“One of Denver’s top priorities this offseason should be to surround Bo Nix with as many weapons as possible. Loveland would fill a void at tight end and is worthy of a top-20 pick. Over the past two seasons, his 90.8 PFF receiving grade trailed only Tyler Warren among Power Four tight ends.” See the full mock draft.

Mark Thewes arrived in Denver 16 years ago as a former Ohio high school teammate of Josh McDaniels. McDaniels was canned in his second season as the Broncos boss, but Thewes remained, becoming a trusted,

The Raiders are restructuring their front office after last month having hired as general John Spytek, who had gotten to know Thewes when he was a Broncos scout from 2013-15. They also last month hired Pete Carroll as head coach.