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Who Did the Denver Broncos Draft?

In the 2025 NFL Draft, the Denver Broncos selected …

• Jahdae Barron | CB
• RJ Harvey | RB
• Pat Bryant | WR
• Sai'vion Jones | EDGE
• Quandarrious Robinson | EDGE
• Jeremy Crawshaw | P
• Caleb Lohner | TE

Grading the Broncos NFL Draft

Denver Broncos | Draft Grade: C-

The Broncos stunned the draft community by bypassing RB Omarion Hampton—believed to be the apple of their eye—for CB Jahdae Barron. They made the right decision, selecting the superior prospect at a more-valuable position. Barron is a destructive tone-setter in a zone scheme.

I was one of the media’s most bullish on UCF RB RJ Harvey—it turns out Sean Payton was even more bullish than me. Harvey is a home run hitter with 4.40 speed. He runs low to the ground, and, when he gets going, he runs with more power and authority than you’d expect.

In 2024, Harvey posted strong broken tackle (69), elusive rating (122.2), and yards after contact (3.88) metrics. He runs through arm tackles and bounces away from off-angle attempts. I love his bouncy lateral agility behind the line of scrimmage. He smoothly swerves from danger, punches the gas, and reaches top gear in a few steps. 

While I loved Denver’s first two picks, I wasn’t as big of a fan of the rest of their class. I thought the Broncos reached on a low-ceiling prospect in WR Pat Bryant, and I thought they too aggressively pulled up EDGEs Sai’vion Jones and Que Robinson based on projectable traits.

RJ Harvey Fantasy Football Value

Ian Hartitz: Harvey hit the nut landing spot here inside the reigning top-10 Broncos scoring offense that brings back PFF's second-ranked offensive line. Throw in one of the softer RB rooms in the league, and it's possible the UCF talent emerges as a legit upside RB2 in fantasy land inside a Sean Payton offense that has always loved to throw the ball to its backs. That said: Mark Ingram averaged only 10.3 touches per game in his first three seasons under Payton after earning Round 1 draft capital back in the day. Weirder things have happened. Still, Harvey undoubtedly deserves a big jump up the ranks in re-draft and dynasty land alike; he has as good a case as any non-Jeanty rookie RB for No. 2 treatment in this class.

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