Horseshoes'S MOCK DRAFT
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Horseshoes'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 26, 2025

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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (IND)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (IND)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (IND)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (IND)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (PIT)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesC FutureB
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Colts.

The Colts torched the value chart for Darien Porter, taking him 31 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

Landing Giddens that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In pick No. 21 they get a No. 1 receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick45 Rnd2 Darien Porter
Darien Porter at Round 2, Pick 13 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick80 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
A tidy little value on Mason Taylor in No. 80, a step better than break-even. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins slipping to slot 83 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick117 Rnd4 Logan Brown
A real head-scratcher, Logan Brown in the Round 4 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick151 Rnd5 Kurtis Rourke
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kurtis Rourke at the 151st overall pick is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick189 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
They barely believed it either: DJ Giddens still on the board at pick No. 189. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick232 Rnd7 Jermari Harris
Jermari Harris in No. 232 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.