"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Broncos NewsBroncos Free AgencyBroncos DraftBroncos PodcastsBroncos 2019 ScheduleKey Offseason DatesCommunity RulesFull ArchiveBroncos StoriesScheduleRosterStatsOdds Shop About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub 鉁旴reaking NewsBroncos 2019 Draft Class Announced脳Broncos Draft 20192019 NFL Mock Draft - The Prediction for Round 1New Justin Simmons Jersey ,21commentsHere is how I expect the first round to go in the 2019 NFL Draft. 2019 NFL Mock Draft - The Prediction for Round 1Murray is going 1. Jerome Miron-USA TODAY SportsFor the final mock before the real thing, I thought I’d take my final stab at guessing the first round. If nothing else, it should be fun to look back on and laugh Friday, so let’s throw some darts. 1. Oakland Raiders - Kyler Murray - QUARTERBACKAll day yesterday there were different rumors circulating about the Raiders. It’s almost like reporters forgot that Gruden and Mayock threw the scouts out to keep intel tight to the chest. What hasn’t been a secret is Gruden’s hot & cold attitude towards Derek Carr. With 3 picks in the first round this is his best chance at finding a capable replacement. 2. San Francisco 49ers - Nick Bosa - EDGEThis picks been locked in so long it’s boring. Let’s move on. 3. Washington - Dwayne Haskins - QUARTEBACKFor as long as people have known that John Lynch wanted Joey Nick Bosa, people have known that the Jets wanted to move down. What complicates things is the Cardinals and Bucs, who could also willingly jump farther down the board for a pick haul. In the end, I think Washington gets the best deal at 3. People will grill the Jets for getting so little, but take a look at their roster. Every pick helps. 4. Arizona Cardinals - Quinnen Williams - DEFENSIVE LINEHere’s betting the Cards would get an A+ grade for simply getting the Raiders haul and Q, who looks like the best player in this draft class. 5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Devin White - LINEBACKERThere’s been a few who have given Arians a corner here. I do think was the Jets best offensive lineman in 2018? Sam Darnold needs better than that and Adam Gase is going to go offense in the first. This is his last real shot at a HC job. 16. Carolina Panthers - Jonah Williams - OFFENSIVE LINEIs he a guard? Is he a tackle? Good news, the Panthers need both. Can he fill two spots at once?17. New York Giants - Rashan Gary - DEFENSIVE LINEI like Brian Burns. Dave Gettleman won’t. James Bettcher has one of those schemes that can manufacture pressure, so a pure edge rusher won’t be as high a priority, and the team will fall for Gary’s tools. 18. Minnesota Vikings - Garrett Bradbury - OFFENSIVE LINEMinny is a sleeper team to try and move up to grab Dillard, but wind up sticking to grab the best interior linemen left on the board. Some will peg Cody Ford here. Bradbury is a better fit for the Kubiak scheme. 19. Tennessee Titans - Cody Ford - OFFENSIVE LINEI think the Titans are another wildcard. While they were Blaine Gabbert away from a playoff berth in 2018 they secretly have a slew of needs at priority positions. You probably didn’t realize that because they’re a boring team. (Seriously name four players after Mariota, I’ll wait.)20. Pittsburgh Steelers - Brian Burns - EDGEI think the Steelers will try and move up. I just also think Kevin Colbert will try too hard to make sure he looks like he won the deal to get anything done. Cornerback makes a lot of sense here but Burns is a clean fit for them as a 3-4 edge rusher who will be able to drop in space with time. If Ben Roethlisberger hadn’t agreed to an extension yesterday I would have put a receiver here, as Pit seems more concerned with his happiness than the on field product. 21. Seattle Seahawks - Montez Sweat - EDGEThe draft falls perfectly for Seattle’s needs. Some teams ahead of them worry about a heart condition. Pete Carroll convinces himself he has enough heart for everyone.22. Baltimore Ravens - N’Keal Harry - WIDE RECEIVERI almost grabbed Noah Fant here because Lamar Jackson can never have enough tight ends. Instead he gets a contested catch artist who can make his quarterback look competent. At the press conference they’ll talk about his ability to block. Bet on it.23. Houston Texans - Dalton Risner - OFFENSIVE LINEI think Bill O’Brien darn near poops himself when the run on lineman starts. In the end Houston gets a guy who can play anywhere but left tackle. That’ll help later as they need 3 more linemen. 24. Oakland Raiders - Noah Fant - TIGHT ENDThe Raiders are going to get glowing reviews coming out of this draft. Then their defense is going to be the worst in football.25. Detroit Lions - Greedy Williams - CORNERBACKDetroit burns some of that extra capital they got to get back up and give the Darius Slayton a running mate and heir apparent. 26. Indianapolis Colts - Jeffery Simmons - DEFENSIVE LINEThis just screams the kind of long view pick that I imagine Chris Ballard has the onions to pull off. Since his hire Indy has come across as the kind of front office that will make the smart pick, even if it isn’t necessarily the obvious one in the moment.27. Arizona Cardinals - Hakeem Butler - WIDE RECEIVERIf the Cardinals settle on Josh Rosen, they’re going to need him a real receiver. Zombie Fitzgerald and Christian Kirk aren’t going to cut it. 28. Los Angeles Chargers - Byron Murphy - CORNERBACKGus Bradley gets a clean fit for his zone heavy scheme. I think Murphy slides farther than anticipated because he isn’t the kind of silly athlete that NFL team’s take high in the first. Chargers have a quietly scary secondary to fill that empty stadium with.29. Seattle Seahawks - Nasir Adderly - SAFETYI prefer Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, I just think Carroll will like a 4-year starter who can stepinto that Earl Thomas role early on.30. Green Bay Packers - Johnathan Abrams - SAFETYPeople are going to call me Cheezy when I pick Rodgers to make it back to the Super Bowl and I don’t even care. Abrams gives them a flexible chess piece that can come up and help cover in the intermediate zone and also play as an extra linebacker.31. Los Angeles Rams - Clellin Ferrell - EDGEMuch like Samson Ekubam, Ferrell is a stronger player rushing than he is in space. That’s alright in Wade’s scheme. 