eli2fire12'S MOCK DRAFT

colts

  • eli2fire12 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Colts
Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (IND)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (IND)
Jordan Hancock
CB Ohio State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (IND)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (IND)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Nick Martin Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (IND)
Nick Martin
LB Oklahoma State
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (IND)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Jacobe Covington Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (IND)
Jacobe Covington
CB USC
Draft Picks Received
Jacobe Covington Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jacobe Covington
CB USC
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Brock Bowers
TE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Drew Ogletree
TE
Head Shot
DeForest Buckner
DT
Head Shot
Will Mallory
TE
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureD-
The Colts won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B-.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Colts came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close.

Hancock at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

Spending an early pick on cornerback with quarterback, offensive lineman and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. The cost of the Bryant reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In slot 11 they get a downhill hitter at safety. Need was not the driver here.
Pick50 Rnd2 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock at the 50th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick81 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
The board had Nicholas Singleton higher than pick No. 81, and the running back fell to them anyway. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick117 Rnd4 Cobee Bryant
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Cobee Bryant while clear needs at quarterback, offensive lineman and other spots sat open.
Pick152 Rnd5 Gunnar Helm
Gunnar Helm at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick189 Rnd6 Nick Martin
Nick Martin at Round 6, Pick 14 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jimmy Horn Jr.
A premium they did not need to pay, Jimmy Horn Jr. a notch or two before his time. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick237 Rnd7 Jacobe Covington
No edge and no loss on Jacobe Covington in No. 237; it is a wash and a sensible one. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.