NFL Draft: Two-round, 32-team mock amid 2019 scouting combine

2019 NFL Draft: Two-round, 32-team mock amid scouting combine

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stands at the podium during a moment of silence for the victims and those others affected by the Bombing at the Boston Marathon in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) /

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COLUMBIA, MO – OCTOBER 27: Quarterback Drew Lock #3 of the Missouri Tigers passes during the game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Faurot Field/Memorial Stadium on October 27, 2018 in Columbia, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

45. . Quarterback. Missouri. Drew Lock. 10. player

Don’t simply assume the Denver Broncos will hold off grabbing a quarterback in this year’s NFL Draft just because they’re trading for veteran signal-caller Joe Flacco, who’ll leave the Baltimore Ravens in the deal.

Yes, this makes the Broncos’ own quarterback, Case Keenum, expendable this offseason. Or, at the very least, it provides general manager John Elway with a contingency plan in the draft if he’s unable to grab the quarterback he wants.

Will Elway finally get his selection right this time?

Considering how thin this year’s quarterbacking class is, let’s assume Denver uses its first pick on an eventual replacement for Flacco. Missouri’s Drew Lock isn’t quite as polished as Dwayne Haskins or Kyler Murray. But with some refinement and development, he might be a capable heir apparent when the Broncos elect to finally move on from Flacco down the road.