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Draft Grade — Colts
Overall
C
ValueB-
NeedB-
TradesF
FutureA+
The Colts got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C. You can hear the double-takes from here. The Colts took Jalen Travis at slot 240, roughly 43 spots before his name belonged.
They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Winston Jr. pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at wide receiver, quarterback and other spots.
The Sanker pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.
If Azareye'h Thomas and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.
Pick Analysis
Pick50
Rnd2
Azareye'h Thomas
A reach for Azareye'h Thomas in pick No. 50; a little patience would have been rewarded. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick56
Rnd2
Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts slipping to the 56th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick62
Rnd2
Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. in the Round 2 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
Pick65
Rnd3
TreVeyon Henderson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and TreVeyon Henderson at No. 65 is the proof. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick76
Rnd3
Elijah Arroyo
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Elijah Arroyo. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick78
Rnd3
Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at the 78th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick104
Rnd4
Darius Alexander
They reached into another round for Darius Alexander, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick105
Rnd4
Smael Mondon Jr.
They paid sticker price for Smael Mondon Jr. in slot 105, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick106
Rnd4
Kevin Winston Jr.
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went safety with Kevin Winston Jr. while clear needs at wide receiver, quarterback and other spots sat open.
Pick111
Rnd4
Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at Round 4, Pick 9 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick114
Rnd4
Emery Jones Jr.
They paid up for Emery Jones Jr. at No. 114 when waiting would have done the job. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick145
Rnd5
JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at the 145th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick155
Rnd5
Ajani Cornelius
They paid a round early for Ajani Cornelius in pick 155, more than the board wanted. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick161
Rnd5
Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick162
Rnd5
Jack Nelson
A reach on Jack Nelson in slot 162; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick171
Rnd5
Ollie Gordon II
Fair-plus on Ollie Gordon II, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick177
Rnd6
DJ Giddens
DJ Giddens at the 177th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick193
Rnd6
R.J. Mickens
No edge and no loss on R.J. Mickens in pick 193; it is a wash and a sensible one. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick202
Rnd6
CJ West
CJ West in the 202nd pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick204
Rnd6
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson in No. 204 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick222
Rnd7
Cody Lindenberg
A big swing on Cody Lindenberg at pick No. 222, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.
Pick225
Rnd7
Jonas Sanker
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jonas Sanker at the Round 7 slot. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick227
Rnd7
Moliki Matavao
Moliki Matavao in pick 227 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick240
Rnd7
Jalen Travis
They talked themselves into Jalen Travis at Round 7, Pick 24, and the board did not agree. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.


































