Who will be available when the Broncos pick in the NFL Draft?

There’s less than a week to go until the Denver Broncos make their first pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. Because of the Russell Wilson trade, George Paton doesn’t have a pick until No. 64, so he’s at the mercy of who falls down the board. To get a better idea of the prospects who could be there when the Broncos pick, I decided to take a look to through the Athletic’s consensus draft board, curated by Arif Hasan. It’s a top 300 draft board using input from 60 + different draft analysts.

Using the consensus list, I elected to make a list of players at each position who look like they’ll be available at 64. They’re ranked in the order they appear with no consideration for fit within the Broncos scheme. I do recommend checking out the list in full to see where players stack up.

Quarterback

1. Carson Strong - Nevada
2. Bailey Zappe - Western Kentucky
3. Kaleb Eleby - Western Michigan
4. Jack Coan - Notre Dame
5. Cole Kelly - Southeastern Louisiana
6. Skylar Thompson - Kansas State
7. Brock Purdy - Iowa State
8. Dustin Crum - Kent State

Running Back

1. Dameon Pierce - Florida
2. James Cook - Georgia
3. Brian Robinson Jr. - Alabama
4. Rachaad White - Arizona State
5. Jerome Ford - Cincinnati
6. Tyler Allgeier - BYU
7. Zamir White - Georgia
8. Kyren Williams - Notre Dame
9. Pierre Strong Jr. - South Dakota State
10. Abram Smith - Baylor
11. Hassan Haskins - Michigan
12. Tyler Badie - Missouri
13. Ty Chandler - North Carolina
14. D’Vonte Price - Florida International
15. Kennedy Brooks - Oklahoma
16. Jerrion Ealy - Mississippi
17. Tyler Goodson - Iowa
18. Zonovan Knight - North Carolina State
19. Sincere McCormick - UTSA
20. ZaQuandre White - South Carolina
21. Kevin Harris - South Carolina
22. Tyrion Davis-Price - LSU
23. Kashaun Corbin - Florida State
24. Isaih Pacheco - Rutgers
25. Keaontay Ingram - USC
26. CJ Verdell - Oregon

Tight end / Fullback

1. Greg Dulcich - UCLA
2. Jeremy Ruckert - Ohio State
3. Isaiah Likely - Coastal Carolina
4. Jelani Woods - Virginia
5. Cade Otton - Washington
6. Charlie Kolar - Iowa State
7. Jalen Wydermyer - Texas A&M
8. Daniel Bellinger - San Diego State
9. Jake Ferguson - Wisconsin
10. Chigoziem Okonkwo - Maryland
11. Cole Turner - Nevada
12. Grant Calcaterra
13. James Mitchell - Virginia Tech
14. Austin Allen - Nebraska
15. Connor Heyward - Michigan State
16. Derrick Deese Jr. - San Jose State
17. Gerrit Prince - Alabama-Birmingham
18. Chase Allen - Iowa State

Wide Receiver

1. Jalen Tolbert - South Alabama
2. Alec Pierce - Cincinnati
3. David Bell - Purdue
4. Wan’Dale Robinson - Kentucky
5. Khalil Shakir - Boise State
6. Calvin Austin III - Memphis
7. Justyn Ross - Clemson
8. Kyle Philips - UCLA
9. Bo Melton - Rutgers
10. Velus Jones Jr. - Tennessee
11. Danny Gray - SMU
12. Romeo Doubs - Nevada
13. Kevin Austin Jr. - Notre Dame
14. Erik Ezukanma - Texas Tech
15. Tyquan Thornton - Baylor
16. Makai Polk - Mississippi State
17. Jalen Nailor - Michigan State
18. Charleston Rambo - Miami (FL)
19. Reggie Roberson Jr. - SMU
20. Dontario Drummond - Mississippi
21. Tre Turner - Virginia Tech
22. Isaiah Weston - Northern Iowa
23. Jaivon Heiligh - Coastal Carolina
24. Dai’Jean Dixon - Nicholls
25. Josh Johnson - Tulsa
26. Braylon Sanders - Ole Miss
27. Ty Fryfogle - Indiana
28. Samori Toure - Nebraska
29. Jaquarii Roberson - Wake Forest

Offensive Line

1. Darian Kinnard - Kentucky
2. Nicholas Petit-Frere - Ohio State
3. Cole Strange - Chattanooga
4. Abraham Lucas - Washington State
5. Dylan Parham - Memphis
6. Sean Rhyan - UCLA
7. Jamaree Salyer - Georgia
8. Ed Ingram - LSU
9. Cam Jurgens - Nebraska
10. Max Mitchell - Louisiana
11. Rasheed Walker - Penn State
12. Luke Fortner - Kentucky
13. Luke Goedeke - Central Michigan
14. Braxton Jones - Southern Utah
15. Thayer Munford - Ohio State
16. Spencer Burford - UTSA
17. Dare Rosenthal - Kentucky
18. Joshua Ezeudu - North Carolina
19. Lecitus Smith - Virginia Tech
20. Zach Tom - Wake Forest
21. Alec Lindstrom - Boston College
22. Cade Mays - Tennessee
23. Marquis Hayes - Oklahoma
24. Justin Shaffer - Georgia
25. Logan Bruss - Wisconsin
26. Kellen Diesch - Arizona State
27. Matt Waletzko - North Dakota
28. Dohnovan West - Arizona State
29. Chris Paul - Tulsa
30. Cordell Volson - North Dakota State
31. Andrew Stueber - Michigan
32. Obinna Eze - TCU
33. Chase Hines - LSU
34. Nick Zakelj - Fordham
35. Luke Wattenberg - Washington
36. Ja’Tyre Carter - Southern
37. Zachary Thomas - San Diego State
38. Dawson Deaton - Texas Tech
39. Tyrese Robinson - Oklahoma
40. Myron Cunningham - Arkansas
41. William Dunkle - San Diego State
42. Ben Brown - Mississippi
43. Luke Tenuta - Virginia Tech
44. Austin Deculus - LSU

