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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (IND)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (IND)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (IND)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (IND)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Picks Received
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (SEA)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (SEA)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Colts.

There is reaching, and then there is Tanner McLachlan at the 235th pick. The Colts jumped the board by 26 and dared it to prove them wrong. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

The phones were busy but the ledger stayed level.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In slot 15 they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick46 Rnd2 Ja'Lynn Polk
A reach for Ja'Lynn Polk in pick 46; a little patience would have been rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick82 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
No drama and no debate, Mike Sainristil went about where he belonged in the 82nd pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick118 Rnd4 James Williams
They jumped the gun on James Williams, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick153 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
Layden Robinson at pick No. 153 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick193 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in No. 193 lands just on the right side of the ledger. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick235 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
A big swing on Tanner McLachlan at No. 235, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.