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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (IND)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (IND)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (IND)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (IND)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (IND)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 6 (IND)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 7 (IND)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Colts: B.

For all the boxes ticked, the Colts skipped the loudest one: wide receiver is exactly as bare as it was. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The Nwankpa pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. Reaching for Alexander left real value on the table behind him.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a blindside protector. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Xavier Nwankpa
Value with a capital V on Xavier Nwankpa in the 56th overall pick, a genuine coup. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick76 Rnd3 Trevor Etienne
They did well to land Trevor Etienne in the Round 3 slot, just ahead of his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick88 Rnd3 T.J. Sanders
Quietly one of the better values of the day, T.J. Sanders at the 88th pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jay Higgins
Nothing to complain about; Jay Higgins went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick140 Rnd5 Brant Kuithe
They liked Brant Kuithe enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 140. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick172 Rnd6 Marcus Mbow
The board had cheaper options than Marcus Mbow at No. 172, and it noticed. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick204 Rnd7 Zy Alexander
Zy Alexander at pick No. 204 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.