Overview
- The Denver Broncos selected Utah tight end Dallen Bentley in the seventh round Saturday, using pick No. 256 as the draft’s second-to-last selection.
- He starts his offseason behind Evan Engram and Adam Trautman, with fifth-round pick Justin Joly also ahead on the tight end depth chart.
- Sean Payton said Bentley profiles as a bigger inline Y tight end and praised his work down the field.
- Scouts describe him as a steady intermediate target with solid run-blocking form but limited burst, and he ran a 4.62-second 40-yard dash at pre-draft testing.
- He returns to Colorado after an LDS mission there, and GM George Paton said he will join Mr. Irrelevant week events alongside final pick Red Murdock.