Broncos GM John Elway comments on drafting Dalton Risner and Drew Lock

The Denver Broncos used back-to-back picks (Nos. 41 and 42) in the second round of the 2019 NFL draft on Friday evening. With those picks, the team landed offensive lineman Dalton Risner and quarterback Drew Lock.

After the team made their two selections, Broncos general manager John Elway took to Twitter to comment on the two picks. The team’s GM was quick to point out that Lock won’t be pushing Joe Flacco for the starting job.

We’ve selected OL Dalton Risner from Kansas St and QB Drew Lock from Missouri in the second round.

Dalton bring great versatility to our OL along w/toughness and attitude.

Drew was a four-year starter in the SEC, and he’s going to learn from Joe and compete for the backup role. pic.twitter.com/NIBtoTOx3m

— John Elway (@johnelway) April 27, 2019

Risner has played all across the offensive line but he is projected to be a right guard in Denver. Lock will “compete for the backup” job behind Flacco, according to Elway.

Lock’s competition for the backup job will be Kevin Hogan. It’s probably a safe bet to assume the rookie will be able to win that competition.

The Broncos now have four picks remaining in the NFL draft. The team is scheduled to make one more selection on Friday and three more selections on Saturday.