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Roby - #29

Latimer - #14

Latimer, after the Draft and CFA Finalized, getting
fitted at the +Denver Broncos facilities for equipment
(AP Photo: Denver Broncos)

Schofield - #79

Barrow - #57

LB Lamin Barrow, a fifth-round pick, was an All-SEC selection at LSU. pic.twitter.com/TQ0zDxOuqJ
— Patrick Smyth (@psmyth12) May 16, 2014

Paradis - #61

Nelson - #47

+The University of Oklahoma LB in 2013, Corey Nelson ( +The Associated Press )

Will this be a 10th year straight an undrafted (college) free agent makes the Denver Broncos Roster?

Will the variable (or variables) be right for one or more?

Denver Broncos Add CFAs After 2014 NFL Draft

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A look at the college free agents that the Broncos agreed to terms with after the 2014 NFL Draft.

Kapri Bibbs of Colorado State University races down the field against the University of Nevada at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins on Nov. 9, 2013. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post)

After the draft, the +Denver Broncos agreed to terms with 15 undrafted free agents including a defensive tackle named Mister Cobble. The 15 won’t sign until Monday, at which point the Broncos will have to make two roster cuts in order to reach their offseason 90-man roster limit.

The prize of their undrafted class is Fresno State slot receiver/returner Isaiah Burse and Colorado State linebacker Shaquil Barrett. The Broncos also signed Colorado State running back Kapri Bibbs and North Carolina quarterback Bryn Renner.
+BRONCOS CR3W loves the situation and opportunity that is there if "Bibbs" is up for the taking. Truly believe, it is his if he has what it takes to succeed at a level few can perform at, mentally or physically, let alone both...

Bruce from Fresno State could potentially make an impact as a returner/special teams figure. Like we said, this years rookie class, even into the CFA's is deep and one of the deeper classes in draft history.

Colquitt has a very talented punter coming in to challenge who has been very good at spotting his kicks and placing opponents at the 10 or less with only a few touchbacks.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- After the Broncos selected six players in the 2014 +NFL Draft, the personnel department's work was far from done.

In the few hours following the announcement of Mr. Irrelevant, signifying the end of the draft, the Broncos agreed to terms with 15 college free agents to the roster.

While these players went undrafted, it should be noted that in each of the past nine years, a college free agent has made the Broncos' opening-week roster. Last year that player was running back C.J. Anderson.

There are currently several players on the Broncos' roster that originally entered the league as undrafted free agents. That list includes starters such as tackle Chris Clark, punter Britton Colquitt, cornerback Chris Harris Jr., kicker Matt Prater, safety Duke Ihenacho and wide receiver Wes Welker.

See below for the players the Broncos agreed to terms with as college free agents:

Player: Kenny Anunike
Position: DE
School: +Duke
Notable: Totaled 148 tackles, including 26 for a loss and 15 sacks, in 54 career games for the Blue Devils.

Player: Shaquil Barrett
Position: LB
School: Colorado State
Notable: Totaled 246 tackles, 18 sacks and 32.5 tackles for a loss in 38 career games for the Rams.

Player: Kapri Bibbs
Position: RB
School: Colorado State
Notable: Tied for No. 1 in the country in rushing and total touchdowns with 31 and ranked sixth with 1,741 rushing yards in his lone season with the Rams in 2013, where he transferred from Front Range Community College via Snow College. Snow College has produced some gems for collegiate football and also produced some NFL talent over the years. Star Lotuleilei from +University of Utah is a recent example.

Player: Isaiah Burse (This guy produced in college fairly well. Good hands, quick, gotta like that it almost subconsciously tells the reader, "Isaac Bruce." Talk about a guy, like Rod Smith, that never really has gotten his due for being such a productive, HOF caliber player, wide receiver. Something to be said of "One Franchise players," too. That why players that are drafted or signed by their original club, the club should be rewarded for having minimal impact on salary cap. Veteran FA's should hit their cap, but if scouting and the organization can make it a success with "homegrown" talent, they should have every opportunity to pay their market value and not suffer for succeeding as a team, player & organization that developed and won alongside one another. #FoodForThought. The mega-rich can't outspend others on caps for FA's is the main purpose for the league. For the players, they get paid market value with original club, Reward them for creating the team, players, success, and chemistry from the "get-go."
Position: WR
School: Fresno State
Notable: Fresno State’s all-time leader in all-purpose yards, Burse caught 209 passes for 2,503 yards with 15 touchdowns and averaged 22.5 yards on kick returns and 11.9 yards on punt returns with a pair of punt-return touchdowns for the Bulldogs.

