Denver Broncos Draft Countdown: Making the Case for LB Jaylon Smith

April 4, 2016   ·   Cecil Lammey   ·   Jump to comments

The Denver Broncos are putting the final touches on their draft board with the 2016 NFL draft less than one month away. At the end of April in Chicago, NFL teams will do their best to find impact players who could shine at the next level.
With a few weeks in April ahead of us, many mock drafts around the Web have the Broncos taking a quarterback to fill their biggest need on the team. These mocks could quickly change if (when?) the Broncos trade with the San Francisco 49ers for Colin Kaepernick. General manager John Elway may indeed take a passer at some point in the draft, but with the team’s first pick, he could choose to pick from a talent-rich linebacker class.
The player who may be best suited for replacing Danny Trevathan is Notre Dame linebacker Jaylon Smith. Even though his status for the start of the 2016 season is up in the air due to a major knee injury suffered in his final game with the Fighting Irish, Smith may have All-Pro upside that is too good to pass ...

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