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Published on 04/27/2011 at Wed Apr 27 07:30.
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Broncos Draft – Countdown To No. 2: #1, Marcell Dareus

Posted Wed Apr 27th by

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Alabama defensive end Marcell Dareus runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Monday, Feb. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

The 2011 NFL Draft will be held tomorrow and unless they trade down, the Denver Broncos will be selecting second overall. We have been counting down our top seven prospects for the Broncos to select with their first pick

Number one:  Alabama defensive tackle Marcell Dareus.  A 6-3 foot, 319 pound defensive lineman, Dareus is considered by many scouts the top defensive tackle prospect in this year’s draft.

As a junior in 2010, Dareus recorded 40 tackles and 4.5 sacks while leading Alabama’s defensive to the BCS National Championship.  Considered one of the most NFL-ready defensive tackle prospects, Dareus could go as early as first overall.

A young prospect (21), Dareus ran a 4.93 timed forty-yard dash, jumped 27 inches vertically and did 24 bench press repetitions at the NFL’s annual scouting combine earlier this year.  He is projected to be a top-five pick on Thursday.

My opinion:  Three words can be used to profile Marcell Dareus:  Athletic, Explosive and Disruptive.  A solid player all-around, Dareus excels against the run and as a pass rusher.  Personally, I believe Dareus is one of the surest players in the draft and Denver cannot afford to put off addressing the defensive line any longer.

Likelihood of him being selected second overall:  Very high.  The Broncos had the second worst run defense in the NFL in 2010 and must address that early in the draft.  As former Broncos safety John Lynch has stated:  “You can have a hand full of Hall of Fame defensive backs, but if you’re not generating a push up front, you’re not going anywhere.” 

Broncos Head Coach John Fox wants this team to start going somewhere, and putting together a better defensive front is the first step in the right direction.  Alabama defensive tackle Marcell Dareus or Auburn defensive tackle Nick Fairley could help the Broncos take that step. 

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  • Mergrath

    This guy “has” to be our pick “if” he's there…we have a 50% chance so I'm optimistic! :)

  • flbronc

    i think he will be the pick if: he is available and we are not able to trade from our pick.

    i am expecting something to pop up that josh mcdaniels had traded our pick for a bag of jock straps 30 minutes before he got canned.

  • areferee

    My only fear is that the fans will be badly divided and not accepting of whatever decision the team makes. If we select someone not of their first choice, or trade down and lose out on the top 6 or 7 picks, will we lose our support for the new staff?

    With all the “mocking” and diversity of opinion, it seems clear that there is no real unanimity in the first round, where it counts the most. I hope we will all rally-round whichever way we go.

    After all, we need so much, a really bad choice seems unlikely.

  • Doom92

    Dareus will be a great versatile player that can and will play all across the front, where ever he lands. But it seems that they are going to blow it and go with Miller. He'll be OK but will NOT be the impact guy that Dareus or Peterson will be… at any time in his career.

    Say hello to the Broncos number 2 pick and Robert Ayers Jr. Von Miller…

    Clearly there are not a huge number of LB's this year and there are D-Linemen but none of the guys that will be available at our second pick will be the impact guy that Dareus will be where ever he goes.

    If he is there and they pick Miller it will be a huge pooch screwing, if gone then I would hope for Peterson. I just don't think picking him over the Big Guy is even remotely moving in the right direction or smart.

    But I do like the new staff a bunch and either way will hope for the best. When they pick Miller tomorrow I hope I'm wrong…

    Just my .02 worth :-).

  • Doom92

    Dareus will be a great versatile player that can and will play all across the front, where ever he lands. But it seems that they are going to blow it and go with Miller. He'll be OK but will NOT be the impact guy that Dareus or Peterson will be… at any time in his career.

    Say hello to the Broncos number 2 pick and Robert Ayers Jr. Von Miller…

    Clearly there are not a huge number of LB's this year and there are D-Linemen but none of the guys that will be available at our second pick will be the impact guy that Dareus will be where ever he goes.

    If he is there and they pick Miller it will be a huge pooch screwing, if gone then I would hope for Peterson. I just don't think picking him over the Big Guy is even remotely moving in the right direction or smart.

    But I do like the new staff a bunch and either way will hope for the best. When they pick Miller tomorrow I hope I'm wrong…

    Just my .02 worth :-).