Player: Steven Clark
Position: P
School: +Auburn
Notable: Named a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award after averaging 42.6 yards per punt and only allowing five returns during his senior season in 2013.

Player: Brennan Clay
Position: RB
School: +The University of Oklahoma
Notable: Rushed for 1,913 yards on 379 carries during 46 career games with 13 rushing scores for the Sooners.

Player: Mister Cobble
Position: DT
School: +Kentucky Wildcats
Notable: Made 84 career tackles 35 career games for the Wildcats.

Player: Bennie Fowler
Position: WR
School: +Michigan State
Notable: Caught 93 passes for 1,341 yards and 11 touchdowns in 44 career games for the Spartans.

Player: Greg Hardin
Position: WR
School: +University of North Dakota
Notable: Caught 221 passes for 3,583 yards with 32 touchdowns in 42 career games with North Dakota.

Player: Greg Latta
Position: DE
School: +Purdue
Notable: Made 12 tackles with one sack and one pass breakup in his lone season with the Boilermakers in 2013 after transferring from College of the Desert.

Player: Bryn Renner
Position: QB
School: +North Carolina
Notable: Ranks third in school history with 8,221 passing yards, 668 completions and 1,005 pass attempts during his career with the Tar Heels.

Player: Aslam Sterling
Position: OL
School: +Kansas Jayhawks
Notable: Started 24 games at Kansas after transferring from Nassau Community College, where he started every game during his two years there.

Player: Jordan Sullen
Position: CB
School: +Tulane Green Wave
Notable: Made 96 tackles, including 2.5 for a loss, in 45 career games for the Green Wave.

Player: Juwan Thompson
Position: RB
School: +Duke
Notable: Carried 274 times for 1,251 yards with nine touchdowns in 49 career games with the Blue Devils.

Player: Louis Young
Position: CB
School: +Georgia Tech
Notable: Made 134 tackles with four interceptions and 12 pass breakups in 49 career games with the Yellow Jackets.

What's your thoughts on the Draft and the First few Rounds by our Beloved Denver Broncos, Broncos Country & CR3W?

P.S. +BRONCOS CR3W is elated with the talent that still sat at the top in Rounds 1 and 2. LOVE the 4th rounder from +LSU Football. Roby will grow to be a man and show his incredible talent and explosive athleticism. Hard to say the second rounder from +Indiana University Football, Latimer can be a poor man's "Baybay" Thomas and that is a great thing! Practically impossible to mimic Demaryius. Things have gone better in Mile High the 2014 Offseason than anywhere in the +NFL. Very lil room to improve on a Lamar Hunt trophy and they've found a way to do that, and more. "Elway Effect" Let's get to work!

Denver Broncos Draft CB Roby in First Round

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- For the fourth consecutive draft, the Broncos have gone defense with their first pick.

With the 31st overall selection in the 2014 NFL Draft, the Broncos took former +Ohio State Buckeyes cornerback, +Bradley Roby.

The 5-foot-11, 194-pound defensive back was a starter in all 37 games he played throughout his tenure with the Buckeyes.

For his career, he intercepted eight passes and broke up 36 more, ranking third in school history with 226 interception return yards. He returned two of those for touchdowns and scored a total of five touchdowns on defense and special teams.

At the NFL Scouting Combine, he registered a 4.39-second 40-yard dash, and told reporters that he "definitely" believes he can be a shutdown corner at the next level.

"I think that’s something I bring to the table to any team and I plan to show that to whatever team drafts me," Roby said.

He was named All-Big Ten by coaches and media and a third-team All-American by Athlons in his final collegiate season after notching 69 tackles, 16 passes defensed -- including three interceptions -- and two blocked punts.

He joins Aqib Talib, former +Kansas Jayhawks CB, as the second cornerback the Broncos have added this offseason.

After the pick, Executive Vice President of Football Operations/General Manager John Elway gave his thoughts on the newest Bronco.

