Trey Zuhn would have welcomed being drafted by the Broncos. Instead, he ended up with an AFC West rival.

The offensive lineman, who starred at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins and at Texas A&M, was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders with the No. 91 pick in the third round of the NFL draft Friday night in Pittsburgh.

The 6-foot-6, 320-pound Zuhn said at the NFL scouting combine in February that he grew up “a huge Broncos fan. He said then it would be “cool to stay close to home” with Denver but that “I’m open to playing anywhere.”

The Broncos had an informal meeting with Zuhn at the scouting combine and a recent Zoom call with him. However, earlier in the third round, at No. 66, they selected Zuhn’s teammate at Texas A&M, defensive tackle Tyler Onyedim.

While with the Aggies for five seasons, Zuhn primarily played left tackle but also got some snaps last season at center. He also can play guard.

“I liked him better inside than at tackle and that’s where he’s going to find his home at guard,’’ analyst Daniel Jeremiah said on NFL Network.

Analyst and former NFL quarterback Jason Garrett said on NFL Network he expects Zuhn to fit in well on the Raiders.

“They talk about his toughness,’’ Garrett said. “If you want an interior (line) trait, it’s about toughness. He certainly has that.”

Hood goes to Giants in second

Colton Hood called himself at the combine the “best corner in the draft.” Instead, he ended up as the third cornerback selected.

Hood, who played at Colorado as a sophomore before finishing his college career last season at Tennessee, was taken by the New York Giants with the No. 37 pick in the second round.

Hood had expected to be selected in the first round and attended the draft Thursday night. However, he left Pittsburgh after not being picked that day.

“Down at the Senior Bowl (in January in Mobile, Ala.), I thought he was going to be a first-rounder before he got down there but he went down there and competed every single day,’’ Jeremiah said. “He’s excellent in the one-on-ones and to me I think this is tremendous value seeing getting him right here at pick No. 37. I had him as the No. 21 pick in the draft.”

Hood started his college career at Auburn in 2023 before joining the Buffaloes in 2024 and being a reserve. He then transferred to Tennessee for what he said at the combine were personal reasons.

Hood could be the only player to ever have played at a Colorado college to be taken in this year’s draft, which concludes Saturday with rounds four through seven.

Hood was expected to be paired on the Volunteers with star cornerback Jermod McCoy, but he ended up missing the entire season due to a torn ACL. McCoy was projected to be a first-round pick until additional issues surfaced with his knee, and he remained undrafted in Friday’s second and third rounds.

“(Hood) ended up learning what the pressure was of being cornerback one, and that’s going to help his development,’’ analyst Charles Davis, a former Tennessee defensive back, said on NFL Network.

Pregnon taken by Jaguars in third

Guard Emmanuel Pregnon, who played at Denver’s Thomas Jefferson High School, went to Jacksonville with the No. 88 pick in third round.

Pregnon finished his college career at Oregon last season after being at Wyoming from 2020-22 and at USC from 2023-24. Pregnon didn’t get into a game in his first two seasons with the Cowboys due to the coronavirus pandemic and a redshirt season. After that, he was a regular starter for his final four years at three schools.

“He can really move guys,’’ Jeremiah said on NFL Network. “Powerful. The ability to adjust is not going to be his strong suit. But when guys get lined up over him, he can displace them. He can move them.”