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"We were just going over the [draft] board before we came here," General Manager George Paton said. "… There's a number of good players tomorrow. We have six picks. We have flexibility."

"If you're a pressure player, at some point, you've got to have production," Head Coach Sean Payton said. "This player had that."

Here's a look at who the Broncos added to their roster during the 2024 NFL Draft.

A 2023 second-team All-American and first-team All-Pac-12 player, Elliss recorded 12 sacks, 16 tackles for loss, three quarterback hits and a forced fumble in his final season for Utah.

"I don't want to just be a draft pick," Nix said at his introductory press conference. "I want to be able to show my improvements and show that I can do what [they] picked me to do, and that's to go out there and help win games [and] do whatever I can to put his team in a better situation."

"When you watch him, it's pretty calming," Head Coach Sean Payton said. "He's very efficient."

The minutes before Denver's pick wouldn't be without stress. The Falcons surprisingly selected Michael Penix Jr. with the eighth-overall pick, which threw the ensuing picks into flux.

"I know everybody has to compete," Nix said. "I know everyone has to go to work."

The 2023 Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year and a Heisman Trophy finalist, Nix led Oregon to a 12-2 record in his final season as he completed 77.4 percent of his passes and threw for 4,508 yards, 45 touchdowns and three interceptions.

Scheffler, a second-round pick by the Broncos in 2006, will announce the 76th-overall selection.

The 2024 NFL Draft is set to begin.

Also, seven returning Broncos have decided to wear new numbers ahead of the 2024 season.

Before the Broncos add a key contributor — whether at the 12th-overall pick or another slot — DenverBroncos.com is taking stock off where the roster stands following the first several waves of free agency.

"To all the trailblazing athletes who helped launched this sport, you've not only found your community, you've been a part of building one," Owner Carrie Walton Penner said.

The Jets' top selection in the 2021 draft, Wilson started 33 games over three seasons for New York.

After Denver exercised the fifth-year option on Surtain's rookie contract, the All-Pro cornerback now remains under contract with the Broncos through 2025.

Colorado is the 11th state in the U.S. to sanction girls flag football as a high school sport.

"Bringing back the classic uniforms celebrating the 1977 team and the Orange Crush defense is just a great honor to us who played during that era," Hall of Famer Randy Gradishar said.

Another veteran defender has joined the Broncos' roster.

The design process for the team's first new uniforms since 1997 may be just as impressive as the finalized threads.

The Orange uniform and Legacy Blue "D" helmet pays tribute to the Orange Crush era and specifically the 1977 season when the Broncos made their first Super Bowl appearance.

The Broncos' new threads have officially arrived.

This time, we're picking Denver's top draft pick from each of the Broncos' six-plus decades in the organization's history.

The 2024 NFL Draft is less than a week away.

"I think the simple message [to the team] on Monday was, 'That's what we're doing right now,'" Payton said. "It's not football right now, it's getting our bodies [right]."

"We have flexibility, but we do know at 12, if we stand pat, we're going to get a really good player," Paton said.

"I'm [going] in with my teammates," Chavous said. "We all are one. … We're just coming back together again. I feel honored just to be in there with them."

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?

Guests representing Special Olympics, Crucial Catch and the American Cancer Society will announce a pair of the Broncos' Day 3 picks.

The Broncos have found Hall of Fame talent late in the draft.

Blackson is a nine-year veteran who has appeared in 128 games in his career and started 42 contests.

With two weeks until the start of the 2024 NFL Draft, here's a look at several analysts' projections for the Broncos' first-round selection in the 2024 NFL Draft.

Which Round 2 and 3 picks have made the biggest impact for the Broncos?

Ware anonymously performed "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" by Tears for Fears, and while he was voted off at the end of the show, one of the judges told Ware that he "sang so beautifully."

The Broncos are soon slated to make their first first-round pick since 2021, and they'll look to add another talented player to their roster.

Sutton, coaching at his alma mater against fellow SMU alum James Proche II, helped the blue team earn a 20-3 win in the Mustangs' annual spring game.

"[Shanahan] was able to do it two times and win back-to-back Super Bowls, which I think really kind of separates you," Pro Football Hall of Fame voter and Coach/Contributor Selection Committee member Charean Williams said.

Denver has added again to the interior of its offensive line.

"From a student level of the game, he made me alter my game," Lewis said. "He made me watch more film. And that's what I call the greatest quarterback — to me — me and his battle[s]."

