Five players the Denver Broncos are hoping and praying fall to them at pick 31

QB Paxton Lynch

PROJECTED ROUND: 1st/2nd     HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-7/244 LBS

CAREER NUMBERS: 62.9% completion; 8,865 yards passing; 59 passing TDs; 23 INTs; 687 yards rushing; 17 rushing TDs

There are plenty of stop-gap options out there, but the Broncos need a long-term solution at quarterback, and Paxton Lynch may be their best shot.

His draft stock, though, has been hard to pin down.

Midway through the college season, some had Lynch as high as a top-five pick, but after a bumpy finish, he fell down towards the second round. Now, he’s back to possibly being a top-20 pick, but who’s to say what he’ll be next weekend?

We’ve seen years where quarterbacks get pushed way to high — Jake Locker, Blaine Gabbert and Christian Ponder — and we’ve seen years where quarterbacks have fallen way too far — Andy Dalton, Derek Carr, Teddy Bridgewater. If the Broncos are lucky, this year will be more like the latter, and Lynch will slip into their lap.