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Colts’ updated draft pick order entering Day 3

Here are the picks for the Colts on Day 3.

The Indianapolis Colts are entering the final day of the 2021 NFL draft looking to make more additions to their roster with one pick in each round on Day 3.

After bolstering the defensive line through the first two rounds of the draft, general manager Chris Ballard will be looking to address some more needs while also moving back to add more picks. With four picks scheduled for Saturday, it wouldn’t be a surprise at all if that number grows to six or seven by the end of the day.

Here’s a look at the updated pick order for the Colts entering Day 3:

  • Round 1 | No. 21 overall | EDGE Kwity Paye (analysis)
  • Round 2 | No. 54 overall | DL Dayo Odeyingbo (analysis)
  • Round 4 | No. 127 overall
  • Round 5 | No. 165 overall
  • Round 6 | No. 206 overall
  • Round 7 | No. 248 overall

Expect Ballard to move back at some point to add more picks in the fifth and sixth rounds, especially given that they decided against doing so on the first two days of the draft.

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2021 NFL draft: Where the Colts stand entering Day 3

Where Indy stands entering Day 3.

The final day of the 2021 NFL draft is here, and the Indianapolis Colts are expected to be busy.

After making just two selections in the first two rounds of the draft, the Colts have one pick in each round on Saturday. However, it wouldn’t be a surprise at all if general manager Chris Ballard moved back at some point to add more picks in the fifth and sixth rounds.

Here’s where the Colts stand entering the final day of the 2021 NFL draft:

Colts have no injury timeline on Dayo Odeyingbo

No timeline for Dayo Odeyingbo.

The Indianapolis Colts used their only selection on Day 2 of the 2021 NFL draft—No. 54 overall—to grab defensive lineman Dayo Odeyingbo out of Vanderbilt, but his profile comes with a major question mark.

Odeyingbo suffered a torn Achilles while training for the Senior Bowl in January, which impacted his draft stock. Even though many draft analysts and even Odeyingbo himself don’t believe he would have been around on Day 3, some have looked at this selection as a reach.

Regardless, the Colts have no timeline right now as to when Odeyingbo will be able to return to the playing field.

The Colts made the pick with the understanding that the 2021 season for Odeyingbo may wind up turning into a quasi-redshirt year for the rookie. Though some will draw comparisons to Julian Blackmon, who was a third-round pick despite suffering a torn ACL in December 2019, it isn’t automatically the same concept because we don’t know how the Achilles will impact Odeyingbo.

The Vandy product fits a lot of what the Colts look for. He has a high motor, was a team captain, got invited to the Senior Bowl and his measurements are out of this world. He stands 6-foot-5 at 280 pounds with 35.25-inch arms and 86.375-inch wingspan.

This will be a storyline to keep an eye on throughout training camp as it’s very likely Odeyingbo will be a candidate for either the injured reserve or the PUP list come September.

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Final Browns 2021 7-round mock draft

The final Cleveland Browns 7-round mock draft for the 2021 NFL draft

The 2021 NFL draft is less than 24 hours away. We’ve almost made it to the finish line, Browns fans!

It’s time for one last stab at what Browns GM Andrew Berry his staff will do in the draft weekend. Without further ado, the final Browns Wire mock draft for 2021.

No. 26: Rashod Bateman, WR, Minnesota

If Bateman is off the board, and he very well could be, shift focus to Georgia CB Eric Stokes or Penn State EDGE Jayson Oweh. Virginia Tech CB Caleb Farley is certainly a consideration, but without knowing how the team feels about his medical issues–he’s had two back surgeries before turning 21–it’s difficult to project him. Farley would not be a surprise but neither would passing on him.

Why Bateman?

Reflect back on Andrew Berry’s press conference last week and he talked about building long-term through the draft. Bateman can get his feet wet for a year and then take over as a starter with high-end potential in 2022 when the team has some very difficult financial decisions to make on Jarvis Landry and/or Odell Beckham Jr.

The player availability after the first 40 or so picks is very unpredictable, so I’ll just stick with players I believe are on Berry’s list of 114 draft-worthy players and the approximate range where they’re drafted.

Having said that, I do not believe Cleveland is making all these picks. I expect at least one of the third-round picks to be traded, perhaps both of them packaged together to move up. But forecasting exact trades on Day 2 and 3 is crazy, so I just made the picks as if the Browns will be making them.

Second round

Payton Turner, EDGE, Houston

Third round

Kelvin Joseph, CB, Kentucky

Alim McNeil, DT, North Carolina State

Fourth round

Cam Bynum, CB, California

Dayo Odeyingbo, EDGE, Vanderbilt

Fifth round

Jaylon Moore, OL, Western Michigan

Sixth round

Elijah Mitchell, RB, Louisiana

Seventh round

Tyler Cole, S, Purdue

Texans should consider former Vanderbilt DE Dayo Odeyingbo to fortify the edge

If the Houston Texans are looking to set the edge with a mid-round pick, Vaderbilt’s Dayo Odeyingbo needs to be a consideration.

The Houston Texans need help everywhere after finishing 4-12 a season ago and undergoing a coaching change.

Their biggest problem in the upcoming 2021 NFL draft is that they do not make their first selection until Round 3 with the 67th overall pick. It isn’t exactly the best place to start when a team is undergoing a rebuild.

However, there is still value to be had in the bottom half of the draft’s top 100 picks. According to a survey of SEC coaches conducted by Matt Zenitz of AL.com, former Vanderbilt defensive end Dayo Odeyingbo is an edge defender teams should consider selecting in the third round.

