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2017 DENVER BRONCOS DRAFT BRONCOS SET TO MAKE 10 MEDIA RELATIONS SERVICES SELECTIONS IN 2017 NFL DRAFT DENVER BRONCOS NFL DRAFT CONTACTS: Patrick Smyth (303) 264-5536 [email protected] Erich Schubert (303) 264-5503 [email protected] Seth Medvin (303) 264-5608 [email protected] The 82nd NFL Draft will start Thursday, April 27, at 6 p.m. MDT, Broncos Draft Media Center: Press covering the draft will be sta- kicking off in primetime for the eighth consecutive year. tioned in the team meeting room, which can be accessed by going The Denver Broncos enter the 2017 NFL Draft with a total of 10 through the hallway from the press room. Wireless internet and power selections—five of their own picks, four compensatory choices and stations will be located throughout the media center, and the draft will one acquired through trade. be televised on a large projector screen in the front of the room. Overall, Denver is set to make one selection on Thursday, April 27, Media Parking & Check-In: Media parking is in the front lot locat- three picks on Friday, April 28, and six choices on Saturday, April 29. ed off Broncos Parkway. Pre-approved media will enter the building 2017 NFL DRAFT - QUICK FACTS through the Broncos’ press room, where they will be issued a cre- dential for the draft. The building will be open for media at 1 p.m. What: 82nd Annual NFL Player Selection Meeting on Thursday, 10 a.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. on Saturday. When: Thursday, April 27, 6-9:30 p.m. MDT (Rd. 1) Press Conferences: Executive Vice President of Football Friday, April 28, 5-9 p.m. MDT (Rds. 2-3) Operations/General Manager John Elway will hold a pre-draft Saturday, April 29, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. MDT (Rds. 4-7) news conference on Monday, April 24, at 12 p.m. MDT. Elway and Head Coach Vance Joseph will meet the press at the conclusion of Where: NFL Draft Theater, Philadelphia each day of the draft, including in a post-draft news conference on Television: NFL Network and ESPN/ESPN2 will televise the Saturday, April 29. The pre-draft news conference will take place draft on all three days. in the press room of the team’s training facility. All other media availability sessions will take place in the media center. Selections: There will be 253 selections Draft Pick Media Availability: Conference calls with Broncos Time Limits: Round 1: 10 minutes draft picks will take place immediately after the player is selected in Round 2: 7 minutes the media center. As in years past, there will be a mult box available Rounds 3-6: 5 minutes for television and radio stations. The club’s first-and second-day picks will conduct a press conferences in the media center the day Round 7 (& all compensatory picks): 4 minutes following their selection. Information: The 2017 NFL Draft page can be found by visiting Draft Materials: Player biographies, feature clippings, press confer- www.nflmedia.com. The page consists of prospect ence transcripts, draft notes, selection sheets and league releases will bios, draft reports, quote sheets and draft advisories. be provided during the draft and e-mailed to the press. All of these 2017 DENVER BRONCOS DRAFT CHOICES (10) materials will be posted in .PDF format on the Broncos’ media web- site, http://media.DenverBroncos.com, shortly after each selection. Round Overall # Round# How Acq. First 20 20 Own Pick Meals: Food will be served for working press on all three days of Second 51 19 Own Pick the NFL Draft. Dinner will be served on Thursday and Friday while Third 82 18 Own Pick breakfast and lunch will be served on Saturday. Third 101 37 Compensatory Internet: The Broncos’ media center is equipped with a wireless Fourth 126 20 Own Pick Internet network (Network: Media / Password: internetgo). Fifth 177 34 Compensatory Sixth 203 19 From Tennessee TV Live Shots: Television stations may set up live shots in their Seventh 238 20 Own Pick usual location in front of the building. Stations wishing to conduct Seventh 252 34 Compensatory live shots from the media center must contact the Broncos’ public Seventh 253 35 Compensatory relations department to make arrangements for satellite truck parking. Item Page Item ...................................Page