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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (IND)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (IND)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (IND)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (IND)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (IND)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (IND)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in pick 151 lands the Colts a B-, Higgins and all.

The board owed the Colts one, and it paid up: Jay Higgins, the No. 61 name on the board, sitting there at pick No. 151 like a gift left on the doorstep.

Every board in the league had Dart lower, and that gap is the story. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In the 13th overall pick they get a ballhawk on the back end at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick45 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
They paid sticker price for Derrick Harmon in No. 45, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jaxson Dart
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jaxson Dart. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick114 Rnd4 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in slot 114 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
Steal is underselling it; Jay Higgins at pick 151 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick189 Rnd6 Tonka Hemingway
Tonka Hemingway at pick No. 189 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick229 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
They will replay Raheim Sanders at the Round 7 slot for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.