ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Broncos have made their final selection of the 2024 NFL Draft.
Denver chose South Carolina guard Nick Gargiulo with the 256th-overall pick, which was the penultimate selection of the draft.
"I am excited for the opportunity to play for such a great franchise," Gargiulo said. "Regardless of when my name was called, I am really thankful to them for the opportunity."
Gargiulo, who transferred to South Carolina in 2023 after spending 2018-22 at Yale, started seven games at center and five games at left guard in 2023. He served as a team captain in his lone season with the Gamecocks.
Before transferring, Gargiulo was a first-team All-Ivy League player and team captain at center in 2022. He previously played left tackle for the Bulldogs.
Gargiulo was assigned a sixth-round grade by The Athletic's Dane Brugler.
Flip through photos of G Nick Gargiulo's path from South Carolina to the Broncos, who selected him with the 256th-overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
A headshot of Nick Gargiulo from his tenure at the University of South Carolina. Photo courtesy of the University of South Carolina
Nick Gargiulo readies for the snap. Photo courtesy of the University of South Carolina's Athletics Department
South Carolina takes on Mississippi State in SEC football action at William Brice Stadium on Saturday, September 23, 2023 in Columbia, South Carolina. Tim Cowie/Tim Cowie Photography
Nick Gargiulo prepares to snap the ball against Kentucky. Photo courtesy of the University of South Carolina's Athletics Department
The South Carolina offense lines up from its own 1-yard line with Nick Gargiulo waiting to snap the ball against the Kentucky defense during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr.)
South Carolina offensive lineman Nick Gargiulo poses for a portrait at the NFL football Combine, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Indianapolis. (Doug Benc/AP Images for the NFL)
South Carolina offensive lineman Nick Gargiulo runs the 40-yard dash at the NFL football scouting combine, Sunday, March 3, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
South Carolina offensive lineman Nick Gargiulo runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine, Sunday, March 3, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
South Carolina offensive lineman Nick Gargiulo runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine, Sunday, March 3, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
South Carolina offensive lineman Nick Gargiulo runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine, Sunday, March 3, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
