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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (IND)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (IND)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (IND)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Colts let Sanders fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The board owed the Colts one, and it paid up: Raheim Sanders, the No. 146 name on the board, sitting there at slot 232 like a gift left on the doorstep. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Spending an early pick on cornerback with quarterback, offensive lineman and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In slot 14 they get an island corner at fair value. More want than need.
Pick45 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
You do not let a linebacker like Jalon Walker reach the 45th pick and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick80 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick115 Rnd4 Maxwell Hairston
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Maxwell Hairston adds a cornerback and leaves quarterback, offensive lineman and other spots untouched.
Pick150 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
They will replay Smael Mondon Jr. at pick 150 for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick187 Rnd6 Antwane Wells Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Antwane Wells Jr. at No. 187 is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick232 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
Somehow Raheim Sanders was still sitting there in Round 7, Pick 16, and they pounced on premier running back value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.