Through two days of the 2019 NFL draft, the Denver Broncos have made two trades and have selected four players — including a potential quarterback of the future in Drew Lock. Denver traded down in the first round, from pick No. 10 to No. 20 and up in the second round, from pick No. 52 to pick No. 42. After moving up and down the board, the Broncos have three draft picks remaining. Here’s a look at the picks the team has used so far and the picks Denver will use on Saturday: 1st Round: TE Noah Fant 2nd Round: OL Dalton Risner 2nd Round: QB Drew Lock 3rd Round: DL Dre’Mont Jones 5th Round: No. 148 5th Round: No. 156 (via Minnesota Vikings) 7th Round: No. 237 (via Houston Texans) The team’s extra fifth-round pick was acquired in a trade that sent quarterback Trevor Siemian to Minnesota last year. The team’s seventh-round pick was acquired in a trade that sent wide receiver Demaryius Thomas to Houston last year. Rounds 4-7 of the draft will air on ESPN, ABC and NFL Network on Saturday. Teams will begin making picks at 10 a.m. MT.<doc-sep>The Broncos finally got defensive in the NFL draft. Denver selected Ohio State defensive tackle Dre’Mont Jones with the No. 71 pick in the third round Friday night. It marked the first player the Broncos picked on defense after tight end Noah Fant (No. 20), offensive lineman Dalton Risner (No. 41) and quarterback Drew Lock (No. 42). Jones, a 2018 first-team All-Big Ten selection, compiled 114 tackles and 9.5 sacks over three college seasons. He impressed at the NFL Scouting Combine with a 5.12-second 40-yard dash and 31.5-inch vertical jump. His best production arrived last season with 8.5 sacks and 13 tackles for loss. He totaled 37 career starts at OSU. Jones made a pre-draft visit to Dove Valley he described as “really chill” and expressed excitement to be featured in coach Vic Fangio’s scheme. “I expect just to get after the ball from the defense,” Jones said. “I know they’ve got guys and a lot of coaches with a lot of great history. They’ve got some talented dudes up front like Derek Wolfe, Adam (Gotsis), (Bradley) Chubb and (Von) Miller. I’m expecting an up-the-field type of style.” Jones will add depth to the Broncos’ interior rush after the team parted ways with defensive tackle Domata Peko. The Broncos re-signed defensive tackles Shelby Harris and Zach Kerr. Elway on Harris. General manager John Elway said trade talks about disgruntled cornerback Chris Harris did not intensify during rounds 2-3 of the draft. “I did not hear from anybody about Chris (Friday) and as I’ve said (throughout the offseason), when the draft is over, I’ll be glad to talk to Chris and see what we can do,” Elway said. Tuesday, Harris told the Broncos he would like to be traded if not signed to a contract extension. Elway has been consistent in publicly saying that extension talks for any Broncos player would not begin until after the draft. Tiger connection. Missouri quarterback Drew Lock will reunite with a familiar face in Denver. Current Broncos offensive lineman Connor McGovern started every game at left tackle as a senior for the Tigers in 2015 when Lock played as a true freshman. Hard times in Columbia. The team finished 5-7. Lock told reporters on a conference call that McGovern reached out shortly after the Broncos’ pick. “(McGovern) is going to see a mature quarterback who hopefully wins him some more games in the future than I won him his senior year,” Lock said. “He’ll see a different guy. I’m excited for him to see the kind of player I am now and the kind of quarterback I’ve developed into being, and hopefully win a couple games with him playing.” Position switch. Risner started at right tackle over the past three seasons at Kansas State, but will transition to an interior lineman for the Broncos. “I’m most definitely ready to go inside,” Risner said. “That is a position that I’m very familiar with. I played center almost my whole life before I got to college. I worked guard through all five years at Kansas State. I also played right tackle. With my size and the type of player that I am, playing guard is a good position for me.” Fandom check. Lock’s hometown of Lee’s Summit, Mo., sits less than 20 miles southeast of Arrowhead Stadium. “No, I did not grow up a Broncos fan,” Lock said. “I was a Chiefs guy. But I couldn’t be more excited to be able to go back to Kansas City and hopefully get a couple wins with the bad guys.” Who is Dre’Mont Jones? Position: Defensive tackle College: Ohio State Height: 6-foot-3 Weight: 281 pounds Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio Accolades: 2018 first-team All-America (Sporting News). … 2018 first-team All-Big Ten. … First OSU defensive lineman in history to score two touchdowns in one season last year. Notable: Became a starter in the second game of his freshman season and finished career with 37 starts. … Best production arrived last season with 8.5 sacks and 13 tackles for loss. … Only played two years of high school football.