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Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (IND)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (IND)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (IND)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (IND)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Jalen Green Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (IND)
Jalen Green
S Mississippi State
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (IND)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (ARI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Colts.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Colts started one anyway for Tanner McLachlan, 26 picks ahead of schedule.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. The trade work was a quiet net positive. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In slot 27 they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for T'Vondre Sweat. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick46 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
A conviction pick on Edgerrin Cooper at the Round 2 slot that the board grades a round light. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick82 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in No. 82 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick117 Rnd4 Max Melton
Fair-plus on Max Melton, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick153 Rnd5 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
They paid a round early for Zion Tupuola-Fetui in pick No. 153, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick188 Rnd6 Christian Jones
They took Christian Jones at par in Round 6, Pick 13, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jalen Green
Jalen Green at No. 193 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick235 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Value said wait; Tanner McLachlan in slot 235 says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.