ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. Mocks ‘Joker’ Weapon to Broncos in Round 1

AnotherdayandwehaveanotherNFLmockdraftwiththeDenverBroncosselectingMichigantightendColstonLovelandatNo.20overall.Thistime,it’sESPN’sMelKiperJr.—the“GodfatheroftheNFLdraft”—inhismockdraft2.0,withDenverattemptingtoimproveuponitsabysmaltightendroombyaddingthe6-foot-5,245-poundWolverine. AsKiperwrites,SeanPaytonisonthehuntfora‘joker’forhisoffense.TheESPNdraftgurusaysLovelandcould“helpfillthatrole,”thankstohisabilitytoseparateasaroute-runnerandhisframe. DuringhisNFLCombinepressconferenceinIndianapolis,BroncosGMGeorgePatonsharedhishopeinhavingfourplayerstheteamreallylikesbythetimepickNo.20rollsaroundandthatthecaliberofprospectbetweenpicks10to20shouldberelativelythesame.Whetheritbeanoffensiveweaponoradefensivefrontplayer,theBroncoshaveoptionsshouldtheychoosetostandpatat20. ItwasrevealedonTuesdaythatLovelandhadDr.NealElattrachesendalettertoall32teamsregardingthetightend̵