<doc-sep>The issue, of course, is whether Rosen remains capable of becoming the franchise quarterback he was drafted to be. He struggled as a rookie in Arizona, throwing 14 interceptions to go with only 11 touchdown passes and posting a woeful passer rating of 66.7 in 14 games, including 13 starts. But he was in a bad situation, playing on a dreadful team for a head coach, Steve Wilks, who was fired after only one season. Now he gets a career restart with the Dolphins under their new coach, Brian Flores.<doc-sep>I have to admit that I have always been a bit obsessed with NFL roster building. Something about how team’s go about accumulating talent and the endless possibilities just fascinates me. One thing that has always separated the team’s that consistently win from those who don’t is how the Evaluators handle the draft after the first round. With that in mind, let’s take a look at who won Friday night and who whiffed on their opportunities. Houston needed a win today. After the Philadelphia Eagles took Andre Dillard from then in round one they swerved to one of the bigger projects of the draft in Tytus Howard. As I said yesterday. 23. Houston Texans - Tytus Howard - OFFENSIVE LINE Howard is one of those guys you take in the first round because you want that fifth year option if he pans out. You’re not going to know if he’ll get there until his second or even third training camp because he has so far to go. For that reason I had him as a Day 3 option for Denver, only moving him up to 2 because there was no way he’d slide that far. Deshaun Watson was sacked by everyone last year. Howard doesn’t necessarily help that issue in 2019. I suspect Houston wanted Dillard and swerved when Philly sniped their guy. Joe’s Grade: C Max Scharping is another one of those guys who will be thrown into the fire early. He’s making a big jump from Northern Illinois to the league, but what will help is that he’s been an exceptional player at NIU for his career. With Houston’s other second round pick they grabbed Lonnie Johnson who should help them start the rebuild of their secondary. Jonathan Joseph is 35 years old. Kareem Jackson’s a Bronco. Bradley Roby is Bradley Roby. Then late in the 3rd the Texans came up with my sleeper tight end. The word on Kahale Warring is that he’s raw because he was late to football. That’s true, but this last year he really blew up in a very conservative offense. His upside is someone like Todd Heap at his peak. That’ll help Watson when he’s running for his life. Loser: Cincinnati Bengals It’s not often I hate a team’s draft when they moved down and collected a ton of capital, but you got to hit the picks. Cinci grabbed Drew Sample who looks like he’ll be the second best blocking tight end in this class. He is completely unproven as a receiver. He is a better athlete than he’s been given credit for, but most had him as a Day 3 value. This seems like a pretty big reach. Then in the 3rd round the Bengals went out and grabbed Germaine Pratt. Down the road that pick could really work out for them as Pratt brings a lot of speed to a defense that needs it. As a rookie he’s going to have a really tough time with the physicality of the game because he needs a lot of work at dealing with blocks. I had him as a 4th round value. Winner: Philadelphia Eagles I’m one of those people that loved J.J. Arcega-Whiteside. He’s an acrobat with the ball in the air and is one of the best contested catch receivers in the league. On the surface it doesn’t look like Philly needs more receivers with Desean Jackosn, Alshon Jeffery, and Nelson Agholor locked up but any and all could be gone next year. JJAW means Carson Wentz will continue to have one of the better supporting casts moving forward, regardless. I have a friend who considered Marquise Blair the best Safety in this class. He is versatile and brings a very physical play style to the league. I still had him as a Day 3 guy. That’s ironic because I had L.J. Collier down there too. Cody Barton too. I did like one pick of theirs. I can’t confirm it, but there were rumors circulating about D.K. Metcalf and PED use. Maybe that’s why he slid. Regardless if he can stay on the field he could help Russell Wilson in a big way... if only the Schotty offense wasn’t run 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Chris Ballard has quickly become my favorite General Manager in the league. He’s quietly done the perfect thing to rebuild the talent base around Andrew Luck very quickly, capitalizing on another team chasing a franchise QB and then manuevering down whenever someone is looking to move up for their favorite guys. Because of that the Colts are starting to look like one of the most talented young teams in the league. Rock Ya-Sin needs some time to develop but gives them a guy who should be able to handle the DeAndre Hopkins types in the AFC South. Parris Campbell is the kind of gadget player Percy Harvin was, but I love him. He’ll need to refine his route running after spending his collegiate career in the Urban Meyer