2016 NFL Mock Draft: Big boys dominate first round

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Jan 1, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback DeShone Kizer (14) fumbles as he his hit by Ohio State Buckeyes linebacker Darron Lee (43) in the fourth quarter of the Fiesta Bowl at University of Phoenix Stadium. Ohio State won 44-28. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports /

30: Denver Broncos

Darron Lee – LB – Ohio State

The Broncos are not ready to head to the off-season just yet. Not with one final game to wrap the NFL season. There are not a lot of holes on the Broncos on either side of the ball but that could change in March when two of the Broncos linebackers are set to become free agents. The Broncos will try and re-sign them but both will be problematic. If they can’t Lee would be a perfect fit on the Broncos physical defense. Sometimes being ranked low in round pays off for the rookies.

The biggest question heading into the off-season will be the future of Hall of Fame to be Peyton Manning and a lot of that is because Brock Osweiler had a good year in his place when Manning missed time to injury. A big problem that the Broncos had was along the offensive line and they need to tweak that unit to give the quarterbacks more time. If Manning stays another season I suspect the Broncos will view the line as a bigger problem for their team as Osweiler is far more mobile than Manning is.

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