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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (IND)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (IND)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Colts cashed the board's mistake on Martinez: B-.

Somebody in pick No. 189 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Colts sat still while Damien Martinez, the No. 156 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The Schwesinger pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In slot 14 they get a mismatch in the passing game at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick45 Rnd2 Carson Schwesinger
They talked themselves into Carson Schwesinger at No. 45, and the board did not agree. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick80 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at the 80th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick117 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
By-the-book stuff, Denzel Burke at Round 4, Pick 15 squarely in line with his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick151 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Mello Dotson at the Round 5 slot. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick189 Rnd6 Damien Martinez
They barely believed it either: Damien Martinez still on the board at pick No. 189. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick232 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
A clean, defensible pick in the 232nd pick with a little surplus value in Cam Jackson. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.