e Denver Broncos drafted more toys for Peyton Manning on Friday, selecting WR Cody Latimer with the 56th pickand OT Michael Schofield with the 95th. Neither are necessarily sure-fire starters Day One, but that's a rare trait of second and third round draft picks. Both add depth and can compete.
Broncos Executive Vice President of Football Operations/General Manager John Elway said the Broncos were targeting Latimer and decided to move up when the run on wide receivers was taking place in the second round.
"He was high on our board," Elway said. "The players that we wanted, once they started disappearing, that's when we decided we wanted to move up and make sure that Cody was still there. He was our target at that time when we moved up, so we felt it was time to move. We're thrilled to get Cody there."
Both Elway and head coach John Fox said Latimer's tenacity as a blocker separated him from other receivers on Denver's board.
"He's big, fast, very tough and an outstanding blocker-maybe the best blocker at the wide receiver position in the draft," John Fox said.
"We really liked the complete package," Elway said. "Really the cherry on top of the sundae was how he goes about and plays the game. He was the best blocking wide receiver, by far, in the draft. He took pride in what he did. He took pride in blocking. To me, that's what separated him."