Top 15 Talent falls in Mile High's Lap

I’m honored to join the Orange and Navy, @TideNFL. @Broncos fans, show me how you wear #OurColors #Sponsor pic.twitter.com/K8QsMnQRcX
— Bradley Roby (@BradRoby_1) May 9, 2014

Broncos have set up well to add Balance, Depth for Draft

+Denver Broncos

2013 Record: 13-3

Key player departures: CB Champ Bailey, C Chris Kuper, G Wesley Woodyard, LB Robert Ayers, WR Eric Decker, RB Knowshon Moreno, DE Shaun Phillips, CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie

Free-agent acquisitions: CB Aqib Talib C, Safety T.J. Ward, DE DeMarcus Ware, WR Emmanuel Sanders, C Will Montgomery C

Positions of need: RB, LB, G

Analysis: Denver is admittedly all-in for a Super Bowl in 2014. John Fox received a new three-year extension, and John Elway was also extended and given more power within the front office. This will be the third year with Peyton Manning at QB and there is no guarantee that there will be a fourth. After setting every major offensive record in 2013, the Broncos entered Super Bowl XLVIII very confident, but Seattle was younger, faster and more prepared, which resulted in a 43-8 drubbing of the aging, one-dimensional Broncos.

Elway won two Super Bowls late in his career in large part because the Broncos were so balanced. The defense has gotten a facelift with the additions of big names like Aqib Talib and DeMarcus Ware in free agency -- and it could add another piece in the draft, such as Ohio State linebacker Ryan Shazier -- but the offense seeks that balance the late-90s teams had. Denver has to find a way to run the ball effectively and replace the production of Knowshon Moreno. That will be the responsibility of Montee Ball and likely someone selected in the upcoming draft (+Washington Huskies) Bishop Sankey or +Arizona Wildcats Ka'€™Deem Carey would work). Manning was sacked only 18 times last season -- the lowest among all QBs that played a full season -- and with Kuper retiring, along with the departure of Zane Beadles (+University of Utah Utes), offensive line is going to be a focus in the draft. Keep an eye on guards David Yankey (Stanford) and Xavier Su'€™a-Filo (+UCLA Bruins), as well as center Weston Richburg from +CSU Rams.

Former TCU Stand out DB, Jason Verrett, very high on the Broncos Draft Board

Jason Verrett high on Denver Broncos’ NFL Draft list for Mel Kiper Jr.

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Mel Kiper Jr.’s rapid-fire conference call featured 80 writers and questions about every team on Wednesday. I elbowed my way in with the help of the +ESPN PR folks, asking Kiper who he thought would fit the Broncos at the 31st pick in the first round.

He believes +TCU cornerback Jason Verrett could be the selection, given the +Denver Broncos’ lacking depth in the secondary. At 5-foot-9, 189 pounds, he might not fit the Broncos’ profile. They are leaning toward bigger corners. Kyle Fuller, at 6-foot, 194 pounds, would make sense, but likely won’t be available.
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Verrett NFL Combine Profile (NFL.com) - LOVE the 20 yard Shuttle Time and the 3 Cone Drill - QUICK & Shifty - Corner that can play out or in...

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The Broncos’ dream pick would be cornerback Justin Gilbert, it seems. But he will be long gone. Denver signed free agent Aqib Talib, who has missed time with injuries, and Chris Harris is recovering from ACL surgery.

“Gilbert should go middle of the first. (Linebacker C.J.) Mosley will go anywhere from 8 to 21. Fuller is a possibility and not a probability. Verrett is an underrated player. A slot corner. You need three or four corners. The (corners) will be flying off the board,” Kiper told me.

Texas Christian defensive back Jason Verrett makes a catch as he runs a
drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis on
Feb. 25, 2014.
(Michael Conroy, The Associated Press)

+BRONCOS CR3W would be speechless if Gilbert or Fuller fall to 31 and really even Verrett. He may be 5'9" but this guy is going to be special as a DB in the +NFL, may he remain healthy and motivated. The best time in the 20 yard shuttle and his footwork in the video clearly stand out and he can make an impact whether he was in the slot vs TE, WR, or RB (pass catching agile, speedy ones like Jamaal Charles of the +Kansas City Chiefs) or he is left on an island vs the No. 2 WR option. If he is available, there are not any players, unless the deep WR class is the other option, that we expect to be of more value than Verrett. There are some very promising mid round prospects, but this guy is Top 15 ot Top 10 caliber talent in every variable that is measurable for a prospect.

