Best players still available for Broncos to draft in the second round
The Denver Broncos are still going to have great options available with their first pick in the draft.
Best players still available for Broncos to draft in the second round originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . For the Denver Broncos and fans within Broncos Country, sitting through the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft had to be difficult.
However, for players whom the team was realistically targeting, it went pretty well. The Seattle Seahawks used the last pick of the first round to grab Notre Dame running back Jadarian Price, the top realistic running back option for the team. However, hoping he'd fall down to No.
62 was always a bit of a stretch. The Broncos should still be able to have a choice from several top prospects when their first choice comes up on Friday evening. It's nearly impossible to predict what George Paton and Sean Payton will do, particularly when you consider how they approached last year's draft, when they selected several players that hardly anyone had connected to them.
The team enters this draft looking to shore up positional needs and add depth for what many feel will be a deep championship run. With that in mind, here are the seven best available players remaining on the board for the team to consider in round two. You'll see a pattern form that points in the direction that the team should go in.