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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
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (IND)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (IND)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (IND)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (IND)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (IND)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Colts and Lawson: B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Deontae Lawson, the Round 6 slot, roughly 96 picks past where he belonged.

If Howard pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain. It is not that Starks is a bad player; it is that the Colts had louder needs to answer first.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In pick 13 they get a rangy last line of defense. Need was not the driver here.
Pick45 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
Derrick Harmon in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick77 Rnd3 Malaki Starks
A surprising call. With wide receiver, offensive lineman and other spots still to address, they spent the 77th pick on Malaki Starks, a safety they were not short of.
Pick114 Rnd4 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at No. 114 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick151 Rnd5 Will Howard
Will Howard at Round 5, Pick 13 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick189 Rnd6 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson in pick No. 189 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick229 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
You do not let a running back like Raheim Sanders reach the 229th overall pick and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.