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Denver Broncos Mock Draft: Let Russ Cook and give him some groceries

By Sravan Gannavarapu

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA - OCTOBER 02: Damone Clark #18 of the LSU Tigers in action against the Auburn Tigers during a game at Tiger Stadium on October 02, 2021 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA - OCTOBER 02: Damone Clark #18 of the LSU Tigers in action against the Auburn Tigers during a game at Tiger Stadium on October 02, 2021 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /
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TALLAHASSEE, FL – OCTOBER 30: Defensive Back Markquese Bell #5 of the Florida A&M Rattlers during the game against the Grambling State Tigers at Bragg Memorial Stadium Stadium on October 30, 2021, in Tallahassee, Florida. The Rattlers defeated the Tigers 26 to 3. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
TALLAHASSEE, FL – OCTOBER 30: Defensive Back Markquese Bell #5 of the Florida A&M Rattlers during the game against the Grambling State Tigers at Bragg Memorial Stadium Stadium on October 30, 2021, in Tallahassee, Florida. The Rattlers defeated the Tigers 26 to 3. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) /

Denver Broncos mock draft, fifth-round pick

TRADE: Denver sends their 2022 fifth-round pick to the Minnesota Vikings for a 2022 fifth-round pick and two sixth-round choices.

8. Fifth Round via trade with MIN (155th overall): Markquese Bell, S, Florida A&M

It’s an interesting route to go here, but the Denver defense, as great as it has proven to be, needs a little more fear instilled. Maybe one more player from an unknown area that comes from the blind side of the college football spectrum, and when he arrives, your bell is rung and rung loudly.

That comes in the form of Markquese Bell, a safety from Florida A&M, one of the most noteworthy HBCUs. Denver trades down a bit to get him and picks up two sixth-round picks in the process. One of those sixth rounds picks will be moved again to gain another late-round prospect. But more on that later. Here’s what Bell brings to the table.

For one, he’s pretty fast, at least on tape. Second, he has a nose for the football, shown by his five picks in 2019. Third, and most important of all, he plays with controlled aggression. In this day and age where the game is tilted mainly towards the offense, having disciplined safeties with aggression and a nose for the football is a complementary piece.

He hasn’t picked off many passes recently, just one in 2021, but he is a playmaker and would be an instant addition to Denver’s secondary.

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