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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (IND)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (IND)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (IND)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (IND)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (IND)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (IND)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Colts let Mondon Jr. fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Colts watched Smael Mondon Jr. slide 123 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Reaching for McCord left real value on the table behind him. The offensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In slot 12 they get an anchor for the defensive front. A real need, handled.
Pick46 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Somehow Malaki Starks was still sitting there in the 46th pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick77 Rnd3 Gunnar Helm
A tidy little value on Gunnar Helm in the 77th overall pick, a step better than break-even. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick113 Rnd4 Kyle McCord
Kyle McCord at pick 113 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick150 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A big swing on Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the Round 5 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick188 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders at No. 188 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick228 Rnd7 Smael Mondon Jr.
They barely believed it either: Smael Mondon Jr. still on the board at Round 7, Pick 12. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.