After flurry of trades, Broncos prepare repulsive electrician Quinn Meinerz at No. 98 total

Interesting post by Ryan O’Halloran from The Denver Post talking about several important events for the week. Ryan O’Halloran recently posted the article and I decided it was well worth posting on this website.

After several hours worth of trades, the Broncos used pick No. 98 Friday night in the third round to draft Wis.-Whitewater offensive lineman Quinn Meinerz.

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The 6-foot-3, 320-pound Meinerz started 20 games for Whitewater at left guard. He did not play in 2020 after his school’s season was canceled because of coronavirus.

Meinerz was a first-team All-America in Division III in 2019. He was a late invite to the Senior Bowl in January and had several impressive practices before sustaining a broken right hand and missing the game.

The Broncos shipped No. 76 to New Orleans for Nos. 98 and 105 in the third round. The Saints chose Stanford cornerback Paulson Adebo. Pick No. 98 was a compensatory selection given to the Saints for losing free agents A.J. Klein, Vonn Bell and Teddy Bridgewater in March 2020. Bridgewater was acquired by the Broncos on Wednesday from the Carolina Panthers.

What to know about Denver’s 2021 third-round draft pick Quinn Meinerz

Round/pick: 3rd/No. 98

Age: 22

Height/weight: 6-3/320

College: Wisconsin-Whitewater (Div. III)

Hometown: Hartford, Wisc.

Notable: Meinerz was a first-team All-American and team captain for Wisconsin-Whitewater, which had its 2020 season canceled due to the pandemic. He started 29 games at left guard over his last two seasons for the Warhawks. A strong performance at the Senior Bowl shot Meinerz up draft boards, completing his ascension from little-known high school recruit (he had no major college offers) into a Day 2 NFL draft prospect. A learning curve awaits him in the NFL, but Meinerz’s build, work ethic and evolving hands will serve him well.