Brycen Hopkins | Age: 22 | Purdue | NFL Draft

Seeing as how much Chris Ballard prefers to build through the draft, there is a likely chance they don’t go after Hunter Henry in free agency. But tight end is still a need, which means Ballard could look to address it in the draft.

Should the Colts feel it is a position that needs to be addressed early, they might not have to go too far to bring in a high-upside prospect. Hopkins would be a wonderful asset to the offense given his ability to make big plays in the passing game. Over the last two seasons at Purdue, he’s had 36 receptions of 15 yards or more.

Purdue TE Brycen Hopkins has some smoothness to his game. Changes direction well to make a nice cut. Then shows some contact balance and run after catch pic.twitter.com/Yy9gZAMwt5

— Billy M (@BillyM_91) February 7, 2020

An athletically-gifted tight end, Hopkins could be a target for the Colts in the second round of the draft and would give Indy an enticing pass catcher for whichever quarterback is under center.