Dub21'S MOCK DRAFT

Dub21'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 22, 2026

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  • Dub21 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Colts
Draft Selections
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (IND)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (IND)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (IND)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (IND)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (IND)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Fred Davis II Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (IND)
Fred Davis II
CB Northwestern
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Colts for Lawson: B-.

Call it larceny. Deontae Lawson sat on the board until slot 78, and the Colts did not need to be asked twice. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They are betting Hall proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The back end got a real overhaul.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick47 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Good price on Dillon Thieneman in pick No. 47, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick78 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson at Round 3, Pick 14 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick113 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds at the 113th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick154 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Drew Allar in the Round 5 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick216 Rnd6 Riley Mahlman
A reach for Riley Mahlman in pick 216; a little patience would have been rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jordan Hall
A conviction pick on Jordan Hall at No. 230 that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick253 Rnd7 Fred Davis II
They paid up for Fred Davis II at slot 253 when waiting would have done the job. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.