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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (IND)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (IND)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (IND)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (IND)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (IND)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (IND)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (IND)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Daijahn Anthony Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (IND)
Daijahn Anthony
CB Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NO)
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Draft Picks Traded
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (WSH)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jordan Addison
WR
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Christian Darrisaw
OT
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T.J. Hockenson
TE
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Anthony Richardson
QB
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA
Daniels is the plan now, and the Colts grade out a D.

The phones were a trap the Colts kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.

Jayden Daniels gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Hart pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with wide receiver, running back and other spots still on the board.

On value alone, Suamataia makes the weekend a net positive.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 2nd overall pick they get their guy under center for the next decade. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick11 Rnd1 Jared Verse
No drama and no debate, Jared Verse went about where he belonged in Round 1, Pick 11. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick23 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In slot 23 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick31 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick 31 they get a potential shutdown corner. More want than need.
Pick46 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A straight-up fair deal on Cooper Beebe at the 46th pick, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick82 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at the Round 3 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick94 Rnd3 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson slid further than he should have, and pick No. 94 is lovely value for the safety. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick117 Rnd4 Cam Hart
A want over a need in No. 117: Cam Hart adds a cornerback while wide receiver, running back and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick151 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in pick No. 151 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick191 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at the 191st pick is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick234 Rnd7 Daijahn Anthony
They took Daijahn Anthony at par in the Round 7 slot, which is nothing to complain about. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.