2014 NFL draft position rankings: UCLA’s Xavier Su’a-Filo the name to know at guard

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Xavier Su’a-Filo has shown that he can do everything required at his position. 
(Victor Calzada/AP)

We published a preview of many prospects that mock drafts have listed for the Denver Broncos drafting. Su'a-Filo has been on the majority of those mock drafts, slightly more than a couple others. Ironically, more reading, and we have discovered that the Seahawks, Patriots and teams right by the Broncos are picking the same players or others, that are promising, in our fellow members of +BRONCOS CR3W viewpoint. Not just the 1st round, but throughout the draft, there are possible diamonds in the rough and more of them. The +Denver Broncos would be landing an absolute "BOSS" that, in our opinion, would have been perhaps one of the first 4 of 5 picks in last years draft that picked 4 OL players out of those 5. He very well could have been a top 5, and definitely a top 15 pick last year. To land Filo at 31 would be a gift. There is very little, if any, dropoff to go after another PAC-12 Conference product, by way of the +Stanford Cardinal. OG David Yankey listed below.

There are others though, that would be as well. Shazier is intriguing because of his athleticism, instincts, and ball skills. The +Ohio State Buckeyes' MLB is a fantastic prospect for MLB. However, do not dismiss the Broncos feeling like Nate Irving has started to come into his own at the end of last year. He played impressively in the playoffs and was, one of the few positive's from the Super Bowl debacle. If Verette and a few others are there at 31 for the secondary, they have got the same caliber of a top 10 pick usually. WR position as well. DE/OLB could have that bragging right and possibly DT. DT is the one position the Broncos don't need to pick first for unless Ealy from Mizzou or Ford from Auburn get to them. 

We will dive into further prospects at each position as the draft approaches. Felt like there was a need to publish a little more about the +Pac-12 Conference standout, All-American, OL, from the +UCLA Bruins that would make the Broncos OL that much more formidable and what many considered the best OL in the +NFL last year. 

Is Montgomery gonna be the guy for the Center spot or is Ramirez the guy or does Ramirez go back to guard. What of Chris Clark at RT, LG? The good thing is, the Broncos have options right now. Not to forget that whispers of Ben Garland moving to OG is seemingly a certainty. We imagine that this move would not have been continued if he did not show the ability to play at a high level at a new position. On the previous piece about the Broncos Mock draft's summary, the Broncos had two extremely talented WR being picked in the second round. 

We love both, but oh how we love Davante Adams from +Fresno St. brings. His hands are extremely soft and dependable and in the NFL, WR have to master catch the ball with a guy hitting you simultaneously or grabbing your arm at the same time and fight through for the catch. He is exceptional. That is a big wish for both of those guys to come to Denver, but also very possible. Elway like to go after the best available so positional need may not be an issue more so now than before. They're deeper at all positions probably more than anytime in Elway's reign. 

Do not want to see us, Broncos CR3W, members, get cocky or overly confident about how the roster is rounding up together, but we are making a point that with Talib, Harris and Kayvon, they're definitely better at the position, 3 deep. Same as DT. Safety position with Ward joining is now a big strength instead of one of the weaker secondaries depth wise if they get a couple knocks as they got more than a couple last year. Wolfe, Sly Williams, Malik Jackson are all entering their peaks too. Montee Ball is in for a big season and will show the strength and dissatisfaction of tackling him in the 4th quarter because of his physicality and thumping legs. They'll be rookies that have a shot at one or two spots because of D/ST and RB. Who and how they arrived will be seen. "Time will tell." 

When Steve Hutchinson defected from +Seattle Seahawks to +Minnesota Vikings and signed a $49 million “poison pill” contract in March 2006, it was a sure indication that the guard position had gained importance and traction in the NFL. Throughout the new millennium, that’s certainly been the case, and in 2013, three guards were selected in the first round of the draft — +North Carolina Tar Heels' Jonathan Cooper by +Arizona Cardinals with the seventh overall pick, +Alabama Crimson Tide's Chance Warmack with the 10th pick to +Tennessee Titans, and +Oregon Ducks' Kyle Long with the 20th pick to the Bears.

In the 2014 draft, there are two players who appear to be relatively surefire first-round prospects, though one stands above the rest, at least in this writer’s humble opinion. From there on down, this guard class features several interesting players with different levels of potential who will be picked off throughout the entire draft process.

Note: An asterisk denotes a player who primarily played tackle in college, but will most likely switch to guard in the NFL.

