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willsdaniel'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 26, 2025

Colts

  • willsdaniel DRAFTING FOR THE
    Colts
Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (IND)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (IND)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (IND)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CIN)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CIN)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Trey Hendrickson
DE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kwity Paye
DE
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Colts let Watts fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

When a board-topper like Xavier Watts slides to slot 80, you do not overthink it, and the Colts did not. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. If Biggers pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In slot 17 they get a mismatch in the passing game. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick80 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
They will replay Xavier Watts at the 80th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jeffrey Bassa
Jeffrey Bassa at pick 117 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick151 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten in No. 151 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick189 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
A reach for Joshua Gray in Round 6, Pick 13; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick232 Rnd7 Zeek Biggers
A conviction pick on Zeek Biggers at the 232nd pick that the board grades a round light. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.