offense, but Indy is one of those teams that will find ways to get him the ball as they help him learn to play receiver at the NFL level. If they’re as patient with him as I expect, they’ll get a guy who looks like a running back with the ball in his hands, but also has the kind of vertical speed to take the top off the defense. I was lower on Ben Banogu and Bobby Okereke than Ballard was, but can see why they’d take them both where they did. Both have high ceilings. Banogu should grow into a strong edge rusher who can also play in space when called upon. Okereke is a rangy, long backer who does a good job with his assignments but could improve against blocks and in coverage. Some people were really high on Jahani Tavai and I get it. He has an exciting game. I had Will Harris as a mid Day 3 prospect. I think once again that the Lions had bigger needs at corner, and along both lines.<doc-sep>
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Denver Broncos took a pass on the quarterbacks Thursday night in the first round of the NFL draft but didn't wait long in the second round Friday night to dive in on this year's class of passers. The Broncos used the 10th pick of the second round (No. 42 overall) to select Missouri quarterback Drew Lock, who started games in all four of his seasons with the Tigers. "Last several hours were definitely interesting," Lock said of being bypassed in the first round. " ... The sun came up (Friday), I was ready to get (Friday) going ... I couldn't be more excited to be a part of this organization." Denver moved up to select Lock, trading picks 52, 125 and 182 to the Cincinnati Bengals for the 42nd pick, after taking Kansas State offensive lineman Dalton Risner with the 41st pick. Lock was the fourth quarterback to be selected in the draft. Kyler Murray, Daniel Jones and Dwayne Haskins were selected in the first round. Like those others, Lock had been projected as a potential first-round pick as well, and he said falling to the second day "certainly" provided more motivation to prove himself. Broncos president of football operations/general manager John Elway said he believed the team had to jump the Dolphins and Raiders, among others, to get Lock. The Broncos made Drew Lock the fourth quarterback to be selected in this year's draft. Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports "I had heard some other teams, we didn't know if he was going to get (taken) by the Raiders," Elway said. " ... We were able to get it done with Cincinnati, so it worked out really well." Lock becomes the sixth quarterback John Elway has selected in his tenure as the Broncos' top football executive and is highest QB pick Elway has made since Paxton Lynch was the team's first-round pick in 2016. None of the previous five quarterbacks Elway has selected is currently on the roster, given both Lynch and Chad Kelly were waived last season. "I know the kind of player I am and know what kind of player I'm going to be, and this adds a little chip to the shoulder bigger than the one that's already on there," Lock said. "I'd say it's almost a full Pringle size -- the king-size Pringles right now -- that's how big the chip on my shoulder is. But it's good. If I for some reason I needed any extra motivation, I definitely got it." Elway, as well as coach Vic Fangio, minced no words Friday, offering that Lock would be given patience to develop and will start his career competing for the backup job with Joe Flacco as the team's starter. Elway even offered that Lock being selected in the second round, rather than the first, may allow Lock the time he needs to be the future starter the Broncos hope he can be since he doesn't carry some of the play-right-now expectations he would have if the Broncos had selected him with the 10th pick of the first round. The Broncos are in position to give Lock, who topped a 60 percent completion rate in just one of his seasons at Missouri, at least some time to learn. The team traded for Flacco earlier this offseason. Since his arrival, Flacco has been adamant he didn't see a repeat of his 2018 season with the Ravens when he was eventually replaced by rookie Lamar Jackson. Flacco was asked at the team's minicamp last week what he would think if the Broncos used a prime pick on a quarterback. "If we do, that's completely out of my control," Flacco said this week. "I'm going to go out here and compete. He's going to have to come out here and be on the field with me every day, too, and I'm ready for that." Flacco has been adamant that he doesn't see a repeat happening of his 2018 season, when the Baltimore Ravens eventually replaced him with first-round draft pick Lamar Jackson. Flacco was asked at the team's minicamp last week what he would think if the Broncos used a prime pick on a quarterback. "If we do, that's completely out of my control," Flacco said. "I'm going to go out here and compete. He's going to have to come out here and be on the field with me every day, too, and I'm ready for that."