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Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (IND)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (IND)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (IND)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Maurice Smith Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Maurice Smith
C Florida State
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Colts, and a B- to prove it.

There is reaching, and then there is Zion Logue at the 193rd pick. The Colts jumped the board by 57 and dared it to prove them wrong.

However the rest shakes out, Haynes at that price is a win they earned. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
A straight-up fair deal on Nate Wiggins at the 15th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick46 Rnd2 Devontez Walker
By-the-book stuff, Devontez Walker at pick No. 46 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick82 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice slipping to Round 3, Pick 18 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick118 Rnd4 Christian Haynes
The board fumbled Christian Haynes all the way to pick 118, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick150 Rnd5 DJ James
Circle this one: DJ James at No. 150 is a fall that decides a draft. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick193 Rnd6 Zion Logue
They talked themselves into Zion Logue at the Round 6 slot, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
Pick232 Rnd7 Maurice Smith
They paid a round early for Maurice Smith in Round 7, Pick 12, more than the board wanted. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.