Coach_Sweat'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (IND)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (IND)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (IND)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Colts: B-.

The Colts torched the value chart for Xavier Thomas, taking him 62 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.

Getting Pearsall where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In pick 15 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick46 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman at Round 2, Pick 14 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick82 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
They paid sticker price for Braden Fiske in No. 82, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick117 Rnd4 Ricky Pearsall
They barely believed it either: Ricky Pearsall still on the board at the 117th overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick153 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at the Round 5 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick193 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
A big swing on Xavier Thomas at the 193rd pick, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.
Pick235 Rnd7 Blake Watson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Blake Watson in No. 235. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.