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Dnice'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 7, 2026

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  • Dnice DRAFTING FOR THE
    Colts
Draft Selections
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (IND)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (IND)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (IND)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (IND)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (IND)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
Terion Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (IND)
Terion Stewart
RB Virginia Tech
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (IND)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Draft Picks Received
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Draft Picks Traded
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (CHI)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Devin Bush
LB
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Colts let Lew fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Colts were there to profit. Connor Lew, the No. 82 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick 113. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Devin Bush deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick57 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds slipping to Round 2, Pick 25 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick78 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
Circle this one: A.J. Haulcy at pick 78 is a fall that decides a draft. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick113 Rnd4 Connor Lew
Connor Lew at the 113th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick156 Rnd5 Eli Raridon
Eli Raridon in No. 156 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick214 Rnd6 Josh Cameron
Josh Cameron in slot 214 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick249 Rnd7 Terion Stewart
They let Terion Stewart come to them and pounced at the 249th overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick254 Rnd7 Diego Pavia
They read the board right and Diego Pavia was the payoff at pick No. 254. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.