The Denver Broncos won’t make a pick until late in the second-round of the 2026 NFL Draft.
That is if GM George Paton and head coach Sean Payton don’t trade up the board.
Denver acquired wide receiver Jaylen Waddle from the Dolphins in a huge deal, sending its first-round pick to Miami.
And while the oddsmakers like the Broncos to select someone on the defensive side of the football, a new report from ESPN’s Matt Miller on Thursday morning is catching people’s attention.
In the latest buzz for each NFL team, Miller offered up an interesting nugget about what Denver might do with the No. 62 overall pick.
“With only one pick inside the top 100, the Broncos must be strategic about how they’ll fill needs in this draft,” Miller wrote. “One position I’ve heard could be in play at No. 62 is offensive tackle, where Garett Bolles will turn 34 years old and Mike McGlinchey is 31.”
Yes, the Broncos offensive line appears to be set for the 2026 season, with Bolles and McGlinchey anchoring the outside. But Paton and Payton must start planning for the future and protecting QB Bo Nix is paramount. An offensive tackle might make sense.
After this season cutting Bolles would result in only a $4 million dead cap hit. McGlinchey would be a much more significant ding at a little more than $15 million.
In a perfect world, both finish their careers with the Broncos with a fat Super Bowl ring to show for their efforts. However that’s rarely how it works, so it’s worth keeping an eye on Denver spending a premium pick on an offensive tackle.
The NFL Draft gets rolling two weeks from today.