The NFL draft is now a week in the rearview mirror. The Denver Broncos drafted seven players and signed 14 college free agents . What does the Broncos' 2026 draft haul tell us about Sean Payton's real plan for the team? First, Free Agency To answer that question fully, we have to back up first, and talk about free agency. The Broncos re-signed 17 of their own free agents and only signed one outside guy. The Broncos also traded for wide receiver Jaylen Waddle, which wasn't nothing, but from a traditional free-agency perspective, it was an uber-conservative offseason approach. Remember, Waddle wasn't a signing; he was a trade, and backup safety Tycen Anderson was the only outside free agent the Broncos brought in. What that tells us is that Payton is very confident in the roster that produced 14 wins, an AFC West crown, and a playoff victory. Payton believes in this roster that had the Broncos on pace to make the Super Bowl, until a rude, mind-bogglingly untimely Bo Nix injury arrested that momentum.…