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Gauging NFL draft's top six picks: Barkley, Mayfield trending up](http://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/273963/gauging-nfl-drafts-top-six-barkley-mayfield-trending-up) (ESPN)*
If the quarterbacks go early, the Broncos could stay at No. 5 and focus on Chubb, Ohio State cornerback Denzel Ward or Notre Dame guard Quenton Nelson. All three would project to start as rookies.*

John Elway aiming to make Broncos' roster faster in draft (Jeff Legwold, ESPN)
With the NFL draft approaching, John Elway said he often thinks of one lesson he learned from his father, Jack, who once served as the Denver Broncos' director of scouting.

Dixon's struggles with long-field punt led Broncos to King (Mike Klis, 9News)
There is a time in just about every game where every team has fourth down on its own 20 or so and it needs its punter to flip the field and have the opponent start at its own 20.

Denver Broncos to announce fourth- and fifth-round picks at Casa Bonita (Joe Nguyen, The Denver Post)
Raise that flag for more sopapillas, the Denver Broncos are coming to Casa Bonita.