Broncos Snag NC State DE Bradley Chubb with the 5th Pick in the NFL Draft

The Broncos got a steal in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft on Thursday night, as NC State defensive end Bradley Chubb fell to the Broncos with the 5th overall pick.

Our defense just got that much better.

Welcome to #BroncosCountry, Bradley Chubb! pic.twitter.com/c2LoDuTmiy

— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) April 27, 2018

Here’s a bio on Chubb – who comes with a lot of fanfare to the Broncos.

Football runs in the blood of the Chubb family. Bradley’s father, Aaron, was a star linebacker at Georgia. His brother, Brandon, was a very good linebacker at Wake Forest. And yes, he is related (cousin) to Georgia’s senior running back, Nick Chubb. Bradley is the most talented of them all, showing off his wares during a first-team All-American and first-team All-ACC senior season where he won the 2017 Hendricks (best defensive end) and Bronko Nagurski (best defender) Awards. He finished second in the FBS with 26 tackles for loss and lit up quarterbacks 10 times, breaking up two passes, in addition to forcing three fumbles. He had a second-team All-ACC (coaches) and team Defensive MVP junior season (22 tackles for loss ranked in the top four nationally, 9.5 sacks, three forced fumbles). Chubb used his NFL size, violent hands, and relentless pressure to rack up those TFL playing on either side of the line, with only former No. 1 overall pick Mario Williams collecting more in a season for State (Chubb wore Williams’ No. 9 jersey in 2016 and 2017). He showed flashes as a sophomore, with 12 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and three forced fumbles after contributing as a true freshman (four tackles in 11 games).

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