COLTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

REAL B-

URL real-colts-0050

Letter grade with a four-component score, written analysis, and a pick-by-pick breakdown for every selection in this saved mock.

My Mock Drafts →
Grade another draft →
B-

Indianapolis Colts

Good, not great, for the Colts: B-.

by GOATman123 · 2026 NFL Draft · 7 picks · 4 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B-
Trades B-
Future B-

The Colts went off the board in a big way for Jaishawn Barham, 50 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.15 · Pick 47 · Chris Johnson · CB · rank 32
A slide stopped in Round 2, Pick 15, with Chris Johnson worth more than the price. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Jaishawn Barham · LB-EDGE · rank 128
A real head-scratcher, Jaishawn Barham in the 78th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
R4.13 · Pick 113 · Genesis Smith · S · rank 101
The board had Genesis Smith higher than pick No. 113, and the safety fell to them anyway. A minor itch, scratched.
R5.16 · Pick 156 · Bryce Boettcher · LB · rank 172
They liked Bryce Boettcher enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 156. The roster fit checks out.
R6.33 · Pick 214 · Patrick Payton · DE-EDGE · rank 248
They talked themselves into Patrick Payton at pick 214, and the board did not agree. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.33 · Pick 249 · Tyren Montgomery · WR · rank 215
Tyren Montgomery at No. 249 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.38 · Pick 254 · Terion Stewart · RB · rank 240
A quiet steal in No. 254: Terion Stewart for less than the market said. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.