ENGLEWOOD – Matt Haack’s job security suddenly has become shaky.

The punter signed as a free agent with the Broncos on March 19. But Denver on Saturday selected Florida punter Jeremy Crawshaw with the No. 216 pick in the sixth round of the NFL draft, giving the native of Australia an apparent leg up in the competition.

The three-day draft concluded in Green Bay, Wis., with the Broncos selecting three players to give them seven overall picks. But while Crawshaw will be in the mix to make first string on the depth chart, Alabama outside linebacker Que Robinson and Utah tight end Caleb Lohner are expected to be brought along slowly.

Robinson was taken No. 134 in the fourth round and Lohner No. 241 in the seventh. Lohner primarily was a basketball player at BYU, Baylor and Utah the past five seasons but also joined the Utes’ football team and caught four passes for 54 yards, with all of the grabs going for touchdowns.

The 6-foot-4 Crawshaw averaged a college-best 48.9 yards per punt gross last season with the Gators and was ranked by most analysts as the top punter available.

“We felt he was the best punter in the draft,’’ Denver general manager George Paton said at Broncos Park. “Big kid, athletic, he grew up playing rugby and cricket. This guy has got a really big leg. … We feel he can do everything. Punt for distance, directionally control, the hang (time), really good holder.”

The last time the Broncos selected a punter in the draft was when they went with Riley Dixon in the seventh round in 2016. Dixon had two stints with Denver, the second ending after he signed last month as a free agent with Tampa Bay. The Broncos then signed Haack to a one-year, $1.255 million deal, with none of it guaranteed.

After that, the Broncos continued the search to for their 2025 punter.

“I had a fair amount (of contact with Broncos special teams coordinator Darren) Rizzi,’’ Crawshaw said. “I spoke to him a couple of times on the phone. He came out to my pro day and worked pretty intently with me. Then I got to have a couple of lunches with him as well.”

Crawshaw, 23, is a native of Penrith, New South Wales. He began punting shortly after coming to Florida before the 2020 season.

“I played a lot of sports as a kid (and) rugby was the main one,’’ he said of his development. “I switched over to (Australian rules football), and that’s kind of more kicking. … I was looking for something to do after (high) school, played some sports and found ProKick Australia that gave me a scholarship to come over to Florida.”

Crawshaw becomes the second native of Australia on Denver’s roster, the other being tight end Thomas Yassmin, who spent last season on the practice squad. But Crawshaw didn’t know Yassmin was on the Broncos until Saturday.

“I love the idea of being on a team with another Aussie as well, a familiar accent,’’ Crawshaw said. “I’m sure we’ll get along.”

The Broncos had started the draft Thursday by taking Texas cornerback Jahdae Barron at No. 20 in the first round. Then on Friday then added Central Florida running back RJ Harvey in the second round and Illinois wide receiver Pat Bryant and LSU defensive end Sav’ion Jones in the third round.

“I thought we had a really good weekend and I thought we got better as a football team,’’ Paton said.

Feeing good about how the first two days of the draft went made the Broncos more comfortable about taking a specialist and two players Saturday that need development. After selecting Robinson, the Broncos had just the No. 197 selection in the sixth round remaining. But they traded that to Houston for the picks to take Crawshaw and Lohner.

Robinson spent five seasons at Alabama. He redshirted as a freshman in 2020 and then spent 2021-23 playing mostly on special teams. He didn’t start a game until 2024, getting that nod five times in the nine games he played.

Robinson had 24 tackles, including four sacks, in 2024. He suffered an elbow injury with four games left and underwent immediate season-ending surgery. He said he’s at “100%” now.

“It’s been pretty stressful throughout the process, me dealing with my injury, not knowing if I would get drafted until getting this call from the freaking Broncos,” Robinson said. “It means a lot to have the chance to not only help this team win, but the opportunity to change my family’s life.”

With the Broncos very deep at outside linebacker, Robinson might end up playing mostly on special teams in 2025.

“You can just see the athletic traits, the athletic ability, the speed, the way he plays, the motor he plays with,’’ Paton said. “He wasn’t playing a whole lot, but (in 2024) it kind of clicked on defense and then obviously he had the injury. But he has all the traits you look for at that position yet in the meantime he can be a hardcore special teamer.”

With the selection of the 6-foot-7, 245-pound Lohner, the Broncos really went with a developmental player. He averaged 4.5 points in college as a basketball forward, so the NBA wasn’t an option. But he jumped at the chance of going to Utah for his final year of eligibility to play both basketball and football.

“I just had some people at the University of Utah that just believed that I could be a high-level tight end,’’ Lohner said.

Now, the Broncos believe Lohner could make it as an NFL tight end. Denver coach Sean Payton headed the New Orleans Saints when former basketball player Jimmy Graham was a star tight end for them from 2010-14. However, Payton didn’t deny that Graham was more advanced when he entered the NFL.

“We’re late in this draft and you’re rooting for some guys and you see upside in (Lohner being), 6-7, 245 pounds,’’ Payton said. “You can see the basketball skill set, that’s easy, at a high level. Then you’re looking at a small amount of playing time and yet enough to where you’re watching them. I think the other thing that helped was watching him at the Big 12 pro day. There were just a few plays that you see movement skills and it’s a lot to work with.

Lohner took a visit to the Broncos before the draft but it wasn’t certain he would end up being selected. He was elated when he was.

“I just feel extremely blessed,’’ he said. “I’m so excited to be a part of Broncos Country. … I can’t stop smiling.”

The feeling Saturday was mutual from players taken by the Broncos.

“I’ve always wanted to go,’’ Crawshaw said of soon going to Colorado for the first time. “Pretty, beautiful. (I) love Colorado.”

Crawshaw’s first visit will be the weekend after next for rookie minicamp. When organized team activities get underway in late May, then competition will heat up between him and Haack.