32. New England Patriots - Jerry Tillery - DEFENSIVE LINEHere’s betting this pick looks like a steal 3 years down the road. There is a lot of doom and gloom around the Denver Broncos when talking with fans, but if you step back and look at the franchise you should be encouraged. Von Miller is.“Honestly, I feel like we’ve taken steps not only as a team, but as an organization,” Miller said on Thursday. “Last year, whatever the record was or whatever team we had, we are way better than what we were last year.”He’s right. Even if the Broncos had finished with the same 5-11 record in 2018 there would be no denying they as a team and an organization took steps in the right direction. In 2017, they were getting rolled and blown out by playoff teams and this year they have been fighting every team tooth and nail. Of their eight losses, the Broncos have lost six of those games by less than a score. Last season, only three of the Broncos 11 losses were by less than a score and one of those was a completely meaningless Week 17 game where Paxton Lynch got the start.Miller also sees potential for more positive steps in 2019. “Just growing, I guess Juwann Winfree Denver Broncos Jersey ,” Miller added. “I feel like next year we’ll be way better than where we were this year. We’ve got a lot of great rookies that came in and did a lot of incredible stuff, and those guys are going to be second-year players next year. They’re going to be vets next year and I’m excited and anxious to play with those guys next year. We’ll be a way better team next year. You can already feel it from the guys that we have this year.”This positive attitude doesn’t mean Miller has given up on 2018 either. He sees an opportunity to finish 4-2 within the AFC West and that is something he wants badly for his football team.“No, we’ve still this season to play,” Miller said. “We’ve still got two big games. [Bradley] Chubb is only three sacks away from breaking the rookie sack record and I’m going to do everything I can in my ability to make sure that happens for him. I’m sure that other guys feel the same about me. We feel the same about everybody out there. We’ve still got a lot to play for. It’s prime-time football games and going against a Chargers team with an opportunity to end the year with a 4-2 divisional record. There’s a lot out there. The playoffs are everything and winning the Super Bowl is everything, but where we are right now, there’s still a lot of stuff for us to play for.”That should answer any questions about motivation for Von Miller. He wants two wins and he wants to help Bradley Chubb get that rookie sack record. Miller had a lot to say about Chubb and the chemistry the two have built after just 14 games. The two are growing into the most dynamic pass rushing duo in the NFL and they are just getting started.“I just say his overall demeanor,” Miller said of Chubb. “We all already know what type of football player he is and what type of leader he is, but I love playing with cool and collected guys that get on the football field and can hold their own. I just love playing with guys like that, and Bradley Chubb is definitely that. He has the mentality about it that he’s better than the other guy that he’s going against and I just love that about him. It’s never too big or too small for him. Whenever you’ve got guys like that around, it’s definitely refreshing.”As much as the Broncos need a long-term answer at quarterback, few of us fans will regret John Elway’s decision to select Chubb fifth-overall this year. He has worked out exactly as everyone has hoped for and has a legitimate chance of breaking Jevon Kearse’s 18 year old rookie sack record. Chubb was asked if getting that sack record was important to him and while you could tell it was he is approaching it with the right kind of mentality. “Since I’m this close, it seems like it’s a goal that is attainable,” Chubb said. “I’m just going to go out there and play my game, and if it happens, it happens. But if it doesn’t, it’s cool. At the end of the day, I’m going to try and get it, but I’m not going to force it. I’m going to play pass on every play and stuff like that. It’ll be a great achievement though. Great for me, great for the team, great for everybody. So, it’s something that’s definitely in my sights, but it’s not something I’m going to try and go out of my way to get.”When asked if he could help Chubb get that record, Miller was his typical self. He cracked a joke and followed it up with serious intent.“I can get close to the sack and he slips out of my hands (laughs)—but no, just keep being the same player I am,” Miller said. “I try to get attention over here. [Derek] Wolfe and me, we garner a lot of attention over there and I want to play as best as I can to keep that attention over by me to get Chubb one-on-one.”That’s exactly how Chubb has been helped all year long. Miller and Derek Wolfe working together to create havoc is a natural way to give Chubb some one-on-one looks where all he has to do is make a play.It’s easier said than done as Miller was double and triple teamed all last season and the other side was relatively quiet all season long. 2018 has been different, however, with Miller and Chubb combining for 26.5 sacks through 14 games. And they’re just getting started...