Eagles beat Broncos to offensive weapon by 8 picks in NFL Draft
Philly ends up being the winner here, not Denver.
Eagles beat Broncos to offensive weapon by 8 picks in NFL Draft originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Denver Broncos were viewed as a team that could take a tight end early in the 2026 NFL Draft.
In the end, they didn't get one until the fifth round, when they chose Justin Joly. And they at least in part have the Philadelphia Eagles to blame. In a new article on Thursday by ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, the insider reveals that the Broncos wanted Vanderbilt's Eli Stowers.
The Eagles beat Denver to Stowers by eight spots. "Denver explored taking a tight end somewhat early, but the board didn't fall that way," Fowler writes. "The Broncos would have considered Vanderbilt's Eli Stowers if he made it to No.
62 (he went eight picks earlier). " MORE: Diego Pavia, Shedeur Sanders and an NFL QB problem that goes back to Tim Tebow Joly won't have to become the top TE in Denver right away, but they potentially hope he can become a leader on the depth chart down the road. They did identify one change he can make, too, which could help him blossom.