ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — General Manager George Paton has spoken previously about his belief that the NFL has turned into a “rush and cover” league on defense.
And in this year’s NFL Draft, there should be a variety of options to acquire another one of those rushers.
From the top of the draft — where Aidan Hutchinson, Travon Walker and Kayvon Thibodeaux are jockeying for position — to the later rounds, there’s apparent edge rushing talent.
Paton, asked Friday at his predraft press conference about the state of the edge rushing class, identified the group as the best in the draft.
“I think the edge class is really strong,” Paton said. “Everyone needs pass rushers, and I think there’s a number of pass rushers in this draft, so I would say that would be the strength. There’s other positions that are strong, but I think edge is probably the No. 1 strength.”
The Broncos have been linked to pass rushers in several mock drafts, and it seems quite possible Denver could add to its…