Mock draft so far:
#1 – St. Louis – Sam Bradford – Oklahoma
#2 – Detroit Lions – Ndamukong Suh – Nebraska
#3 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Gerald McCoy – Oklahoma
#4 – Washington Redskins – Russel Okung – Oklahoma State
#5 – Kansas City Chiefs – Eric Berry – Tennessee
#6 – Seattle Seahawks – Bryan Bulaga – Iowa
#7 – Cleveland Browns – Jason Pierre-Paul – South Florida
#8 – Oakland Raiders – Bruce Campbell – Maryland
#9 – Buffalo Bills – Jimmy Clausen – Notre Dame
#10 – Jacksonville Jaguars – Earl Thomas – Texas
#11 – Denver Broncos – Dez Bryant – Oklahoma State
Denver has made a few additions over the offseason, most notably NT Jamal Williams and QB Brady Quinn. Quinn had the pedigree coming out of college, now we will be able to see if Josh McDaniels can develop him into a starter for 2011. Expect Kyle Orton to be the QB of 2010, but if he doesn’t make it to the playoffs, expect Brady Quinn to get a chance late in the season to make his case to start in 2011. The Broncos signed DT Justin Bannan as a DT from the Ravens and DE Jarvis Green from the Patriots. Combine those two new additions with NT Jamal Williams from the Chargers, and the Broncos will have a new front 3 in their 3-4 defense. Obviously, the Broncos were not happy with their front 3 in 2009 because they fell apart at the end of the year. Since they addressed that area and traded for a young QB, some help on offense makes the most sense.
QB Jay Cutler helped make Brandon Marshall into a true #1 receiver, but his best work was making WR Eddie Royal into a rookie of the year candidate. Royal had 91 catches for 980 yards in 2008, but dropped to 37 and 345 in year 2. He’s undersized and could fit into a slot receiver role if the Broncos draft Dez Bryant. Brandon Marshall seems to be the next Anquan Boldin who gets trade rumors for a few years, then finally will get dealt or let go during free agency. If the Broncos do let him go, it will be because they feel Bryant can be a #1 receiver. If Denver finds a way to resign Marshall, Bryant is only a #2 receiver.
Expect a bounce back year for the Broncos if their d-line can get some chemistry quickly and if Bryant has a good rookie year.