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ds'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 18, 2025

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  • ds DRAFTING FOR THE
    Colts
Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (IND)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (IND)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (IND)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (IND)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (IND)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (IND)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (IND)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (IND)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (BAL)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (HOU)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Sam Brown Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (CAR)
Sam Brown
WR Miami
Players Gained
Head Shot
Christian Harris
LB
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB TradesB FutureA
Best value of the weekend goes to the Colts for Mukuba: B+.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Andrew Mukuba, slot 152, roughly 83 picks past where he belonged.

Spending an early pick on safety with offensive lineman, interior defensive lineman and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. The cost of the Skattebo reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Leaving offensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the 27th overall pick they get a security blanket over the middle at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
They will replay Nick Emmanwori at slot 58 for years; that is how good the value is. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
They left a pile of value on the table to take Cam Skattebo this early at pick 80. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick89 Rnd3 Malachi Moore
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending Round 3, Pick 25 on Malachi Moore with offensive lineman, interior defensive lineman and other spots unsolved.
Pick116 Rnd4 Kyle McCord
Kyle McCord at No. 116 is a conviction pick that outran the value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick127 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at the Round 4 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick136 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson in pick No. 136 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick152 Rnd5 Andrew Mukuba
They robbed the room for Andrew Mukuba here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick191 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at slot 191 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.