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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (IND)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (IND)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (IND)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (IND)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (IND)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (IND)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (IND)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (SEA)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (SEA)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (SEA)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (SEA)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Michael Jackson
CB
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Colts a B.

The Colts did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Johnny Dixon fell into Round 7, Pick 14. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Reaching for Bell left real value on the table behind him. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In No. 16 they get an island corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick46 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in pick 46 is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick81 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk at No. 81 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick82 Rnd3 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
A straight-up fair deal on Dadrion Taylor-Demerson at slot 82, value and slot in agreement. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick117 Rnd4 Hunter Nourzad
They talked themselves into Hunter Nourzad at pick 117, and the board did not agree. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
A big swing on Jaheim Bell at the 118th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson at the Round 5 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick191 Rnd6 Kendall Milton
They went early on Kendall Milton in pick No. 191, and the value did not follow. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick192 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
They paid sticker price for Curtis Jacobs in Round 6, Pick 17, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick234 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon in the 234th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Stacking talent where they were already deep.