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Posted Thu Apr 26th by

Round Five

137. Derek Carrier, WR, Beloit

You may be thinking, what the heck is a Beloit? To answer that question, it’s a small college in Wisconsin. At that small college in Wisconsin, a big wide receiver named Derek Carrier absolutely dominated his “competition”.

Playing at Beloit, Carrier had 75 receptions for 1,250 yards with 12 touchdowns.

The combine was Carrier’s playground. Carrier ran a 4.49 in the forty, a 6.69 in the six cone drill (speed-demon Stephen Hill ran a 6.88), and notched a 40 inch vertical leap.

The Broncos and several other teams (including the Raiders) have been very interested in Carrier. This rise in interest is correlated with his draft stock. Denver will have to take Carrier in at least the fifth (possibly fourth) if they want to land him.

Other Possibilities: If the Broncos have already selected a receiver like A.J. Jenkins or Kendall Wright they could for other defensive and or special teams players.

Corners DeQuan Menzie, Leonard Johnson, or linebacker Emmanuel Acho could fit the bill. Safety Brandon Hardin from Oregon State would work well here too.

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  • http://Facebook.com/BroncosZone Jon

    Well done, East.

  • http://Facebook.com/BroncosZone Jon

    Well done, East.

  • Anonymous

    I’m not sure they go with Osweiler.  The Broncos are in the “win it now” phase and don’t have the luxury of wasting a pick on a developmental player.  I would be happy with the rest of your draft though.  I like Mike Martin a lot.

  • flbronc

     for some reason i just cant see osweiler lasting until we pick in the third, in fact i can see him gone by our second round pick. 

    here’s a quandry, what if we pick a dt in the first round- say brockers… and we get to our pick and another one is there that we had our eye on at 25… say someone like reyes is still there?  double down on dt?

  • Mtn. Dave

    I would not disagree with any of your picks, but I also think that if you are looking for a dark horse in the 4-6 rounds,   Bobby Wagner, the LB from Utah might be a possibility.  especially if they trade down to get two picks in the 2nd.   I also like the Wolfe pick, I think he is going to be a good player, maybe better than Stills or Worthy. 

  • Mtn. Dave

    I would not disagree with any of your picks, but I also think that if you are looking for a dark horse in the 4-6 rounds,   Bobby Wagner, the LB from Utah might be a possibility.  especially if they trade down to get two picks in the 2nd.   I also like the Wolfe pick, I think he is going to be a good player, maybe better than Stills or Worthy. 

  • Mtn. Dave

     Opps, return key error.  I also think that there is wisdom in Jebow’s thoughts on the QB.  If they have a chance to get a good DB in there, that is a real possibility.  depends on how they view the future.  Can’t wait to see what happens, I have no idea. Last year I picked 1 name, Rahime Moore, and got him in the wrong round, ( pure luck) so what do I know 

  • Mtn. Dave

     Opps, return key error.  I also think that there is wisdom in Jebow’s thoughts on the QB.  If they have a chance to get a good DB in there, that is a real possibility.  depends on how they view the future.  Can’t wait to see what happens, I have no idea. Last year I picked 1 name, Rahime Moore, and got him in the wrong round, ( pure luck) so what do I know 

  • Tom9798

    Great read and interesting choices! . . . Martin at #120 is a real eye-popper . . . might think of taking him at #108.

  • Anonymous

    I really like Bobby Wagner and I was thinking about slotting him too.

  • Anonymous

    I do love Martin.

    You never see him fall on the ground, his center of balance is amazing.

  • Greermatt78

    Great picks first mock draft I liked and first one to pick best player on the board and not draft outta need. Again great picks hopefully we can have it go like this.

  • Tom9798

    Good insight . . . .