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Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (IND)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (IND)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Isaiah Neyor Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (IND)
Isaiah Neyor
WR Texas
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Colts cashed the board's mistake on Wiggins: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Nate Wiggins slide, and the Colts were the ones holding the card at the 46th pick. Highway robbery. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Reaching for Milton III left real value on the table behind him.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
The board had Brock Bowers higher than No. 15, and the tight end fell to them anyway. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick46 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
Nate Wiggins in slot 46 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick82 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley in the 82nd pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick117 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
A tidy little value on Leonard Taylor III in the 117th overall pick, a step better than break-even. The roster fit checks out.
Pick153 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
A reach on Joe Milton III in pick No. 153; the board had better options right there. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick193 Rnd6 Ethan Driskell
Ethan Driskell in pick 193 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick235 Rnd7 Isaiah Neyor
Isaiah Neyor slipping to the Round 7 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.