5. 2013
Number Of Picks: 7
Players In The League As Of 2015: 7 (5 on practice squad)
Players Set To Be Starters For Broncos In 2016: 1
High Value Picks (Round Drafted In): 0
Quality Picks (Round Drafted In): Sylvester Williams (1)
Busts (Round Drafted In): Montee Ball (2), Kayvon Webster (3), Quanterus Smith (5), Tavarres King (5), Vinston Painter (6), Zac Dysert (7)
The 2013 draft was by far Elway’s worst draft; not only did it produce only one starter, but it only produced two players who are regularly on an active roster. While it took Sylvester Williams a few years to develop, he has turned into a quality anchor for the Wade Phillips defense as the nose tackle.
At the time Kayvon Webster was picked, many people thought the Broncos reached by choosing him in the third round. After developing into nothing more than a backup that has seemed to play less and less each year, it’s hard to not call him a bust.
The biggest misjudgment of this draft was no doubt choosing Montee Ball in the second round. Not even taking into account the other players whom the Broncos could have drafted with this pick, Ball never even came close to the record-setting player that he was at Wisconsin. Ball never really showed flashes of greatness, as he couldn’t break a tackle or outrun defenders.
While all of the other players were fifth-round picks or later, none of them were consistently on the active roster or ever made any contribution to the team. Coming out of a draft with one player that regularly makes a contribution is truly terrible.
