StartTheKaep'S MOCK DRAFT

StartTheKaep'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 28, 2025

StarksWarrenMorrison

  • StartTheKaep DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (IND)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (IND)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (IND)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (IND)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (IND)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (ATL)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (TEN)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CHI)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Draft Picks Traded
R Mason Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (ATL)
R Mason Thomas
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (LAR)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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Ahkello Witherspoon
CB
Players traded away
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E.J. Speed
LB
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Joe Flacco
QB
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Julian Blackmon
S
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Kylen Granson
TE
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Will Mallory
TE
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall D+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureD
Grand theft in the 232nd overall pick: the Colts steal Mullings and grade out a D+.

The Colts spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Kalel Mullings, the No. 106 name on the board, in No. 232. The process wobbled, and the D+ is where it lands.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. If Warren pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In pick 14 they get a centerfielder for the defense. Need was not the driver here.
Pick15 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the 15th pick they get a seam-stretching tight end, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick45 Rnd2 Benjamin Morrison
Benjamin Morrison at the 45th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick102 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
They barely believed it either: TreVeyon Henderson still on the board at Round 4, Pick 1. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick118 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
Somehow Barrett Carter was still sitting there in slot 118, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick147 Rnd5 Shemar Turner
A big swing on Shemar Turner at pick No. 147, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.
Pick150 Rnd5 Joshua Gray
A wild overpay on Joshua Gray in the Round 5 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick187 Rnd6 Elijah Arroyo
A clean, defensible pick in No. 187 with a little surplus value in Elijah Arroyo. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick232 Rnd7 Kalel Mullings
Taking Kalel Mullings in pick No. 232 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.