Killian 'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Killian DRAFTING FOR THE
    Colts
Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (IND)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (IND)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (IND)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (IND)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (IND)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in pick No. 231 lands the Colts a B, Sanders and all.

The Colts spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Raheim Sanders, the No. 151 name on the board, in No. 231. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

With wide receiver, quarterback and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on safety is the choice that costs them. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In pick No. 15 they get an enforcer at safety. More want than need.
Pick47 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Walter Nolen in slot 47, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick79 Rnd3 Harold Fannin Jr.
They barely believed it either: Harold Fannin Jr. still on the board at the 79th pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick116 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Andrew Mukuba at safety with wide receiver, quarterback and other spots open.
Pick152 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at No. 152 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick191 Rnd6 Willie Lampkin
They read the board right and Willie Lampkin was the payoff at Round 6, Pick 16. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick231 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders in the Round 7 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.