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Killian 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 6, 2025

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  • Killian DRAFTING FOR THE
    Colts
Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (IND)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (IND)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (IND)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (IND)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (IND)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (IND)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (IND)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (IND)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (TB)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (TB)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (TB)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (TB)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB
Grand theft in pick 232: the Colts steal Fitzgerald and grade out a B.

The Colts spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Ryan Fitzgerald, the No. 117 name on the board, in Round 7, Pick 16. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

Every board in the league had West lower, and that gap is the story. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In pick No. 14 they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at the 53rd pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick84 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
Steal is underselling it; Omarion Hampton at slot 84 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick115 Rnd4 Elijah Arroyo
Elijah Arroyo at the Round 4 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick119 Rnd4 Demetrius Knight Jr.
A linebacker of that caliber at No. 119 is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick150 Rnd5 Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley at pick 150 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick156 Rnd5 CJ West
CJ West in Round 5, Pick 19 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick187 Rnd6 Ty Hamilton
A wild overpay on Ty Hamilton in the 187th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick232 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
They robbed the room for Ryan Fitzgerald here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick235 Rnd7 Deion Burks
Deion Burks in the 235th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.