The Indianapolis Colts have to find different ways to contact some of the prospects in the 2020 NFL draft because of the restrictions amid the coronavirus outbreak, which includes them reverting to using FaceTime for interviews and contact points.
As the Colts prepare for the draft, which is still scheduled to begin on April 23, there is a chance they will use one of their seven picks on an interior offensive lineman. Because of the depth needed there, Indy could be looking to beef up the interior.
Among the targets on their board might be LSU guard Damien Lewis, who had a FaceTime interview with the team, per Justin Melo of Draft Wire.
#LSU OG Damien Lewis has held pre-draft FaceTime meetings with the #Colts, #Patriots, #Cardinals, #Bears, #Bills, #Jets, #Buccaneers & #Chiefs
recently. He has one coming up w/ the #Dolphins shortly.— Justin M (@JustinM_NFL) March 27, 2020
The Colts aren’t allowed to have visits because of the outbreak going around the country. Most of these interviews are likely just to get a face to face talk with these prospects and while it makes it difficult not having them in the room, this is a way to get in contact.
Lewis is certainly an intriguing prospect for the Colts. They would likely target him in Rounds 3–4 depending on where he is on their board, but he brings a lot of intriguing qualities to the game.
Here’s the scouting report from Lance Zierlein of NFL.com:
The run-blocking tape shows a forklift dressed as a right guard with the power and leverage to move some of the best interior defenders in the conference. The pass-blocking tape shows a heavy-footed guard who lacks length and lateral quickness to hold up if asked to block on an island. Lewis needs to play for a team heavy into gap and inside-zone concepts. He can hold his own against bull rushers but will struggle to move and recover against moving pieces in pass protection. He’s a one-position prospect who lacks height/length but he’s a plus run blocker who should outperform his draft slotting.
The Colts have a need to add depth to the interior offensive line, which means Lewis is certainly on their radar in some form.