Compensatory draft selections ........................2 I Broncos success in the NFL Draft .....................9 John Elway draft history .............................2 Last 20 picks at each position .....................9-10 Broncos in the first round ...........................3 N Same-school draft picks ............................10 History of selections at each current Broncos pick .........4-6 D In-state draft picks ................................10 Mr. Irrelevant ......................................6 Most players drafted by school . .10-11 Most picks by round/position .......................6-7 E All-time Broncos picks from each school ............11-16 Highest Broncos draft picks (overall and by position) .........7 Picks-by-year chart ...............................17 Pro Bowl / All-Star Broncos picks ...................7-8 X All-time Broncos drafts .........................18-20 2017 DENVER BRONCOS DRAFT 2017 DENVER BRONCOS SCHEDULE ELWAY MAKES HIS MARK ON THE DRAFT PRESEASON The 46 draft choices made by Broncos Executive Vice President of Wk. Day Date Opponent Time Football Operations/General Manager John Elway during the last six 1 Thu. Aug. 10 at Chicago 7 p.m. CDT years have combined to play 1,303 games and make 626 starts in the 2 Sat. Aug. 19 at San Francisco 7 p.m. PDT regular season (111 GP / 59 GS in the postseason) for the Broncos. 3 Sat. Aug. 26 GREEN BAY 7 p.m. MDT 4 Thu. Aug. 31 ARIZONA 7 p.m. MDT Note: Bolded players are still with Denver 2016 BRONCOS DRAFT SELECTIONS & GP/GS WITH DENVER REGULAR SEASON Reg. Season Postseason Wk. Day Date Opponent Time Player Pos. Rd. (Ovr.) GP GS GP GS 1 Mon. Sept. 11 L.A. CHARGERS 8:20 p.m. MDT Paxton Lynch QB 1 (26) 3 2 0 0 2 Sun. Sept. 17 DALLAS 2:25 p.m. MDT Adam Gotsis DE 2 (63) 16 0 0 0 3 Sun. Sept. 24 at Buffalo 1 p.m. EDT Justin Simmons S 3 (98) 13 3 0 0 4 Sun. Oct. 1 OAKLAND 2:25 p.m. MDT Devontae Booker RB 4 (136) 16 6 0 0 5 Sun. Oct. 8 BYE Connor McGovern G 5 (144) 0 0 0 0 6 Sun. Oct. 15 N.Y. GIANTS 6:30 p.m. MDT Andy Janovich FB 6 (176) 11 5 0 0 7 Sun. Oct. 22 at L.A. Chargers 1:25 p.m. PDT Will Parks S 6 (219) 16 0 0 0 8 Mon. Oct. 30 at Kansas City 7:30 p.m. CDT Riley Dixon P 7 (228) 16 0 0 0 9 Sun. Nov. 5 at Philadelphia 1 p.m. EST Totals 91 16 0 0 10 Sun. Nov. 12 NEW ENGLAND 6:30 p.m. MST 2015 BRONCOS DRAFT SELECTIONS & GP/GS WITH DENVER 11 Sun. Nov. 19 CINCINNATI 2:25 p.m. MST Reg. Season Postseason 12 Sun. Nov. 26 at Oakland 1:25 p.m. PST Player Pos. Rd. (Ovr.) GP GS GP GS 13 Sun. Dec. 3 at Miami 1 p.m. EST Shane Ray LB 1 (23) 30 8 3 0 14 Sun. Dec. 10 N.Y. JETS 2:05 p.m. MST Ty Sambrailo T 2 (59) 13 7 0 0 15 Thu. Dec. 14 at Indianapolis 8:25 p.m. EST Jeff Heuerman TE 3 (92) 12 2 0 0 16 Sun. Dec. 24 at Washington 1 p.m. EST Max Garcia C 4 (133) 32 21 3 0 Lorenzo Doss CB 5 (164) 12 0 0 0 17 Sun. Dec. 31 KANSAS CITY 2:05 p.m. MST Darius Kilgo NT 6 (203) 18 0 0 0 Trevor Siemian QB 7 (250) 15 14 0 0 BRONCOS STOCKING UP THE DRAFT PICKS Taurean Nixon CB 7 (251) 2 0 0 0 Since the NFL Draft was shortened to seven rounds in 1994, Josh Furman S 7 (252) 0 0 0 0 Totals 134 52 6 0 the most selections Denver has made in the draft is 12 (1999 and 2014 BRONCOS DRAFT SELECTIONS & GP/GS WITH DENVER ‘96). Below is a look at the most draft choices Denver has made Reg. Season Postseason during that span. Player Pos. Rd. (Ovr.) GP GS GP GS Bradley Roby CB 1 (31) 48 10 4 0 MOST DRAFT CHOICES (BY YEAR, SINCE 1994) Cody Latimer WR 2 (56) 34 2 3 0 Year No. Michael Schofield T 3 (95) 29 29 3 3 1. 1999 12 Lamin Barrow LB 5 (156) 16 1 1 0 1996 12 Matt Paradis C 6 (207) 32 32 3 3 Corey Nelson LB 7 (242) 48 5 4 0 3. 2017* 10 Totals 207 79 18 6 2009 10 2013 BRONCOS DRAFT SELECTIONS & GP/GS WITH DENVER 2004 10 Reg. Season Postseason 2003 10 Player Pos. Rd. (Ovr.) GP GS GP GS 2000 10 Sylvester Williams NT 1 (28) 60 48 7 6 Montee Ball RB 2 (58) 21 3 3 0 *Denver enters 2017 draft with 10 selections Kayvon Webster CB 3 (90) 54 2 7 0 BRONCOS AWARDED FOUR COMPENSATORY PICKS Quanterus Smith DE 5 (146) 15 0 0 0 Tavarres King WR 5 (161) 0 0 0 0 The Broncos were awarded four compensatory draft picks by the Vinston Painter T 6 (173) 0 0 0 0 NFL Management Council based on a formula considering the pre- Zac Dysert QB 7 (234) 0 0 0 0 vious year’s unrestricted free-agent signings and losses.