dupree, Round 8 - Gary Kubiak, Round 9 - Brian Hawkins, Round 10 - Walt Bowyer, Round 11 - Don Bailey, Round 12 - Karl Mecklenburg

1975

Round 1 - Louis Wright, Round 2 - Charles Smith, Round 3 - Mike Frankowiak, Drew Mahalic, Round 4 - Steve Taylor, Rick Upchurch, Round 5 - Stan Rogers, Rubin Carter, Round 8 - Steve Foley, Round 9 - Roussell Williams, Round 10 - Hank Englehardt, Steve Haggerty, Round 12 - Harry Walters, Round 13 - Eric Penick, Round 14 - Jerry Arnold, Round 15 - Ken Shleton, Round 16 - Bubba Bridges, Round 17 - Lester Sherman

You can browse all of the Denver Broncos previous draft picks at Pro Football Reference's Broncos Draft History.


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