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DENVER BRONCOS - OFFENSE
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QB
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Jake Plummer |
Jay
Cutler / Bradlee Van Pelt |
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RB
|
Tatum Bell |
Ron
Dayne |
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FB
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Kyle Johnson |
Cecil Sapp |
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OT
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Matt Lepsis |
Cornell Green |
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OG
|
Ben
Hamilton |
Taylor Whitley / Chris Kuper |
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C
|
Tom
Nalen |
Greg Eslinger |
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OG
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Cooper Carlisle |
Martin Bibla / Chris Myers |
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OT
|
George Foster |
P.J.
Alexander |
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TE
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Stephen Alexander |
Tony Scheffler |
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WR
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Rod
Smith |
Ashlie Lelie / Darius Watts |
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WR
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Javon Walker |
Brandon Marshall / Charlie
Adams |
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DENVER BRONCOS - DEFENSE |
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DE
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John Engleberger |
Elvis Dumervil / Kenard Lang |
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DT
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Gerard Warren |
Demetrin Veal |
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DT
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Michael Myers |
Amon Gordon |
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DE
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Courtney Brown |
Ebenezer Ekuban |
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LB
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D.J.
Williams |
Keith Burns |
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LB
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Al
Wilson |
Nate Webster |
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LB
|
Ian
Gold |
Patrick Chukwurah |
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CB
|
Champ Bailey |
Dominique Foxworth |
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CB
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Darrent Williams |
Roc
Alexander |
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S
|
John Lynch |
Sam
Brandon |
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S
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Nick Ferguson |
Curome Cox |
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DENVER BRONCOS
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2006 DRAFT IN REVIEW
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RD
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PICK
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NAME |
POS
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SCHOOL |
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1
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11
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Jay Cutler |
QB
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Vanderbilt |
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2
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61
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Tony Scheffler |
TE
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W. Michigan |
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4
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119
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Brandon Marshall |
WR
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UCF |
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4
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126
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Elvis Dumervil |
DE
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Louisville |
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4
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130
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Domenik Hixon |
WR
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Akron |
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5
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161
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Chris Kuper |
OL
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North Dakota |
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6
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198
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Greg Eslinger |
C
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Minnesota |
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Draft Grade: B
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Denver knew the QB
situation needed to be
addressed. Even though
Plummer put together the
best season of his career
in 2005, the Broncos had
to think about the backup
situation and the future.
Meet QB Jay Cutler,
both the back up and the
future for Denver.
Possessing all the tools
of an NFL Quarterback,
Cutler's only downfall was
his lack of wins at
Vanderbilt. That should
change in Denver. The
Broncos then traded a
second round pick to
obtain disgruntled WR
Javon Walker, who was on
the verge of stardom prior
to the ACL injury which
cost him most of the '05
season. Denver has plans
to make Walker the heir
apparent to the aging Rod
Smith at the #1 WR
position. The Broncos
drafted well on day two,
starting with the
acquisition of DE Elvis
Dumervil. Despite his
diminutive frame, Dumervil
led the nation in sacks
(20) in 2005. At the very
least, he'll be a
phenomenal third-down
pass-rushing specialist
for Denver. And the
Broncos landed excellent
value with OG Chris
Kuper and C Greg
Eslinger in rounds
five and six respectively.
Both have the ideal
skill-set to thrive in
Denver. |
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