Indianapolis Colts
Like their AFC South counterparts in Houston, the Colts didn’t have a first-round pick, but at least they have an All-Pro in defensive tackle DeForest Buckner in its place. They did have an early pick in the second round, courtesy of last year’s first-round trade with Washington, and they nailed their first choice.
USC wide receiver Michael Pittman, Jr. is a big, physical target who pairs perfectly with T.Y Hilton. Later in the second, the Colts made a bold but surprising move to trade up three spots for Wisconsin’s Jonathan Taylor, this year’s top running back prospect. A backfield with Taylor and Marlon Mack will be terrifying for opposing defenses.
Utah safety Julian Blackmon was a reach in the third round, but Washington quarterback Jacob Eason is the perfect understudy for Philip Rivers, and he was a bargain in the fourth round. The late-round picks were hit or miss, but the Colts did all the damage they needed to do in the early rounds.