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willsdaniel'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 25, 2025

Colts

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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (IND)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (IND)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (IND)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (IND)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (IND)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (IND)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (IND)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DEN)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
Reed should have been long gone. The Colts pounced, and earned a B.

The Colts did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jaylen Reed fell into No. 234. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. The Alexander reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In slot 20 they get a moveable chess piece at tight end at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick45 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Somehow Nick Emmanwori was still sitting there in No. 45, and they pounced on premier safety value. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick51 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
A straight-up fair deal on Marcus Mbow at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick80 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
By-the-book stuff, Carson Schwesinger at Round 3, Pick 16 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick116 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Cam Skattebo in pick 116. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick121 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander at the 121st pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick152 Rnd5 Kurtis Rourke
Kurtis Rourke slid further than he should have, and pick No. 152 is lovely value for the quarterback. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick191 Rnd6 Roc Taylor
Roc Taylor at the 191st overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick234 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed in the 234th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.