The Broncos moved up in the fourth round of the NFL draft to take Oregon wide receiver Troy Franklin with the No. 102 overall pick.
Jeff Legwold is a senior writer who covers the Denver Broncos and the NFL at ESPN. Jeff has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years, joining ESPN in 2013. He also assists with NFL draft coverage, including his annual top 100 prospects. Jeff has been a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Board of Selectors since 1999. He has attended every scouting combine since 1987.in 2022, dialed up the Seahawks again Saturday morning. Denver moved up from No. 121 overall to No.
The Broncos also sent a fifth-round pick and a sixth-round pick to the Seahawks and received a seventh-round pick in addition to the pick they used for Franklin., Franklin's speed is needed in the Broncos' offense. Franklin was one of the fastest receivers at the scouting combine this year with a 4.41 time in the 40-yard dash, and the Broncos' expectation is that he should quickly threaten defenses in the intermediate and deep parts of the field.
A quality route runner, Franklin was a favorite target of Nix, with the wideout setting Oregon single-season records last season in receiving yards , receiving touchdowns and 100-yard receiving games . Each of those totals were more than Franklin's first two seasons combined. The Broncos made Nix the sixth quarterback off the board Thursday night when they selected him No. 12 overall. Nix played two seasons with Franklin and the Broncos got an up-close look at how they worked together when Franklin was one of the receivers for Nix at their private pre-draft workout for the quarterback.
Denver hasn't officially said Nix will compete for the starting job as a rookie, but coach Sean Payton said Thursday night:"We have to maximize the reps that we have and let them develop, and that stuff will sort itself out."
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