The Indianapolis Colts walked away from the 2023 NFL draft with the biggest class of Chris Ballard’s tenure as general manager.
Throughout the weekend, they added a projectable franchise quarterback, starters and depth at the cornerback position and elite athletes all across the roster. The experts around the league graded the Colts’ draft with extreme optimism.
Before we get into it, we must acknowledge the ridiculousness of grading players before they even step on an NFL field. Of course, we have no idea how their careers will pan out, and a lot of times we’re wrong on how we view the outlooks of their developments. We won’t truly know how these picks have panned out until about three years after the fact.
But we’re going to do them anyway because that’s just the way the world works. We’re making these grades based on the information we have at hand and the projections we’re making for these players as they enter the league.
So without further ado, here’s how we graded each pick the Colts made in the 2023 NFL draft: