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BoilerMacR'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 8, 2025

Little Of This Little Of That

  • BoilerMacR DRAFTING FOR THE
    Colts
Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (IND)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (IND)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (IND)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (IND)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (IND)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (IND)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (IND)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (SEA)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (SEA)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureB
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Colts and Dotson: B.

When a board-topper like Mello Dotson slides to the 191st pick, you do not overthink it, and the Colts did not. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They are betting McLaughlin proves the room right and everyone else wrong. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

It is not that Winston Jr. is a bad player; it is that the Colts had louder needs to answer first.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In pick 14 they get a mismatch in the passing game at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Somehow Nick Emmanwori was still sitting there in the 56th overall pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick80 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
Circle this one: TreVeyon Henderson at slot 80 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick116 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
A surprising call. With wide receiver, quarterback and other spots still to address, they spent No. 116 on Kevin Winston Jr., a safety they were not short of.
Pick152 Rnd5 Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong at the Round 5 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
They paid sticker price for Jack Nelson in the 171st pick, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick187 Rnd6 Seth McLaughlin
This one needs a full-page explanation: Seth McLaughlin in pick No. 187, miles early. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick191 Rnd6 Mello Dotson
Steal is underselling it; Mello Dotson at Round 6, Pick 13 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick234 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson at slot 234 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.