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  • Killian DRAFTING FOR THE
    Colts
Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (IND)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (IND)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (IND)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (IND)
Andrew Mukuba
S 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: 196 RND: 6 (IND)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (IND)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DEN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (HOU)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Nik Bonitto
LB
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Colts won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

The Colts clearly saw something nobody else did in Kyle McCord, taking him 108 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

On value alone, Higgins makes the weekend a net positive. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

The Mukuba pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In slot 20 they get a downhill hitter at safety at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick46 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge slid further than he should have, and the 46th pick is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick53 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
Tyleik Williams in the 53rd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick77 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
A tight end of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 13 is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick85 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went safety with Andrew Mukuba while clear needs at edge rusher sat open.
Pick113 Rnd4 Kyle McCord
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Kyle McCord. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick150 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Dont'e Thornton Jr. in slot 150, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick188 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders at Round 6, Pick 13 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick196 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at the 196th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick228 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins in the Round 7 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.