Video: NFL Draft Facts - Denver BroncosThe Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos have found a lot of their success through the NFL Draft. See some fun facts here regarding the draft, and below them check out a chart detailing every draft pick since 2006 and those picks' high school alma maters.
* The Broncos have only drafted higher than No. 11 once since 2006, but they made the most of that pick, taking Super Bowl MVP Von Miller with the No. 2 overall pick in 2011.
* The Broncos have taken two quarterbacks in the first round since 2006 - Tim Tebow at No. 25 overall in 2010 and Jay Cutler at No. 11 overall in 2006.
* The Broncos have taken 11 players from Florida since 2006 and 10 from California.
* The Broncos have not drafted a single player from the state of Colorado since 2006.
* Former Broncos quarterback Brock Osweiler was chosen in the second round in 2012. He is one of just six players from Montana taken in the draft since 2006.
* The Broncos have drafted four Pro Bowl players in the first round - Miller, Cutler, Ryan Clady and Demaryius Thomas.
* The Broncos have had success in the later rounds finding linebacker Danny Trevathan of
Leesburg (Fla.) in the sixth round and linebacker Corey Nelson of
Skyline (Dallas) in the seventh round.
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|
ROUND |
PICK |
YEAR |
| Chris Kuper |
Dimond |
AK |
5 |
161 |
2006 |
| Peyton Hillis |
Conway |
AR |
7 |
227 |
2008 |
| Spencer Larsen |
Highland |
AZ |
6 |
183 |
2008 |
| Ty Sambrallo |
Watsonville |
CA |
2 |
59 |
2015 |
| Ryan Clady |
Eisenhower |
CA |
1 |
12 |
2008 |
| Rahim Moore |
Dorsey |
CA |
2 |
45 |
2011 |
| Ronnie Hillman |
La Habra |
CA |
3 |
67 |
2012 |
| Omar Bolden |
Colony |
CA |
4 |
101 |
2012 |
| Julius Thomas |
Tokay |
CA |
4 |
129 |
2011 |
| Malik Jackson |
Birmingham |
CA |
5 |
137 |
2012 |
| Mike Mohamed |
Brawley |
CA |
6 |
189 |
2011 |
| Tom Brandstater |
Turlock |
CA |
6 |
174 |
2009 |
| Syd'Quan Thompson |
Grant |
CA |
7 |
225 |
2010 |
| Virgil Green |
Tulare Union |
CA |
7 |
204 |
2011 |
| Tim Tebow |
Nease |
FL |
1 |
25 |
2010 |
| Orlando Franklin |
Atlantic |
FL |
2 |
46 |
2011 |
| Alphonso Smith |
Pahokee |
FL |
2 |
37 |
2009 |
| Jeff Heuerman |
Barron Collier |
FL |
3 |
92 |
2015 |
| Kayvon Webster |
Monsignor Pace |
FL |
3 |
90 |
2013 |
| Brandon Marshall |
Lake Howell |
FL |
4 |
119 |
2006 |
| Marcus Thomas |
Mandarin |
FL |
4 |
121 |
2007 |
| Elvis Dumervil |
Jackson |
FL |
4 |
126 |
2006 |
| Danny Trevathan |
Leesburg |
FL |
6 |
188 |
2012 |
| Jammie Kirlew |
Cypress Creek |
FL |
7 |
232 |
2010 |
| Trevor Siemian |
Olympia |
FL |
7 |
250 |
2015 |
| Demaryius Thomas |
West Laurens |
GA |
1 |
22 |
2010 |