The Broncos previously announced in late March that the team would introduce new uniforms for the first time since 1997.

Throckmorton has appeared in 46 career games and started 27 contests across three seasons.

Hamilton is among the most successful drivers in Formula 1 history, but a recent GQ feature explored Hamilton's many interests beyond the grid.

A fourth-round pick of the Rams in 2017, Reynolds has caught 220 passes for 2,933 yards and 19 touchdowns in 107 career games.

Antonopulos now counts himself among the 11 former athletic trainers who have been honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the initial classes for the Awards of Excellence.

"We take it really seriously about how our players feel about coming into the building every day," Penner said. "[Owner] Carrie [Walton Penner] mentioned it on the first day that we took ownership: We want to be the best team to play for, to work for and to cheer for."

Head Coach Sean Payton emphasized Monday that while Stidham will compete for Denver's starting role, "there will be other candidates" to be the Broncos' starting quarterback.

"I don't think there are any shortcuts or quick fixes," Penner said. "We're going to do this the right way and have this team be competitive this coming season, but also be in a position to build for the future."

President Damani Leech said the Broncos' logo and team colors will remain the same but that the uniform will undergo "a full redesign."

"I think the important thing with those players is the vision statement that we have and what we think they can contribute — their strengths, their weaknesses," Payton said of Brandon Jones and Malcolm Roach.

Denver holds eight picks in this year's draft, including a pair of top 100 picks.

There will be a bit more burnt orange in the Broncos' locker room in 2024.

The Broncos have retained a veteran defensive player and key special teams contributor.

Peart spent the first four years of his career with the Giants, for whom he appeared in 43 regular-season games and started seven contests from 2020-23.

With the first week of free agency complete, here's a look at several analysts' projections for the Broncos' first-round selection in the 2024 NFL Draft.

Former Broncos quarterback Steve Tensi, who started more than 30 games across four seasons with Denver from 1967-70, was 81 years old.

The Broncos have added to their inside linebacking corps as they continue to sign free agents.

The NFL season remains months away, but a pair of Broncos will get in their share of competition this week.

A four-year veteran, Roach has appeared in 41 games and started five contests for the Saints since 2020.

The Broncos have added a veteran safety in free agency.

A five-year veteran, Humphrey appeared in all 17 games and started eight contests for Denver in 2023 in his first season for the Broncos.

The 2024 NFL league year began at 2 p.m. MT on Wednesday.

Here's a look at the players that officially became free agents at 2 p.m. MT on Wednesday.

Trautman, whom the team acquired via a trade during the 2023 NFL Draft, started 12 contests and appeared in all 17 games during his first season in Denver.

Flag football isn't heading to the Olympics until 2028, but a championship quarterback will still take a starring role at the Paris Olympics this summer.

A nine-year veteran, Burton joined the Broncos in 2023 and appeared in all 17 of Denver's games.

Lutz connected on 30-of-34 field-goal attempts in his first season in Denver.

Locke appeared in 12 of Denver's final 13 games in 2023 and started eight contests as he notched 53 tackles, two tackles for loss, three quarterback hits, five pass breakups, two forced fumbles and an interception.

Jeudy, whom the Broncos drafted in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, recorded 211 receptions for 3,053 yards and 11 touchdowns in 57 games with the Broncos.

McLaughlin was assigned No. 38 when he joined the Broncos, and it holds special meaning for the young player.

Following nearly a decade in Denver, safety Justin Simmons' time as a Bronco will come to a close.

LSU's Jayden Daniels, North Carolina's Drake Maye, Michigan's J.J. McCarthy, Oregon's Bo Nix and Washington's Michael Penix Jr. all spoke about their meetings in Indianapolis with the Broncos' brass.

A pair of Broncos Ring of Famers made the Talk of Fame Two list.

Cain served as the Broncos' Pass Rush Specialist in 2023 after joining Head Coach Sean Payton's staff in March.

"Pat, he's the best cornerback in the game right now," Arnold said.

Head Coach Sean Payton also received strong marks, as he was one of 19 coaches to receive at least an A-minus rating.

Western National Scout Sae Woon Jo was also honored in the AFC category as the individual who best ran Pro Days.

NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah assigned Verse to the Broncos as No. 12 in his latest mock draft.

Among the options in the 2024 NFL Draft: a talented interior defensive lineman or a stout edge player who could also bolster the Broncos' pass rush.

Paton added the recently announced salary cap bump does create a bit of additional flexibility and could increase the Broncos' ability to add in free agency.