Defensive Line

1. Phidarian Mathis - Alabama
2. Matthew Butler - Tennessee
3. Haskell Garrett - Ohio State
4. John Ridgeway - Arkansas
5. Thomas Booker - Stanford
6. Otito Ogbonnia - UCLA
7. Neil Farrell Jr - LSU
8. Jayden Peey - Texas A&M
9. Christopher Hinton - Michigan
10. Kalia Davis - Central Florida
11. Esezi Otomewo - Minnesota
12. Eric Johnson - Missouri State
13. Noah Elliss - Idaho
14. Marquan McCall - Kentucky
15. Matt Henningsen - Wisconsin

Edge

1. Kingsley Enagbare - South Carolina
2. Cameron Thomas - San Diego State
3. Myjai Sanders - Cincinnati
4. Sam Williams - Ole Miss
5. Josh Paschal - Kentucky
6. DeAngelo Malone - Western Kentucky
7. Zachary Carter - Florida
8. Dominique Robinson - Miami (OH)
9. Tyreke Smith - Ohio State
10. Alex Wright - UAB
11. Amaré Barno - Virginia Tech
12. Isaiah Thomas - Oklahoma
13. Micheal Clemons - Texas A&M
14. Jesse Luketa - Penn State
15. Jeffrey Gunter - Coastal Carolina
16. Christopher Allen - Alabama
17. Jeremiah Moon - Florida
18. Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa - Notre Dame
19. Tyree Johnson - Texas A&M
20. David Anenih - Houston
21. Tre Williams - Arkansas

Linebacker

1. Channing Tindall - Alabama
2. Troy Andersen - Montana State
3. Brian Asamoah - Oklahoma
4. Damone Clark - LSU
5. Brandon Smith - Penn State
6. Darrian Beavers - Cincinnati
7. Malcolm Rodriguez - Oklahoma State
8. JoJo Domann - Nebraska
9. Mike Rose - Iowa State
10. D’Marco Jackson - Appalachian State
11. Jack Sanborn - Wisconsin
12. Aaron Hansford - Texas A&M
13. Terrel Bernard - Baylor
14. Zakoby McClain - Auburn
15. Sterling Weatherford - Miami (OH)
16. Micah McFadden - Indiana
17. Kyron Johnson - Kansas
18. Chance Campbell - Ole Miss
19. Nephi Sewell - Utah
20. Josh Ross - Michigan
21. Adam Anderson - Georgia

Cornerback

1. Tariq Woolen - UTSA
2. Marcus Jones - Houston
3. Coby Bryant - Cincinnati
4. Cam Taylor-Britt - Nebraska
5. Martin Emerson - Mississippi State
6. Alontae Taylor - Tennessee
7. Jalyn Armour-Davis - Alabama
8. Zyon McCollum - Sam Houston
9. Derion Kendrick - Georgia
10. Josh Jobe - Alabama
11. Joshua Williams - Fayetteville State
12. Mario Goodrich - Clemson
13. Akayleb Evans - Missouri
14. Tariq Castro-Fields - Penn State
15. Damarri Mathis - Pittsburgh
16. Cordale Flott - LSU
17. Kalon Barnes - Baylor
18. Mykael Wright - Oregon
19. Jaylen Watson - Washington State
20. Montaric Brown - Arkansas
21. Chase Lucas - Arizona State
22. Jack Jones - Arizona State
23. Jermaine Waller - Virginia Tech
24. Decobie Durant - South Carolina State
25. Vincent Gray - Michigan
26. Damarion Williams - Houston
27. Josh Thompson - Texas
28. Isaac Taylor-Stuart - USC
29. Gregory Junior - Ouachita Baptist
30. Chris Steele - Southern California

Safety

1. Kerby Joseph - Illinois
2. Bryan Cook - Cincinnati
3. Nick Cross - Maryland
4. Verone McKinley III - Oregon
5. JT Woods - Baylor
6. Dane Belton - Iowa
7. Tycen Anderson - Toledo
8. Smoke Monday - North Carolina
9. Leon O’Neal Jr. - Texas A&M
10. Yusuf Corker - Kentucky
11. Percy Butler - Lousiana
12. Markquese Bell - Florida A&M
13. Bubba Bolden - Miami (FL)
14. Quentin Lake - UCLA
15. Delarrin Turner-Yell - Oklahoma
16. Juanyeh Thomas - Georgia Tech
17. Kolby Harvell-Peel - Oklahoma State

Punter

1. Matt Araiza - San Diego State
2. Jordan Stout - Penn State

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