With the 67th pick in the 2011 draft, Jason Garrison represented the Denver Broncos and selected...
DeMarco Murray - RB - Oklahoma
The Denver Broncos can't run. A lot of it may have to do with the fact that they are constantly playing from behind and are forced to pass to play catch up and it may also have a lot to do with a sub-par run blocking offensive line. However, I also feel that the Broncos need some fresh blood in the back field and that fresh blood is going to come in the form of Oklahoma's DeMarco Murray.
The Broncos couldn't quite get up to 100 yards per game on the ground, averaging only just over 96 yards per game, ranking 26th in the 2010 regular season. While Knowshon Moreno averaged 4.3 yards per carry in 2010, he only averaged just over 50 yards per game, which obviously isn't good enough to consistently win. Murray can step in, possibly splitting carries with Moreno, and help boost the Broncos running game, possibly helping quarterback Tim Tebow and the passing game.
CBS Draft Scout has Murray ranked as the fourth best running back in this year's draft class siting the fact that he's a powerful runner and has breakaway speed and that he can be a dangerous receiver in the flat. All of these reasons combined to make this the best pick for the Broncos in the third round.
Draft Overview:
| # | Team | Picked By | Name/Positon of Pick |
| 1 | Carolina | James Shively | Nick Fairley / DT |
| 2 | Denver | sexsalad | Patrick Peterson / CB |
| 3 | Buffalo | Elguapo09 | Von Miller / OLB |
| 4 | Cincinnati | Jason Garrison +2 | A.J. Green / WR |
| 5 | Arizona | Broski | Da'Quan Bowers / DE |
| 6 | Cleveland | Joe Goodberry | Marcell Dareus / DL |
| 7 | San Francisco | Heybrown | Prince Amukamara / CB |
| 8 | Tennessee | Oxalis | Cam Newton / QB |
| 9 | Dallas | Jim0ijk | Robert Quinn / DE |
| 10 | Washington | Pardon_My_French | Blaine Gabbert / QB |
| 11 | Houston | Joe27 | Julio Jones / WR |
| 12 | Minnesota | CarsonOrBust | Tyron Smith / OL |
| 13 | Detroit | The_Black_Stripes | Cameron Jordan / DL |
| 14 | St. Louis | Jaegner | Aldon Smith / DE |
| 15 | Miami | JaredM | Mark Ingram / RB |
| 16 | Jacksonville | Whodatchemsit | JJ Watt / DE |
| 17 | New England (from Oakland / Seymour) | UpStateMike | Anthony Castonzo / OT |
| 18 | San Diego | Quickslant | Mike Pouncey / OG |
| 19 | New York Giants | TheDealio | Akeem Ayers / OLB |
| 20 | Tampa Bay | Doc Scratch | Ryan Kerrigan / DE |
| 21 | Kansas City | Indesignkat | Corey Liuget / DT |
| 22 | Indianapolis | Ddbumpus | Nate Solder / OT |
| 23 | Philadelphia | Buckeyenut12 | Gabe Carimi / OT |
| 24 | New Orleans | FriarBob | Cameron Heyward / DE |
| 25 | Seattle | IgnatiusJReilly | Jake Locker / QB |
| 26 | Baltimore | FriarBob | Adrian Clayborn / DE |
| 27 | Atlanta | TruWhoDey | Justin Houston / DE/OLB |
| 28 | New England | UpStateMike | Muhammad Wilkerson / DL |
| 29 | Chicago | Bsmith4256 | Derek Sherrod / OL |
| 30 | New York Jets | Polo_614 | Phil Taylor / DT |
| 31 | Pittsburgh | Jason Garrison | Jimmy Smith / CB |
| 32 | Green Bay | Sean Weaver | Stephen Paea / DL |