Latest Broncos 1st Round Projections with video for each prospect on +BRONCOS CR3W 

1. Xavier Su’a-Filo, +UCLA Bruins: Put simply, as far as I’m concerned, the 2014 draft class at guard consists of Su’a-Filo and a few tiers of Everybody Else. There’s nobody else who possesses his combination of root strength, understanding of technique and agility to the second level. He has the versatility to play left tackle — which he did for the Bruins at times — but at his heart, Su’a-Filo has the nasty streak you like in an elite guard. Basically, he’s an ass-kicker, and he’s proud of that.

“Honestly, I don’t watch a whole lot of guys who kind of remind me of me,” Su’a-Filo said at the scouting combine. “I watch a lot of the guys I try to pattern my game after. I watch a lot of Logan Mankins, left guard from the New England Patriots. I think Logan, he was a high draft pick, but he’s physical. He’s a bad-ass, he started from Day 1 in +New England Patriots, and I love how nasty he is, something about his game that I really try to implement.”

It all adds up to a guy who should hear his name called in the first 20 picks, and the most exciting guard prospect I’ve seen since Stanford’s David DeCastro.

Draft projection: Mid-Round 1

MORE: 2014 NFL Mock Draft Database: SI’s experts weigh in | Top centers in NFL draft

2. David Yankey, +Stanford Athletics: Like Su’a-Filo, Yankey has played left tackle and left guard for an elite Pac-12 program — in fact, he replaced Jonathan Martin at left tackle in 2012 and allowed just one sack all season. He doesn’t have Su’a-Filo’s power, and that shows up at times on tape — he’s not as definitive when locking into defenders, and he can be bulled back at times. But he’s an excellent technician who would be an asset to any power zone team. He understands gap concepts and pulled from left to right quite often in Stanford’s offense. Yankey clears the way in run-blocking more through his knowledge of angles than by thrashing people with strength, and I’m a bit concerned that Stanford’s tight-line splits may have covered deficiencies when he was in space. But he has the potential to be a franchise guard in the right system. Some teams may think he’s too tall to be a guard — at 6-foot-6, 315, he’s right on the cusp.

Yankey (54) earned unanimous 1st Team All-American in
his last season. (Stanford Daily - AP)

Draft projection: Late-Round 1

3. Gabe Jackson, +Mississippi State University: Jackson is the best of the pure maulers in this class. At 6-3 and 331, and running a 5.51 40-yard dash at the scouting combine, he’s not going to blow anyone away with his pure athleticism. He has a lot of good tape against SEC defenses, was a key cog in an offense that set a number of school records in 2013 and his tenure as a three-year starter implies consistency.

However, there are causes for concern, and these may keep him out of the first round. Jackson tends to come off the snap a hair late at times, forcing him to adjust against defenders instead of dominating. And when he is blocking in space, he gets lost as much as he hits the point, leading to times when he’s physically overwhelmed more than a man his size should be. An +NFL team with an emphasis on man-blocking and good coaching could turn him into a superior inline blocker.

Draft projection: Round 2

4. Dakota Dozier, +Furman University:* Dozier played left tackle in college, but was moved to guard for the Shrine Game, and he might be the most intriguing guard prospect in this class. One thing is clear — a lot of bigger schools missed the boat with him. Dozier has the frame (6-4, 313) and strength to excel at guard in the NFL, and the athleticism to hit the second level and pull with authority. Yes, he needs technical refinement, but he locks onto defenders impressively and his footwork is outstanding. When he gets a wide base going, Dozier is very tough to get around. Concerns about level of competition can be erased by his Clemson tape. Someone’s going to get a steal here.

Draft projection: Round 2

5. Cyril Richardson, +Baylor Athletics: Richardson earned Big 12 Lineman of the Year honors in 2012 and protected Robert Griffin’s blind side the season before. He’s a huge presence on the field at 6-5 and 329, and he brought a lot of power to one of the nation’s most prolific and snap-heavy offenses. However, he may be limited in the NFL because of specific issues — he struggles to redirect in zone blocking concepts, he tends to be late to the party when asked to block a target upfield and he’ll let defenders through on either side. Richardson is an estimable drive-blocker, but you’d expect that at his size. To be a reliable starter at the next level, he has some work ahead of him.

Draft projection: Round 3

6. Trai Turner, +LSU Football: Turner is a limited player, but he’s very good at what he does well, which is taking defenders and rocking them back with impressive strength. He projects best as a right guard in the NFL because he struggles with his footwork when pulling, and he’s not the most agile fellow, though he clocked in under five seconds when running his 40 at the scouting combine standing 6-3, 310. But he’d be a major asset for any right-handed, run-heavy NFL team.

