The Denver Broncos capped off a dominating 2012 regular season with a disappointing postseason performance, that saw them go one and out. They went out there and acquired Wes Welker from the New England Patriots and an under-the-radar guard in Louis Vasquez from the San Diego Chargers. Those two additions pretty much left Denver without many holes to fill. 

Here is eDraft's full seven-round mock draft for the Denver Broncos. 

First Round:   Cornelius Carradine, Defensive End, Florida State

Whether the Broncos sign a veteran pass rusher to replace Elvis Dumervil is irrelevant. They’re going to have to go out there and find a young defensive end for the future. Carradine has top-five talent, but tore his ACL in his final game with the Seminoles and saw his draft stock fall because of that.

It is, however, important to note that “Tank,” as he is called, has recovered extremely well from the serious knee injury and will likely be ready to go come training camp. A multi-faceted asset if I have ever seen one, Carradine can get to the offensive backfield in a heartbeat and is equally as stout against the run as he is pressuring the quarterback.

Denver could slot Carradine in as a starting right end opposite Derek Wolfe and he’d be a major upgrade over the bust that is Robert Ayers.

Second Round:   David Amerson, Cornerback, North Carolina State

This selection does a couple of things. First, Denver acquires first-round talent towards the back end of the second round and could easily slot Amerson in as a future replacement for the aging Champ Bailey. Second, Amerson’s skill set seems to translate extremely well to free safety, which indicated he could eventually take over for Rahim Moore should the former second-round pick struggle with confidence following a disastrous postseason performance.

At 6’1” and 205 pounds, Amerson is a physical defensive back that isn’t afraid to get in the face of receivers. He uses that frame and massive hands to separate the ball from the intended receiver at the point of contact. That has free safety written all over it.

Third Round:    Montee Ball, Running Back, Wisconsin

While Ball did struggle a great deal at the combine, he is the most productive collegiate running back entering the draft. The powerfully-built product also translates extremely well into what Denver is attempting to build on the ground. He can eventually become a solid one-two punch with Ronnie Hillman behind the blocking of Zane Beadles and Louis Vasquez. This is probably the best fit for the Wisconsin product.

Fourth Round:   T.J. McDonald, Safety, Southern California

Even if the Broncos go out there and get Amerson with the idea of moving him to safety, they cannot be sold on Mike Adams as their future strong safety. McDonald has the pedigree and experience to be an immediate impact player. While his ceiling isn’t too high, the USC product should turn in a relatively good NFL career. He is a pure strong safety due to an obvious lack of fluidity and coverage technique on the back end. If this pick were at the start of the fourth round, Denver would have much better SS options. As it is, they have to “settle” on the former top recruit.

Fifth Round:    Travis Johnson, Linebacker, San Jose State

At 240 pounds and with solid speed, Johnson translates better as a 3-4 outside linebacker rather than a 4-3 down lineman in the Broncos scheme. That being said, Denver did utilize the talents of Dumervil extremely well and he was nearly the same exact size coming out of Louisville. This is more of a projection/special teams pick than anything else.

Seventh Round:   Meshak Williams, Defensive  End, Kansas State

Again, Williams might be a bit undersized for Denver’s scheme. With that said, they’re going to have to pick based on projection more than anything else, as players this late will be lucky to make the roster. I like what the Kansas State product brings in terms of pass-rush skills. At the very least, he’ll be a solid special teams player.