Here is what King had to say about what Broncos General Manager/President of Football Operations John Elway is thinking or planning on doing during the first-round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
DENVER, PICKING FIFTH (OR TRADING)
I’m told a few things about GM John Elway’s draft-night preference:
1. He’s very unlikely to trade up.
2. He doesn’t think Bradley Chubb will be available here (nor do I), but he also views Quenton Nelson as a long-time great guard who could anchor his offensive line for years.
3. He hasn’t given up on Paxton Lynch, and though there’s a quarterback he likes a lot here (my guess is Mayfield or Darnold), having Case Keenum in the house for two years makes the drafting of a quarterback in this draft a lower priority. And if Elway picks one, Lynch would be the Rocky Mountain version of Christian Hackenberg—living on borrowed time.
4. Per Albert Breer, the Broncos are also smitten with two other ideas: trading down, or replacing Aqib Talib with Ohio State star cornerback Denzel Ward.