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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (IND)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (IND)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (IND)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (IND)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (IND)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (IND)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
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Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureB
A solid, sensible weekend for the Colts: B.

Priorities are a choice, and the Colts made a strange one, taking DJ James at cornerback in No. 117 with quarterback, running back and other spots crying out for the pick instead. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Foster.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick 18 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick46 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
They read the board right and Ennis Rakestraw Jr. was the payoff at the 46th pick. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick82 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Good price on Cooper Beebe in slot 82, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick115 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
No drama and no debate, Ainias Smith went about where he belonged in pick No. 115. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick117 Rnd4 DJ James
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. DJ James in pick 117 leaves quarterback, running back and other spots for later.
Pick140 Rnd5 Javon Foster
A tidy bit of business in the Round 5 slot, where Javon Foster graded well above the range. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick153 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson in No. 153 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick193 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
They paid a round early for Gabe Hall in Round 6, Pick 18, more than the board wanted. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick235 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus in the 235th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.