Once Broncos general manager George Paton and coach Sean Payton decided they had waited long enough to get involved in the 2023 NFL Draft, they made their Friday night count.
Denver traded up twice — a staple of Payton’s 15-year tenure in New Orleans, but a relative rarity for Paton, who’s more accustomed to stockpiling “darts for the dartboard” by trading back — and took three players with upper-echelon physical traits in an effort to infuse athleticism into its roster.
Mims and Moss both checked into the top 10 at their position in Relative Athletic Score, a comprehensive measurement that takes into account a myriad of testing times and physical attributes. Sanders, meanwhile, ran sub-4.6 seconds in the 40-yard dash at his pro day at 6-foot-5 and 240 pounds and has the kind of range and versatility to play multiple positions in Vance Joseph’s defense.
Turning the No. 67 and No. 68 picks into No. 63 , 67 and 83 came at a cost. Denver shipped No. 68 and No. 139 to Detroit and got No. 183 in return and sent No. 108 plus a 2024 third-round selection to the Seahawks in order to get back into the third round at No. 83. “We didn’t lose any picks this year, we still stayed with our five, and we just felt they were really good value for where we took them,” Paton said.
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