| Bradley Roby |
Peachtree Ridge |
GA |
1 |
31 |
2014 |
| Max Garcia |
Norcross |
GA |
4 |
133 |
2015 |
| Tavarres King |
Habersham Central |
GA |
5 |
161 |
2013 |
| Kenny McKinley |
South Cobb |
GA |
5 |
141 |
2009 |
| Quanterus Smith |
Grayson |
GA |
5 |
146 |
2013 |
| Matthew Paradis |
Council |
ID |
6 |
207 |
2014 |
| Michael Schofield |
Sandburg |
IL |
3 |
95 |
2014 |
| Jay Cutler |
Heritage Hills |
IN |
1 |
11 |
2006 |
| Shane Ray |
Bishop Miege |
KS |
1 |
23 |
2015 |
| Ryan Torain |
Washburn Rural |
KS |
5 |
139 |
2008 |
| Lamin Barrow |
Ehret |
LA |
5 |
156 |
2014 |
| Lorenzo Doss |
St. Augustine |
LA |
5 |
164 |
2015 |
| Taurean Nixon |
Southern Lab |
LA |
7 |
251 |
2015 |
| Josh Furman |
Old Mill |
MD |
7 |
252 |
2015 |
| Tony Scheffler |
Chelsea |
MI |
2 |
61 |
2006 |
| Eric Decker |
Rocori |
MN |
3 |
87 |
2010 |
| Ryan Harris |
Cretin-Derham Hall |
MN |
3 |
70 |
2007 |
| Sylvester Williams |
Jefferson City |
MO |
1 |
28 |
2013 |
| Montee Ball |
Timberland |
MO |
2 |
58 |
2013 |
| Brock Osweiler |
Flathead |
MT |
2 |
57 |
2012 |
| Nate Irving |
Wallace-Rose Hill |
NC |
3 |
67 |
2011 |
| Darius Kilgo |
Weddington |
NC |
6 |
203 |
2015 |
| Greg Eslinger |
Bismarck |
ND |
6 |
198 |
2006 |
| Seth Olsen |
Millard North |
NE |
4 |
132 |
2009 |
| Knowshon Moreno |
Middletown South |
NJ |
1 |
12 |
2009 |
| Cory Boyd |
Orange |
NJ |
7 |
238 |
2008 |
| Quinton Carter |
Cheyenne |
NV |
4 |
108 |
2011 |
| Josh Barrett |
Reno |
NV |
7 |
220 |
2008 |
| Eric Olsen |
Poly Prep |
NY |
6 |
183 |
2010 |
| Derek Wolfe |
Beaver |
OH |
2 |
36 |
2012 |
| Cody Latimer |
Jefferson Township |
OH |
2 |
56 |
2014 |
| Richard Quinn |
Maple Heights |
OH |
2 |
64 |
2009 |
| Domenik Hixon |
Whitehall-Yearling |
OH |
4 |
130 |
2006 |
| Kory Lichtensteiger |
Crestview |
OH |
4 |
108 |
2008 |
| David Bruton |
Miamisburg |
OH |
4 |
114 |
2009 |
| Zac Dysert |
Ada |
OH |
7 |
234 |
2013 |
| Robert Ayers |
Marlboro County |
SC |
1 |
18 |
2009 |
| Jarvis Moss |
Ryan |
TX |
1 |
17 |
2007 |
| Von Miller |
Desoto |
TX |
1 |
2 |
2011 |
| Tim Crowder |
Tyler |
TX |
2 |
56 |
2007 |
| Darcel McBath |
Gainesville |
TX |
2 |
48 |
2009 |
| J.D. Walton |
Allen |
TX |
3 |
80 |
2010 |
| Perrish Cox |
University |
TX |
5 |
137 |
2010 |
| Corey Nelson |
Skyline |
TX |
7 |
242 |
2014 |
| Jeremy Beal |
Creekview |
TX |
7 |
247 |
2011 |
| Blake Schlueter |
Ganado |
TX |
7 |
225 |
2009 |
| Zane Beadles |
Hillcrest |
UT |
2 |
45 |
2010 |
| Eddie Royal |
Westfield |
VA |
2 |
42 |
2008 |
| Jack Williams |
North Stafford |
VA |
4 |
119 |
2008 |
| Carlton Powell |
Great Bridge |
VA |
5 |
148 |
2008 |
| Vinston Painter |
Maury |
VA |
6 |
173 |
2013 |
| Philip Blake |
Canada |
|
4 |
108 |
2012 |
