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willsdaniel'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 20, 2024

Colts

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Draft Selections
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (IND)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (IND)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (IND)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (IND)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (IND)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OG Texas A&M
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (IND)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Omar Brown Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Omar Brown
S Nebraska
Draft Picks Received
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BUF)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (BUF)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (ATL)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyler Matakevich
LB
Head Shot
Kyle Pitts
TE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Will Mallory
TE
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureC
The Colts let Brown fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The Colts spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Omar Brown, the No. 201 name on the board, in Round 7, Pick 12. No fireworks, but a solid B.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The Baker pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

The Colts indulged a want in Smith while a need in running back, tight end and other spots stayed open. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick46 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
A reach for Chris Braswell in Round 2, Pick 14; a little patience would have been rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick99 Rnd3 Maason Smith
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went DT-EDGE with Maason Smith while clear needs at running back, tight end and other spots sat open.
Pick118 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson is a better player than No. 118 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick159 Rnd5 Javon Baker
Javon Baker in pick 159 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick162 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
The board fumbled Cedric Gray all the way to the 162nd overall pick, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick193 Rnd6 Aki Ogunbiyi
Aki Ogunbiyi at slot 193 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick206 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
They reached a country mile for Sam Hartman at the Round 6 slot, and the board is aghast. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick232 Rnd7 Omar Brown
They robbed the room for Omar Brown here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor itch, scratched.