Broncos' plan for 2026 NFL Draft: What is Denver's greatest position of need?

Perhaps, somewhere on a board hanging in a soon-to-be-doomed second-floor office, the Broncos have their Super Six for sixty-two.

“We feel like we have six players we’re kind of focused on that could be there at 62,’’ Broncos general manager George Paton said last week about the Broncos’ first draft selection that doesn’t come until late in the second round Friday. “We feel good about those players.’"

Some context to 9NEWS’ strategy in picking our own Super Six for sixty-two. Bo Nix will be the league’s 46th-highest paid quarterback this at a shade less than $2.5 million. If all goes well for Bo this season, the Broncos will extend his contract after this season, and he will be in line to receive at least $45 million to $50 million in 2027.

Not that teams haven’t figured out how to win Super Bowls with well-paid quarterbacks – the Chiefs went 2-2 in the Big Game after Patrick Mahomes signed his 10-year, $503 million deal in 2020. But Mahomes did have to carry them as the Chiefs had to trim elsewhere with their roster.

The point is, for the Broncos to win a Super Bowl, the time is now. Worry about 2027 next year.

The Super Six for sixty-two better fill an immediate need.

Which from here is another target for Nix from one of two positions – running back or a down-the-seam, pass-catching tight end. In that order, it says here.