The Denver Broncos have shot many heads when they used their first round choice in the NFL 2025 draft on the Jahdae Barron corner half.
The corner half was not a need for the team, so there were a lot of strange faces and confused looks when the choice was made. But when you decompose it and realize that the Broncos now have the defensive player reigning of the year at Pat Frass II and the winner of Jim Thorpe from last year on the same defense, the choice is starting to be really good.
But one of the first questions that come from this choice was, what was she doing for Ja’quan McMillian?
McMillian went from unknown non -draft to a key cog in the defense of the team in just three seasons. It has become one of the most effective corners of the whole league and its Choose six against Cleveland Browns Last season sealed a victory in a wild match on Monday evening.
But it is clear that he will take a rear seat now that Barron is on the list and Sterling Xie of Pro Football Network Considers it perhaps exchanged by the team.
“One of the most surprising but rented choices of the first round was the selection of Denver’s broncos from the Texas Cornerback Cornerback Jahdae Barron. Many expected the broncos to choose an offensive skills position with the 20th choice in total, but instead, they have opted for one of the best and the most versatile class cover of the class.
With Patrick Surainte II and Riley Moss locks outside, the arrival of Barron would apparently lead to the corner of the J’quan McMillian location. Former unlikely free agent, McMillian has become an effective and underestimated lift corner. Last season, he maintained opponents at 6.8 yards per target and a score of 85.7 passers -by on the cover, recording 10 defended passes.
Rittle -free exclusive rights of free agent, McMillian did not receive a multi -year broncos extension this off -season, obtaining a one -year call of $ 1.03 million. It is peanuts for a corner of the niche in terms of departure and gives it more commercial value than you could expect for a name without house. Without a clear role after Barron’s arrival, McMillian is a decent commercial chip that broncos could take for 2026 choices or immediate help, “Xie wrote.
In other words, McMillian is consumable. He would probably like to continue his career in a place where he could see the equivalent of the 75.3% of the defensive shots he saw in Denver last season, if not more. But it would be good for the broncos to keep it in the lap, finding a package of games in defense to keep it on the ground sometimes while being ready to slip into the alignment in the event of injury.
McMillian has developed as well as any player who is not drafted in recent memory for broncos and although he obtained a choice of draft or a player for a player who was not drafted should be considered a victory, it would always be difficult to separate from a perspective like McMillian, who will only be 25 years old at the start of the season.
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