The Broncos have officially added a veteran defender.

"It is something we have been working on the past couple of weeks," General Manager George Paton said. "He is a player that we have always respected."

The Broncos traded up to select wide receiver Troy Franklin in the fourth round before adding running back Audric Estimé in the fifth round and wide receiver Devaughn Vele in the seventh round.

Gargiulo, who transferred to South Carolina in 2023 after spending 2018-22 at Yale, started seven games at center and five games at left guard in 2023.

Vele led the Utes in receiving in 2023 as he caught 43 passes for 593 yards and three touchdowns.

Estimé averaged 6.4 yards per carry in 2023 as he posted 1,341 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns.

A first-team All-SEC player and second-team All-American in 2023, Abrams-Draine posted 40 passes defensed over the last three seasons.

Franklin caught 81 passes and had a team-high 1,383 receiving yards and 14 receiving touchdowns in 2023 as he and Bo Nix helped the Ducks to a 12-2 record.

"We were just going over the [draft] board before we came here," General Manager George Paton said. "… There's a number of good players tomorrow. We have six picks. We have flexibility."

"If you're a pressure player, at some point, you've got to have production," Head Coach Sean Payton said. "This player had that."

A 2023 second-team All-American and first-team All-Pac-12 player, Elliss recorded 12 sacks, 16 tackles for loss, three quarterback hits and a forced fumble in his final season for Utah.

"I don't want to just be a draft pick," Nix said at his introductory press conference. "I want to be able to show my improvements and show that I can do what [they] picked me to do, and that's to go out there and help win games [and] do whatever I can to put his team in a better situation."