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Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (IND)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (IND)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (IND)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (IND)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (IND)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (IND)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (IND)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (DAL)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Players Gained
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Malik Hooker
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Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Colts turned the phones into found money: B+.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Colts spent the Round 4 slot on Joe Milton III, a name the board had a full 49 spots lower.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. That Chambers pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
In No. 24 they get a matchup problem out wide. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick46 Rnd2 Jonah Elliss
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jonah Elliss. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick56 Rnd2 D.J. James
A conviction pick on D.J. James at pick 56 that the board grades a round light. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick82 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Good price on Christian Haynes in Round 3, Pick 18, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick87 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
They read the board right and Malachi Corley was the payoff at the Round 3 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick117 Rnd4 Joe Milton III
Value said wait; Joe Milton III in pick No. 117 says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick153 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
A tidy little value on Theo Johnson in slot 153, a step better than break-even. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick193 Rnd6 Ethan Driskell
A clean, defensible pick in Round 6, Pick 18 with a little surplus value in Ethan Driskell. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick235 Rnd7 Blake Watson
A slide stopped in the Round 7 slot, with Blake Watson worth more than the price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick245 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
A quiet steal in pick No. 245: Steele Chambers for less than the market said. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.