Which six players do you think the Denver Broncos are targeting at #62?

We’re exactly one week away from the 2026 NFL Draft. Denver Broncos GM and head coach met with the media today and one of the most interesting quotes came from George Paton who noted that they were eyeing about six players with their second-round pick.

Let the speculation ensue!

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Broncos GM George Paton says the Broncos are focused on 6 players at pick 62
George Paton is narrowing the board. The Broncos GM told reporters his staff has homed in on six specific players they believe could be available at No. 62, saying “there’s six players we’re kind of focused on that could be there at 62 — we feel good about those players.” Paton also left the door open to trading up if one of about three targets starts sliding earlier than expected, with the Broncos’ pair of fourth-round picks giving them the draft capital flexibility to move. Given everything Denver has telegraphed this offseason — Top-30 visits heavy on tight ends like Eli Stowers, Max Klare, and Justin Joly, plus running back interest — it’s a safe bet most of that short list comes from the TE and RB pools, with perhaps an offensive lineman or defensive tackle mixed in.

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On how much confidence their success in drafting players in the second round gives them this year and if there is more pressure with one pick in the first two days

GP: “I don’t think there’s any more pressure. We’re going to go through our process. Our process has worked, and it continues to evolve. I think it’s better. I feel more prepared for this draft than I was for last year’s and the prior draft. We’ve done well in that realm. It doesn’t mean anything. We still go through our process. We feel like we have six players we’re kind of focused on that could be there at [pick] 62. We feel good about those players. We’re going to keep working through them. We’ve been down in the dungeons since the Wednesday after the Owners Meeting, just watching tape, had our meetings, now going through all these different scenarios. We feel good about 62. We feel good about the fourth round as well. That’s harder to predict obviously. We like our process, we like how it’s worked, and we feel good with where we’re at.”

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