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The Denver Broncos traded up to select tight end Justin Joly in the fifth round of the 2026 NFL Draft. This move aims to strengthen their tight end position after losing key players in earlier rounds.
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The Denver Broncos needed to add to the tight end room in the 2026 NFL Draft and after watching what happened with the inside linebacker position in round two, they decided not to take their chances in round five.
The Broncos traded up to pick No. 152 in the fifth round in order to select North Carolina State tight end Justin Joly. The tight end position was getting thin after Nate Boerkircher and Max Klare were selected in the second round. After Matthew Hibner went to the Baltimore Ravens in round four, the Broncos likely started looking at moving up.
They found a trade partner in the Cleveland Browns, giving up their fifth-round pick (No. 170) and the sixth-round pick (No. 182) that they had gotten from the Buffalo Bills in order to move up. Joly was the best tight end still on the board and he should give the Broncos much more flexibility at the position.
Much like the running back position, the Broncos were going forward with the exact same tight end group that they had last year after re-signing Adam Trautman, Nate Adkins and this offseason. After a bit of a disappointing season from free-agent signing , the team needed more.
The Broncos traded up to ensure they could select Justin Joly, the best tight end available, as the position was becoming thin after earlier selections.
The Broncos gave up their fifth-round pick (No. 170) and sixth-round pick (No. 182) to the Cleveland Browns to move up for Justin Joly.
Justin Joly adds flexibility and depth to the Broncos' tight end group, which had remained unchanged from the previous season except for the addition of Joly.

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Joly is a bit undersized at 6-foot-3 and 241 pounds, but he has the athletic traits to be a solid "move" tight end at the professional level. The Broncos have their blocking tight end in Adkins and players who can fill in due to their experience in Trautman and Krull, but Joly is going to bring the kind of weapon that the team was looking for in terms of an athletic tight end with wide receiver traits.
Those were the reasons the Broncos were connected so closely to Eli Stowers, who ultimately went to the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round. Late in the draft, the Broncos decided this was a player they needed.
Joly began his college career at Connecticut before transferring to N.C. State. He caught 92 passes in two seasons for the Wolfpack and found the end zone 11 times. Sean Payton wanted a tight end he can move all over the formation and create mismatches in the red zone and that is what Joly brings.
The Broncos have done a good job filling needs in this draft, even if the inside linebacker position got away, but fans should appreciate this aggressive move to trade up and get a guy that adds to the tight end room perfectly.
Grade: B+