"[W]e felt like moving back would ... give us flexibility to do what we want to do," Broncos GM George Paton said.

The Broncos were ecstatic that Barron fell to them at pick No. 20 -- and his versatility will give them options on defense.

Of their original set, the only pick Denver actually used was No. 20 on Texas cornerback Jahdae Barron. The Broncos actually considered trading back from there, too, Paton said Thursday night, to take a running back (Ohio State’s TreVeyon Henderson, sources said) later in the first round.