Miller predicted the Broncos will trade pick No. 12, a first-round pick in 2025 and a first-round pick in 2026 to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for pick No. 4. Denver then uses that pick to select Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy. That’s a steep price to pay, but if McCarthy is Sean Payton’s “ guy ,” the Broncos could be aggressive.

The NFL Draft is less than a week away, meaning we're almost finished with a pre-draft process that sometimes seems interminable. Or maybe that's just me, seeing as this is the sixth mock draft I've written leading up to it.

After finishing with a losing record in back-to-back seasons with Russell Wilson at quarterback, the Broncos released Wilson in March and will go in a new direction in 2024.

The Broncos met with Louisiana running back Jacob Kibodi ahead of the NFL draft. They are likely considering him as an UDFA prospect.

The last thing an NFL decision-maker is going to do one week before the draft is tip their team’s hand. Broncos head coach Sean Payton and general manager George Paton certainly didn’t Thursday. But they did make one thing clear seven days before Denver enters the first round of the draft needing a quarterback and holding the No.