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RUN ON APR 1, 2025

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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (IND)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (IND)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (IND)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (IND)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (IND)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (IND)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (IND)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (IND)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (IND)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (IND)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (IND)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (IND)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (IND)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (IND)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (IND)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (IND)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (IND)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Cody Lindenberg Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (IND)
Cody Lindenberg
LB Minnesota
Thomas Fidone II Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (IND)
Thomas Fidone II
TE Nebraska
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (IND)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Brandon Adams Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (IND)
Brandon Adams
CB UCF
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (SEA)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (SF)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (SF)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (TEN)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (GB)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Cody Lindenberg Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (GB)
Cody Lindenberg
LB Minnesota
Thomas Fidone II Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Thomas Fidone II
TE Nebraska
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Brandon Adams Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (SF)
Brandon Adams
CB UCF
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NO)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (GB)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (SEA)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (TEN)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DAL)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NYG)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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Players traded away
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Durell Nchami
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Isaiah Land
LB
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Rodney Thomas II
S
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Trevor Denbow
S
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Zaire Franklin
LB
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesD FutureA
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Colts to a B-.

The Colts treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending Round 7, Pick 29 on Jalen Travis a full 42 spots early. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. On value alone, Warren makes the weekend a net positive.

The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the Round 1 slot they get a security blanket over the middle, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Xavier Watts in the 56th pick. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick57 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins in Round 2, Pick 25 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick63 Rnd2 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Fair-plus on Demetrius Knight Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick65 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
They paid sticker price for Donovan Jackson in slot 65, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick82 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander in pick No. 82 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick100 Rnd3 Oluwafemi Oladejo
Oluwafemi Oladejo at the Round 3 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick102 Rnd3 Kevin Winston Jr.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kevin Winston Jr. in pick 102. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick105 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
They paid a round early for Emery Jones Jr. in slot 105, more than the board wanted. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jeffrey Bassa
A reach for Jeffrey Bassa in Round 4, Pick 9; a little patience would have been rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick150 Rnd5 Tyler Shough
Nice patience on Tyler Shough, who had no business lasting to pick No. 150. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick153 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Damien Martinez. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick160 Rnd5 Elijah Roberts
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Elijah Roberts well ahead of where he belonged. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick171 Rnd5 DJ Giddens
DJ Giddens at No. 171 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick188 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
Nothing to complain about; JJ Pegues went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick198 Rnd6 R.J. Mickens
R.J. Mickens in the Round 6 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson at the 217th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick220 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson at slot 220 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick232 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa in pick No. 232 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick237 Rnd7 Cody Lindenberg
They reached a country mile for Cody Lindenberg at pick 237, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick244 Rnd7 Thomas Fidone II
No edge and no loss on Thomas Fidone II in Round 7, Pick 28; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jalen Travis. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick252 Rnd7 Brandon Adams
A straight-up fair deal on Brandon Adams at slot 252, value and slot in agreement. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.