“He’s got such position versatility,” a head coach said. “He can play everything from the three-technique to an end in the NFL. And I think if you’ve got that type of speed, size and athleticism … he’s not Myles Garrett, but he’s got some of those same attributes. He’s a big, long, athletic, disruptive pass rusher who — even on a team that didn’t produce wins — he stood out.”

Odeyingbo collected 122 combined tackles, 26.5 tackles for loss, 8.0 sacks, an interception, two pass breakups, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery in his 41 games with the Commodores from 2017-20.

What adding the 6-6, 276-pound edge defender would do for the Texans is provide them with a younger player who could offer depth behind defensive ends Shaq Lawson and Charles Omenihu. Over the course of Odeyingbo’s four-year rookie contract with Houston, he could develop into a formidable pass rusher and give the Texans another force off the edge.

Houston’s needs a manifold and their first selection isn’t until the third round. Odeyingbo would have to be the most convincing athlete available at No. 67 overall for the Texans to make that selection. If their board says that he is, they shouldn’t be hesitant to take Odeyingbo.

Lions 7-round mock draft 4.0: The fantasy episode

Most mock drafts are predictive in nature. Not this one…

Most mock drafts are predictive in nature. Not this one. For v4.0 of the Lions Wire’s full Detroit mock draft, I turned the dial to Fantasy Island.

It’s time to dare to dream!

Being that this is a dream, everything written here is intended to be narrated by BBC news presenter Alan Kasujja, whose deep tones and accented diction help guide me to sleep most nights.

Don’t expect any of this to actually happen. That’s not the point. This is my ideal fantasy for how the 2021 NFL draft would play out for the Lions.

Browns full mock draft v4.0: The ‘trade out of the 1st’ scenario

We explore what the Browns could get by trading out of the first round

We are now inside three weeks until Cleveland hosts the 2021 NFL draft. It’s getting to be crunch time for the Browns and all the other teams as pro days wrap up and scouting boards get finalized.

Mock drafts are a good chance to explore different scenarios, so in this edition, we’ll play with a new concept. What happens if the Browns traded out of the first round?

For that to happen, it takes a motivated buyer to come up to No. 26 overall. And I found one in the Miami Dolphins, who rocket back into the first round to snag Miami EDGE Jaelan Phillips, a perfect fit for their “multiple” defensive front.

In this hypothetical, Miami agrees to send the Browns both of its second-round picks in 2021, No. 36 overall (from Houston) and No. 50, in exchange for the No. 26 pick. The teams also swap seventh-round picks, with Cleveland moving up from No. 257 to No. 231, the Texans pick also owned by Miami via trade.

The trade leaves the Browns with the following 10 selections:

  • 36
  • 50
  • 59
  • 89
  • 91
  • 110
  • 132
  • 169
  • 211
  • 231

If you want to track the progression of the mock drafts, here are the first three editions:

Browns full 2021 mock draft v3.0: Post-free agency kickoff

Browns full 2021 mock draft v2.0

Browns full 7-round mock draft v1.0

Browns 2021 draft: A pass rusher for every round

Here is a pass rushing prospect for the Browns draft spot (before trades) for each of the draft’s seven rounds

One of the biggest remaining holes on the Cleveland Browns roster after the first couple of weeks of free agency is the starting DE/EDGE spot opposite Myles Garrett. The team signed Takk McKinley and Malik Jackson as veteran additions, but neither should prevent GM Andrew Berry and the Browns from finding a more permanent solution to replace Olivier Vernon in the starting defensive lineup.

The 2021 NFL draft offers scores of different options. It’s not a top-heavy class, but with the Browns not picking anywhere near the top of the draft, that’s just fine.

Here is a pass rushing prospect for the Browns draft spot (before trades) for each of the draft’s seven rounds, with an eye for fit in Cleveland and how we expect Joe Woods’ defense to operate.

Pro Day preview for March 15: Potential Giants targets

A quick breakdown of the Pro Days being held on March 15 and who the New York Giants may be scouting at each.

The Ides of March are upon us but the college pro days are taking a bit of a reprieve on this chilly Monday. There are only a few schools listed on the docket.

Kent State is one of the few. The MAC power Golden Flashes have priced many NFL stars over the years such as Jack Lambert, James Harrison, Julian Edelman, Antonio Gates, Josh Cribbs and Abdul Salaam not to mention notables such as Lou Holtz, Thurman Munson and Nick Saban. Who do they have in store this year?

Other programs will also hold their pro days on Monday — Army, Vanderbilt and Middle Tennessee State. Army has just one player hitting Tony Pauline’s big board, guard Peyton Reeder, who will likely be a UDFA. The 6-foot-6, 300-pounder could get a camp invite somewhere.

Here are the other players of note.

Colts’ 7-round mock draft following Super Bowl LV

A full 7-round mock draft.

As the Super Bowl concluded the 2020 season with Tom Brady winning yet another championship, the Indianapolis Colts can dive straight into preparing for free agency and the 2021 NFL draft.

Though free agency will help determine what path the Colts take during April’s draft, we can still take a look at what that haul might look like. In this mock draft, we won’t be conducting trades—even though I’m a firm believer in the Colts trading up for a quarterback. Those mock drafts will come later.

In this mock draft, we are assuming the Colts don’t trade up for a quarterback and instead have found a bridge piece in free agency and/or have re-signed Jacoby Brissett.

Using The Draft Network’s Mock Draft Machine, here’s a look at a seven-round mock draft following the Super Bowl: