List of Denver Broncos First-round Draft Picks - Footnotes

Footnotes

• A Each year is linked to an article about that particular AFL or NFL Draft.
• a The Broncos traded their 1965 first-round pick along with defensive tackle Bud McFadin to the Houston Oilers for quarterback Jacky Lee.
• b 1 2 On August 15, 1967, the Broncos traded their #4 overall pick in the 1968 Draft and #9 overall pick in the 1969 Draft to the San Diego Chargers for quarterback Steve Tensi.
• c On January 28, 1971, the Broncos traded their #9 overall pick in the 1971 Draft and defensive end Alden Roche to the Green Bay Packers for the #12 overall pick in the 1971 Draft and quarterback Don Horn.
• d On February 1, 1980, the Broncos traded their #20 overall pick and a second-round pick in the 1980 Draft along with quarterback Craig Penrose to the New York Jets for quarterback Matt Robinson.
• e The Broncos traded their #19 overall pick in the 1982 Draft to the Buffalo Bills for the #21 overall pick and a fourth-round pick in the 1982 Draft.
• f On May 2, 1983, the Broncos traded their #19 overall pick in the 1984 Draft along with quarterback Mark Herrmann and guard Chris Hinton to the Baltimore Colts for quarterback John Elway.
• g On October 9, 1984, the Broncos traded their #21 overall pick and third-round pick in 1986 Draft and fifth-round pick in 1987 Draft to the Cincinnati Bengals for the draft rights of Ricky Hunley.
• h On April 23, 1989, the Broncos traded their #13 overall pick in the 1989 Draft to the Cleveland Browns for the #20 overall, second, fifth, and ninth-round picks in the 1989 Draft.
• i On July 7, 1989, the Broncos selected Bobby Humphrey in the 1989 Supplemental Draft; as a result, they forfeited their rights to a first-round pick in 1990 Draft.
• j The Broncos traded their #14 overall pick and a third-round pick in the 1993 Draft to the Cleveland Browns for the #11 overall pick.
• k On August 23, 1993, the Broncos traded their #18 overall pick and sixth-round pick in the 1994 draft and a second-round pick in the 1995 draft to the Minnesota Vikings for offensive tackle Gary Zimmerman.
• l On April 24, 1994, the Broncos traded a third-round selection in the 1994 Draft and a first-round pick in the 1995 Draft to the Atlanta Falcons for wide receiver Mike Pritchard and a seventh round pick in the 1995 Draft.
• m On April 12, 2000, the Broncos traded their #10 overall pick in the 2000 Draft to the Baltimore Ravens for the #15 overall pick and a second-round pick in the 2000 Draft.
• n On April 9, 2004, the Broncos traded #24 overall pick in the 2004 Draft along with cornerback Deltha O'Neal and a fourth-round pick to the Cincinnati Bengals for the #17 overall pick.
• o On April 19, 2005, the Broncos traded their #25 overall pick in the 2005 Draft to the Washington Redskins for a third-round pick in the 2005 Draft, #22 overall and fourth-round picks in the 2006 Draft.
• p On March 21, 2006, the Broncos traded their #29 overall pick along with a third-round pick in the 2006 Draft and fourth-round pick in the 2007 Draft to the Atlanta Falcons for the #15 overall pick.
  On April 19, 2006, the Broncos traded their #22 overall pick to the San Francisco 49ers for second and third-round picks.
  On April 29, 2006, the Broncos traded their #15 overall pick to the St. Louis Rams for the #11 overall pick and a third-round pick in the 2006 Draft.
• q On April 28, 2007, the Broncos traded their #21 overall pick along with a third and sixth-round picks to the Jacksonville Jaguars for the #17 overall pick.
• r On April 2, 2009, the Broncos traded quarterback Jay Cutler and a fifth-round pick in the 2009 Draft to the Chicago Bears for the #18 overall pick in the 2009 Draft along with a third-round pick in the 2009 Draft and a first-round pick in the 2010 Draft.
• s On April 22, 2010, the Patriots traded this selection to the Broncos for a first-round selection (24th overall; traded to Dallas, who selected Dez Bryant) and a fourth-round selection it acquired from San Francisco (113th overall; New England selected Aaron Hernandez).
• t On April 22, 2010, the Ravens traded this selection to the Broncos for a second-round selection it acquired from Miami (43rd overall; Baltimore selected Sergio Kindle), a third-round selection it acquired from Philadelphia (70th overall; Baltimore selected Ed Dickson), and a fourth-round selection (114th overall; Baltimore selected Dennis Pitta).