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Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (IND)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (IND)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (IND)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (IND)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (IND)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CLE)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CLE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Draft Picks Traded
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (CLE)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
The Colts won the night they stopped Pearl from sliding. Grade: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Julian Pearl had no business being available in the Round 7 slot, and the Colts did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Every board in the league had Ceaser lower, and that gap is the story.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick 15 they get a No. 1 receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick54 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
A straight-up fair deal on Payton Wilson at the 54th pick, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick82 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
No edge and no loss on Calen Bullock in pick No. 82; it is a wash and a sensible one. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick85 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
A premium they did not need to pay, Brenden Rice a notch or two before his time. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick117 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
A quiet steal in the 117th overall pick: Zak Zinter for less than the market said. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick151 Rnd5 Nelson Ceaser
A reach on Nelson Ceaser in slot 151; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick191 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Somehow Kamal Hadden was still sitting there in Round 6, Pick 16, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick234 Rnd7 Julian Pearl
Julian Pearl in No. 234 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.