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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (IND)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (IND)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (IND)
Kyle Kennard
DE South Carolina
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (IND)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (IND)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Colts let Johnson fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Kaleb Johnson, No. 191, roughly 150 picks past where he belonged. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

They are betting Gray proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The Colts indulged a want in Starks while a need in wide receiver, quarterback and other spots stayed open. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In No. 15 they get a downhill hitter at safety. Need was not the driver here.
Pick47 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
A curious use of the Round 2 slot. Wide receiver, quarterback and other spots needed the pick; a safety in Malaki Starks did not.
Pick79 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at slot 79 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick116 Rnd4 Joshua Gray
A real head-scratcher, Joshua Gray in pick No. 116 is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick152 Rnd5 Kyle Kennard
Kyle Kennard at the 152nd pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick191 Rnd6 Kaleb Johnson
You do not let a running back like Kaleb Johnson reach the 191st overall pick and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jeffrey Bassa
Jeffrey Bassa in Round 7, Pick 17 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.