Denver Broncos select South Carolina center Nick Gargiulo with the 256th overall pick in the seventh round of the 2024 NFL Draft

Denver Broncos select South Carolina IOL Nick Gargiulo with the 256th overall pick in the seventh round of the 2024 NFL Draft

Denver Broncos select South Carolina center Nick Gargiulo with the 256th overall pick in the seventh round of the 2024 NFL Draft.

Gargiulo is a 6-5, 318 pound center who according to his RAS scores fairly high on the athletic scale. He could end up being an interesting addition to the interior offensive line. While he played center at South Carolina, it is interesting that the Broncos own twitter graphic has him as a guard. He certainly has the versatility to do both as Lance Zierlein at NFL Network noted in his draft profile analysis of Gargiulo who he had projected as a sixth-round pick:

The former multi-position starter at Yale proved he could hop into the SEC and make a solid contribution to the Gamecocks’ offensive front. He has the size, length and play strength for center/guard roster flexibility. He’s not a body mover, but he’s also not a basic stalemate blocker. His body control, patience and core strength show up in pass pro and as a run blocker, and he’s athletic enough to make blocks in space. The tape won’t blow you away, but he’s consistent, with an above-average feel for finding positioning to wall off interior defenders. Gargiulo’s physical traits and position flexibility could earn him a backup role on a roster.