ENGLEWOOD, CO — The Broncos added depth to their tight end space.
Denver selected UCLA tight end Greg Dulcich with the 80th overall pick. The Broncos made the selection after trading down from No. 75 in a deal with the Texans. Denver also acquired a fifth-round pick, the 162nd overall pick, as part of the deal.
Dulcich, the second-ranked tight end on The Athletic’s prospects list, caught 42 passes for 725 yards and five touchdowns in 2021 as he started 12 games. Last year he caught 26 passes for 517 yards and five touchdowns. He’s averaged more than 18 yards per catch over the past two seasons.
“With my receiver background, the separation I get, it hasn’t been like that with any of the other tight ends in this class,” Dulcich said. “That’s something that sets me apart and that’s what I’ll contribute to the next level.”
Dulcich received second-team All-Pac 12 honors in 2020 before earning first-team All-Pac 12 honors in 2021.
“He’s a guy who can expand the field vertically,” head coach Nathaniel Hackett told DenverBroncos.com. “He’s got incredibly soft hands, so he’s one of those guys you like to throw the ball to, and he’s always friendly with the quarterback.”
He joins Albert Okwuegbunam, Eric Tomlinson, Andrew Beck and Shaun Beyer in the Broncos’ roster at the tight end.
The UCLA product became the Broncos’ second pick for the 2022 NFL Draft. Denver selected Oklahoma OLB Nik Bonitto with the 64th overall pick.