| 33 | New England (from Carolina / Armanti Edwards) | UpStateMike | Brooks Reed / OLB |
| 34 | Buffalo | Elguapo09 | Allen Bailey / DE |
| 35 | Cincinnati | Jason Garrison +2 | Christian Ponder / QB |
| 36 | Denver | sexsalad | Kyle Rudolph / TE |
| 37 | Cleveland | Jason Garrison | Torrey Smith / WR |
| 38 | Arizona | Broski | Rodney Hudson / OG |
| 39 | Tennessee | Oxalis | Marvin Austin / DT |
| 40 | Dallas | Jim0ijk | Danny Watkins / OG |
| 41 | Washington | Pardon_My_French | Jonathan Baldwin / WR |
| 42 | Houston | Joe27 | Rahim Moore / FS |
| 43 | Minnesota | CarsonOrBust | Ryan Mallet / QB |
| 44 | Detroit | The_Black_Stripes | Stefen Wiesnewski / C/G |
| 45 | San Francisco | Heybrown | Andy Dalton / QB |
| 46 | Denver (from Miami / Brandon Marshall) | sexsalad | Drake Nevis / DT |
| 47 | St. Louis | Jaegner | Leonard Hankerson / WR |
| 48 | Oakland | NoodleXV | Brandon Harris / CB |
| 49 | Jacksonville | Whodatchemsit | Aaron Williams / S |
| 50 | San Diego | Quickslant | Jabaal Sheard / DE |
| 51 | Tampa Bay | Doc Scratch | Martez Wilson / MLB |
| 52 | New York Giants | TheDealio | Mikel Leshoure / RB |
| 53 | Indianapolis | Ddbumpus | Titus Young / WR |
| 54 | Philadelphia | Buckeyenut12 | Davon House / CB |
| 55 | Kansas City | Indesignkat | Sam Acho / OLB |
| 56 | New Orleans | FriarBob | Mason Foster / OLB |
| 57 | Seattle | IgnatiusJReilly |
Marcus Cannon/ OG/OT |
| 58 | Baltimore | Joe Goodberry | Ben Ijalana / T-G |
| 59 | Atlanta | TruWhoDey |
Ryan Williams / RB |
| 60 | New England | UpStateMike |
Quinton Carter / S |
| 61 | San Diego (from NYJets / Antonio Cromartie) | Quickslant |
Colin McCarthy / LB |
| 62 | Chicago | Bsmith4256 | Tandon Doss/ WR |
| 63 | Pittsburgh | FriarBob | Will Rackley/ OG/OT |
| 64 | Green Bay | Sean Weaver | Randall Cobb/ WR |
| 65 | Carolina | James Shively | Colin Kaepernick/ QB |
| 66 | Cincinnati | Jason Garrison +2 | Curtis Brown/ CB |
| 67 | Denver | Jason Garrison | Demarco Murray / RB |
| 68 | Buffalo | Elguapo09 | |
| 69 | Arizona | Broski | |
| 70 | Cleveland | FriarBob | |
| 71 | Dallas | Jim0ijk | |
| 72 | New Orleans (from Washington / Jammal Brown) | FriarBob | |
| 73 | Houston | Joe27 | |
| 74 | New England (from Minnesota / Randy Moss) | UpStateMike | |
| 75 | Detroit | The_Black_Stripes | |
| 76 | San Francisco | Heybrown | |
| 77 | Tennessee | Oxalis | |
| 78 | St. Louis | Jaegner | |
| 79 | Miami | JaredM | |
| 80 | Jacksonville | Whodatchemsit | |
| 81 | Oakland | NoodleXV | |
| 82 | San Diego | Quickslant | |
| 83 | New York Giants | TheDealio | |
| 84 | Tampa Bay | Doc Scratch | |
| 85 | Philadelphia | Buckeyenut12 | |
| 86 | Kansas City | Indesignkat | |
| 87 | Indianapolis | Ddbumpus | |
| 88 | New Orleans | FriarBob | |
| 89 | San Diego (from Seattle / Charlie Whitehurst) | Quickslant | |
| 90 | Baltimore | Jason Garrison | |
| 91 | Atlanta | TruWhoDey | |
| 92 | New England | UpStateMike | |
| 93 | Chicago | Bsmith4256 | |
| 94 | New York Jets | Polo_614 | |
| 95 | Pittsburgh | Joe Goodberry | |
| 96 | Green Bay | Sean Weaver |