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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (IND)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (IND)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (IND)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (IND)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (IND)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (HOU)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tavierre Thomas
CB
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesB+ FutureB
The Colts let Clark fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how De'Corian Clark got past him. The Colts do not have to explain a thing at the Round 7 slot.

It is not that Carson is a bad player; it is that the Colts had louder needs to answer first. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In the Round 1 slot they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick53 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy in pick No. 53 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick82 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. Caelen Carson in No. 82 leaves quarterback, running back and other spots for later.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
You do not let a wide receiver like Jalen McMillan reach Round 4, Pick 17 and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick153 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
A quiet steal in the 153rd pick: Jaylin Simpson for less than the market said. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick158 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford in pick 158 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick193 Rnd6 Bryson Nesbit
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Bryson Nesbit. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick235 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark at slot 235 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.