• TE Colston Loveland in Round 1: Loveland has elevated his sport to new heights in 2024, incomes an 88.9 PFF receiving grade. He’s averaging a formidable 2.84 yards per route run this season and has dropped simply 3.6% of the catchable targets thrown his approach.
• The Colts take two defensive backs on Day 2: USC’s Kamari Ramsey and Kansas’ Mello Dotson would add depth to the secondary.
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The 2024 marketing campaign has been uncommon for the Indianapolis Colts, with second-year quarterback Anthony Richardson benched after which reinstated because the starter in the identical season.
As of now, the Colts are slated to select fifteenth general within the draft. However, if Richardson struggles down the stretch, they might transfer up within the order, doubtlessly placing them in play for an additional quarterback choice.
Here’s how we’d draft for the Colts primarily based on their present place.
Round 1 (15): TE Colston Loveland, Michigan
Loveland has elevated his sport to new heights in 2024, incomes an 88.9 PFF receiving grade. He’s averaging a formidable 2.84 yards per route run this season and has dropped simply 3.6% of the catchable targets thrown his approach.
Round 2 (47): S Kamari Ramsey, USC
Ramsey has earned a career-high 86.9 PFF protection grade over the primary 12 weeks of the season. He has already set a private finest with 17 defensive stops — three greater than in another season of his profession.
Round 3 (79): CB Mello Dotson, Kansas
Mello Dotson is prospering in his fifth collegiate season, as he has put up an 87.7 PFF protection grade in 2024. On the sector for 352 snaps in protection, he has allowed a reception on simply 53.4% of the 58 passes thrown into his protection.