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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (IND)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (IND)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (IND)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (IND)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (IND)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (IND)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (IND)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (IND)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (KC)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (PIT)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesD FutureA
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Colts and Wilson: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Colts watched Payton Wilson slide 27 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

Every board in the league had Jean-Baptiste lower, and that gap is the story. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back.

The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the 32nd overall pick they get a matchup problem out wide. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick51 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
They paid sticker price for T.J. Tampa in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick82 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Taking Payton Wilson in Round 3, Pick 18 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.
Pick117 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop slipping to slot 117 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick132 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Fair-plus on Johnny Wilson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick151 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick in pick 151 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick159 Rnd5 Nelson Ceaser
Nelson Ceaser at No. 159 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick178 Rnd6 Fabien Lovett
They took Fabien Lovett at par in pick No. 178, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick191 Rnd6 Javontae Jean-Baptiste
They reached into another round for Javontae Jean-Baptiste, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick234 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman at pick No. 234 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.