ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- When assessing the No. 30 overall pick in the upcoming NFL draft, the Denver Broncos identified a handful of players who they believed they could target at that spot. Then they looked at Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle.

Peyton Manning gave a positive report on Bo Nix. He also praised the Jaylen Waddle trade. "This team has it figured out," he said.

Before trading for Jaylen Waddle, Broncos coach Sean Payton spoke with Nick Saban and Teddy Bridgewater, who coached and played with the WR.

The Broncos will go farther with a Waddle than they ever would by hangin’ with Mr. Cooper. The first-round pick that belonged to the Broncos in February — No. 30, the third-from-last in the pecking order this past Thursday night — wound up going through three teams’ hands before it turned into a good-hands guy in former Indiana Omar Cooper.

The Denver Broncos picked seven players in the 2026 NFL draft over the weekend, including four players on offense. The Broncos did not, however, draft any wide receivers. After trading for Jaylen Waddle last month,

It didn't take long for Pat Surtain and Jaylen Waddle to link up in Florida.

Because of the nature of the draft and the NFL, it'll be at least a couple of years, if not three, before we'll know whether the Dolphins picked the right players or whether they should have gone with a different prospect at each spot.

Eric Sullivan faced their first big test after taking over for Mike McDaniel and Chris Grier, fired after a second straight season of missing the playoffs. The Dolphins made Alabama tackle Kadyn Proctor the No.