Instant analysis of Denver Broncos drafting C Nick Gargiulo in round 7

Travis Wakeman

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With the No. 256 overall choice, the Denver Broncos have selected Nick Gargiulo, a center out of South Carolina. The Broncos now have four players who can play center on the roster, including Alex Forsyth, Sam Mustipher and Luke Wattenberg. 

Gargiulo was a team captain at Yale before transferring to South Carolina where he snapped the ball to Spencer Rattler. 

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Gargiulo had a draftable grade with some analysts rating him early in round six, so for the Broncos to add him just moments before the draft was over has to be looked at as good value to cap off an excellent day for the team. 

 

He has a chance to stick as a backup offensive lineman as he played all along the line in college and he shows consistency as both a run blocker and in pass protection. This was not a bad pick at all for where it was made.

Grade: B

Travis Wakeman

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Travis Wakeman has been covering the NFL since 2012 when he started with Bleacher Report. After reporting about the Broncos there until 2016, he joined the FanSided network as a site expert covering the San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers while simultaneously covering the Broncos at Broncos Wire when that site launched. He then took over the Broncos site at FanSided in March 2020 and covered the team there until spring of 2024. A lifelong Broncos fan and fan of the game, Travis is filled with sometimes useless NFL knowledge, but it always serves him well in any trivia contest. You can follow him on Twitter/X @traviswakeman10.