Running back Torain healthy and ready to go for Broncos

ENGLEWOOD - Running back Ryan Torain said he feels completely healthy, but he's coming off a serious foot injury fixed by a new wave surgery.

Torain, selected by the Broncos in the fifth round of Sunday's draft, missed the final seven games of last season when he fractured his big toe and suffered a Lisfranc injury. Lisfranc injuries are a dislocation of joints in the middle of the foot and generally take a long time to heal.

"I feel great," Torain said. "I am back to 100 percent, and I have been working out every day."

Sutures with buttonlike pieces were used to stabilize ligaments when he had surgery. Screws are the traditional method, but Torain said if he had gotten screws he would have needed two surgeries. He needed only one surgery with the new method, and his recovery was quicker.

The Broncos aren't settled at running back. Travis Henry is coming off a season marred by injuries and off-field issues. The Broncos don't think Selvin Young is big enough to be an every-down back. Torain could be a factor in the tailback competition if he is healthy.

Coach Mike Shanahan was satisfied Torain was healthy, and he thought Torain would have been a high draft pick had he not gotten hurt.

"I think he's got first-round ability," Shanahan said.

Getting depth
The Broncos spent their seven picks Sunday on seven positions: offensive line, cornerback, running back, defensive tackle, linebacker, safety and fullback.

"I feel like we were able to get some quality players both offensively and defensive and also able to fill some of the needs that we wanted," Shanahan said.

Denver usually makes some trades during the draft but made none this year.

"You don't move just to move," Shanahan said. "If the guy that you want is there, then you stay with the pick."

Odds and ends
Wisconsin receiver Paul Hubbard, who graduated from Widefield High School, was drafted in the sixth round by the Cleveland Browns. A knee injury Hubbard suffered early in his senior year might have hurt his draft stock. "It's safe to say the knee injury hurt my status," Hubbard told the Orange and Brown Report Web site. "I've made it to the NFL now, and am looking forward to being part of a good program." ... The team didn't draft a kicker or punter despite being thin at those positions, but Shanahan said the team had gotten a commitment from two undrafted kickers without naming them.