Draft projection: Round 3-4

7. Kadeem Edwards, +Tennessee State University: Some have Edwards lower due to strength of competition, but when you isolate his skillset and project him as a developmental prospect in the NFL, there’s a lot to be excited about. The first player from his school to be invited to the Senior Bowl since Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie in 2008, Edwards held his own in Mobile, Ala. And when you look at his tape, you see what you want to see from a small-school player — complete dominance against lesser opponents. Edwards drives forward with impressive strength (though he needs to be more consistent with his pad level). He has nice footwork and an impressive hand-strike when pass-blocking, and he’s agile enough to move from one defender to another when in a zone concept. And if you’re into the whole “student-athlete” thing … well, Edwards made the President’s List, the All-OVC Academic Team and became a National Football Foundation Student Athlete. NFL teams that dig deeper to find players from less prominent programs will be all over Edwards in the middle rounds, and they should be.

Draft projection: Round 3-4

8. Brandon Thomas, +Clemson Tigers:* Thomas unquestionably has the pure athleticism to play NFL guard in any scheme, and at 6-3, 317, that’s where he best projects. He played nine games at guard in college, and that’s where they wanted to see him at the Senior Bowl. But when he makes that transition, he’ll need to be more aggressive with his hands — he tends to lose contact with defenders at times, and I’d like to see him use more of his power by getting under pads and pushing people back. If you want a guard who can move from gap to gap, pull with agility and kick-slide in pass pro, Thomas is an interesting prospect.

Draft projection: Round 4

9. Anthony Steen, +Alabama Crimson Tide: Steen will be drafted because he logged 36 starts in three seasons for a premier program, and he shows all the technical and mechanical efficiency one would expect. But there are limitations that will likely push him to the third day — he was a right guard for the Crimson Tide, and he lacks the kind of power and agility most left guards have in the NFL. Steen is a relatively ready-made player with a low ceiling, and there’s nothing wrong with that, as long as the team drafting him understands what it’s getting — and what it’s not.

Draft projection: Round 6-7

10. Jon Halapio, +Florida Gators: Of all the draftable guards we have read about and watched this year, Halapio has the most frustrating divide between potential and output. At 6-4, 323, he has all the physical traits to be a dominant guard at any level, but he has some pretty serious spatial awareness issues (I’ve seen him get flat-out lost at the line of scrimmage when following a block), and he gives up inside pressure to elite competition too easily. Florida’s offense was a hot mess last season, and Halapio’s issues could well be related to coaching. In that case, some NFL team looking to put in the work will have its right guard of the future in Halapio. Typical "Blue Chip" high school talent that show moments of that progression in college but then some high school talent mistakes whether it is form, technique, mental and then a lot of good play, but those flashes of dominance open the eyes. 

The NFL requires great play a lot of time and good play all of the time. Risk/Reward prospect as are many, that depend on really a couple things, drive, ability to think at the speed of the professional level. Not in the sense of thinking what the play is and what the general scheme is. There is complex aspects, but simple things such as reading an opponents formation and scheme. Taking that pre and post snap and anticipating what the read is, checks, and/or progressions of the offense. Such as reading a screen on the defensive line, for example.

Draft projection: Round 6-7

Texans Interested in Osweiler?

This is picking up probably way too much momentum and airwaves for a simple tweet from one person, but may as well point it out since it cannot be entirely dismissed. Texans are probably looking for a QB competition and obviously had him rated pretty high when the +Denver Broncos drafted him. Could have something to do with Jim O'Brien being the new head coach and that would make much more sense. To go the +FanSided way or +Bleacher Report maybe the Broncos are trying to trade up or down or for more picks something +BRONCOS CR3W mentioned earlier. That nabbing some extra picks for this years draft or if the Broncos have addressed needs, priorities via free agency & draft, maybe they add some future draft picks and use the deep class on the rookie free agent market also. Who knows? Time will tell. We think almost every player is up for potential trade or interest to all clubs and pointing this out is just a leak that caught on because of the +Houston Texans owning the first pick overall and the questions surrounding their draft pick and who it will be and at what position? Kubiak was loyal to Schaub, but we do believe O'Brien probably sees Schaub more of a patch-over.

Osweiler, +Denver Broncos (AP)

Was told that one of the teams interested in Brock Osweiler was the Houston #Texans

— Peter Burns (@PeterBurnsRadio) March 3, 2014