ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Could the Broncos be on the move?
A slew of mock drafts have projected the Broncos will execute a trade and pick somewhere other than 12th-overall spot in this year’s draft. But will they move up? If so, how far? Will they move back instead?
Ahead of last year’s NFL Draft, DenverBroncos.com took a deep dive into the past moves of Payton and Paton. In an attempt to provide context — and a hint of what to expect — before the duo’s first draft together, the piece examined several aspects of their trade histories.
The detailed look included insight into the direction they usually traded, how often they moved, when those trades occurred and more.
And after conducting the 2023 NFL Draft together, there’s even more information to parse through. That’s particularly helpful as the Broncos prepare to make their first first-round pick since 2021.
Here, then, is a look at the three draft-day trades the Broncos made in 2023 — and how they fit or stray from previous Payton and Paton decisions.
[Editor’s note: As was the case last year, these figures only include trades made during the draft. Other deals are not mentioned.]
The Broncos executed three trades in 2023, and the first two swaps helped Denver move up the board. Denver first sent the 68th-overall and 138th-overall picks to the Lions for the 63rd-overall and 183rd-overall selections. With the final pick of the second-round, the Broncos snagged Pro Bowler Marvin Mims Jr.
Just a few minutes later, Denver traded the 108th-overall pick and its 2024 third-round selection to Seattle to move back into the third round and select cornerback Riley Moss at No. 83.
Denver’s lone trade back came on Day 3, as the Broncos sent the 195th pick to the Saints for tight end Adam Trautman and the 257th-overall pick.
The moves resembled Payton’s strategy from New Orleans, as two of his three…
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