The Broncos have selected DE Jammie Kirlew out of Indiana with the 232nd overall pick (7th round) of the NFL Draft.  Kirlew is a good athlete at 6′3″, 259 pounds and he can run a 4.86 40.  He plays with a non stop motor and he is good against both the pass and the run.  He had 62 tackles, 6 sacks and he forced 3 fumbles at Indiana last season.  In his four years at Indiana, Kirlew finished up with 220 tackles, 21 sacks and he forced 6 fumbles.  With Kirlew’s all out effort he gives he will have a chance to stick with the Broncos on special teams and maybe more down the road.

The Broncos have picked CB Syd’Quan Thompson out of California with the 225th pick (7th round) of the NFL Draft.  Thompson is a tad small at 5′9″, 182 pounds and he’s a tad slow running a 4.55 40 but he plays a lot better than those numbers suggest.  When the lights are on Thompson plays much bigger than his size and he’s much faster than his timed speed.  Give the Broncos’ scouts credit for watching a lot of film on this guy.  Thompson played in 13 games (all starts) at California in which he had 49 tackles, broke up 10 passes and he had 1 interception.  Thompson played in 52 games (all starts) in his four years at California in which he had 257 tackles, he broke up 36 passes, had 7 interceptions (204 return yards), forced 1 fumble and he recovered 2 fumbles.  Thompson will likely be a special teams ace for the Broncos as he was a solid punt returner in college.  Many projected Thompson to be drafted in the 3rd or 4th round so the Broncos got another steal here late in the draft.

The Denver Broncos picked center Eric Olsen out of Notre Dame with the 183rd pick (6th round) of the NFL Draft.  Olsen is a 6′3″, 300 pound mauler in the running game.  Olsen is exactly the kind of lineman that Josh McDaniels is looking for as he wants power blockers.  Olsen will need help when pass blocking but he will likely get some from guards when he gets on the field.  Olsen played in 12 games (all starts) for Notre Dame last season and he played in 44 games (31 starts) in his four years there.  This was a nice pick late in the draft for the Broncos.

The Broncos have selected CB Perrish Cox with the 137th overall pick (5th round) of the NFL Draft.  The Broncos got a absolute steal with this pick as he was projected to go in the first round by many of the draft “experts”.  Cox is on the small side at 5′11″, 189 pounds but he is fast running a 4.4 40.  He is a big time playmaker on defense and special teams.  He scored 6 TDs at Oklahoma State on returns (4 kickoffs and 2 punts).  Cox played in 11 games at Oklahoma State last season and he finished up with 36 tackles, 15 tackles for a loss, 4 interceptions and 1 fumble recovery.  He played in 49 games (25 starts) in his four years in college and he finished up with 134 tackles, he broke up 36 passes, had 10 interceptions, he forced 1 fumble and he recovered 1 fumble.  I can’t say enough about how great of a pick this was for the Broncos.

The Broncos have selected WR Eric Decker out of Minnesota with the 87th overall pick (3rd round) of the NFL Draft.  Decker is a possession type WR who has a outstanding set of hands.  He played in 8 games (all starts) for the Golden Gophers last season in which he caught 50 passes for 758 yards (15.2 avg) with 5 TD grabs.  Decker is coming off a Lisfranc foot injury which likely caused him to drop a round but if he comes back healthy the Broncos will be very happy with this pick.  Decker played in 44 games (33 starts) in his four years with Minnesota and he caught 227 passes for 3,119 yards (13.7 avg) with 24 TD grabs.  This was a outstanding pick for the Broncos as Decker gives them a solid #3 type WR.