Trade back from No. 34
Trades in the draft are wildly unpredictable. It almost makes this a moot point because no one truly knows what moves will be made—even the general managers don’t know what the trade packages will be like. But moving back from No. 34 has a high probability for the Colts.
There are a lot of teams who might want to move up to that spot and with the Colts also holding the No. 44 pick, it makes the move back a little easier. For instance, the Colts could trade back from No. 34 with the Minnesota Vikings while netting the Nos. 58, 89 and 132. That would be a strong haul for the Colts, especially since they have No. 44 in their back pocket. It would also allow the Vikings to move up for a player they like and even though that price seems high, they also have two first-round picks to afford it. They’d get three top-34 players in the draft.
Trade backs like this are always tricky because they are super unpredictable, but it wouldn’t be a shock at all to see Ballard move back from No. 34 and add an extra third and a Day 3 pick.