Why the Broncos drafted EGDE Que Robinson in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL Draft

The Broncos selected Alabama EDGE Que Robinson in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL Draft.

In the fourth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Denver Broncos selected Alabama edge rusher Que Robinson. He is a developmental edge rusher who has good athletic traits and has flourished as a special-teams player.

Once you reach day three of the draft, you’re often taking fliers on players and looking for traits, upside, and players who can play special teams. Well, the Broncos found all that here with Alabama edge rusher Que Robinson.

He was buried on the depth chart while at Alabama, lacks experience, but when he was on the field, it was hard to deny his talent. Despite not playing a ton on defense, Robinson became a Nick Saban favorite for his special-teams work and comes with untapped potential as a pass rusher.

So, why was he selected by the Broncos? Sean Payton values special teams players, and you can never have enough talented pass rushers on your roster.

We have seen Payton and the Broncos sign multiple veteran players this offseason who will be core special teams players, and now draft another. Robinson was a four-core special-teams player at Alabama, and it is an area that they value and will be even more important with these new kickoff rules.

As a pass rusher, he gives the Broncos a player with twitchy traits, long arms, an explosive first step, good bend, and just a lot of untapped pass rush potential. The Broncos have four solid edge rushers already with Nik Bonitto, Jonathon Cooper, Jonah Elliss, and Dondrea Tillman, so Robinson has time to develop.

Overall, I like this pick a good bit. Robinson could be active on Sundays due to his special-teams play while also giving the Broncos an upside pass rusher to develop. Can’t ask for much more on day three of the draft.