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Broncos Keep Eye On Top QBs Before Draft

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)- One of the biggest questions entering Senior Bowl Week was how tall Baker Mayfield would be. It's a big deal for quarterbacks to be more than six feet tall.

Mayfield measured in at 6-feet 3/8-inches tall.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Quarterback Baker Mayfield #6 of the Oklahoma Sooners walks off the field after losing to the Georgia Bulldogs 54-48 in the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Mayfield and Wyoming's Josh Allen are the two best quarterbacks on the north roster. And the Broncos coaches will be looking at quarterbacks as they coach that team in the upcoming Senior Bowl this weekend.

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SAN DIEGO, CA - DECEMBER 21: Josh Allen #17 of the Wyoming Cowboys passes the ball during the first half of the Poinsettia Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium on December 21, 2016 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

The draft is seven rounds deep, so even if the Broncos don't end up with Allen or Mayfield, there are plenty of guys they're coaching who could end up on their roster on draft day.

"When you coach this game, having access to the players at a different level outside of just football, allows you to pick the right players. Jacksonville coached this game, I think, three years with Gus... That team played pretty well on Sunday, so I think it's worth it," said Broncos head coach Vance Joseph.

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