Joe Royer

Denver moved up in the fifth round with Cleveland to select tight end Justin Joly, sending a later fifth-rounder and a sixth-rounder to complete the jump. The Broncos paid a modest price to target a specific Day 3 tight end rather than waiting on the board. The trade fits a roster-building pattern of using late capital to secure a preferred depth piece, with the grade held near neutral until Joly’s role becomes clearer.