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The 2025 NFL Draft is almost here. Players you've never heard of will become members of the Indianapolis Colts this weekend.
The Colts hold seven picks, one in each round. However, that's likely to change as teams maneuver up and down the draft board.
The Colts haven't traded within the first round lately, but a couple of these mock drafts envision them moving up to nab a coveted player at a position of need.
Nate Atkins and Joel A. Erickson are your best Colts follows, and they're all over NFL Draft coverage. Make sure to sign up for IndyStar's Colts newsletter.
Reuter sees the Colts moving up one spot to No. 13 in a deal with the Miami Dolphins.
"The Colts don't typically trade up, but GM Chris Ballard could be enticed by a desire to fend off other teams who might be trying to acquire the large, agile, sure-handed Warren. In the fourth one-spot Round 1 move of the past six drafts (the Bucs went from No. 14 to 13 for Tristan Wirfs in 2020; the Eagles went from No. 10 to No. 9 for Jalen Carter in 2023; the Vikings went from No. 11 to No. 10 for J.J. McCarthy in 2024), Indy surrenders its fourth-round pick, with one of Miami's seventh-rounders coming back."
Round 2, Nic Scourton, edge, Texas A&M (formerly Purdue)
Round 3, Barrett Carter, LB, Clemson
No pick in Round 4 in proposed deal with Dolphins
Round 5, Jackson Slater, G, Sacramento State
Round 6, Damien Martinez, RB, Miami (Fla.)
Round 7, Riley Leonard, QB, Notre Dame, in proposed deal with the Chicago Bears; Ryan Fitzgerald, K, Florida State
"The Colts address their linebacker need in a thinner class than some of their other positions of need. Campbell offers quality and versatility alongside returning starter Zaire Franklin. His 67 defensive stops in 2024 ranked third among linebackers in the 2025 class, and he added 20 pressures and two batted passes as a pass rusher."
Round 2, Nick Emmanwori, S, South Carolina: "Emmanwori put together a standout combine showing and delivered across the board in 2024 — earning 70.0-plus grades in run defense, pass rush and coverage. He recorded four interceptions last season and would add explosiveness and versatility to the Colts’ safety depth chart."
Round 3, Omarr Norman-Lott, DT, Tennessee: "The Colts have a strong veteran defensive tackle pairing with Buckner and Stewart but need better depth at the position. Norman-Lott was ultra-productive on a per-snap basis at Tennessee and will be able to inject some pass-rush juice (97th-percentile pass-rush grade in 2024) from Day 1 while the Colts try to turn him into an all-around package for the future."
Round 4, Gunnar Helm, TE, Texas
Round 5, Jackson Slater, G, Sacramento State
Round 6, Drew Kendall, C, Boston College
Round 7, Jake Briningstool, TE, Clemson
"The Colts lost Will Fries to Minnesota, giving them a hole at one of their guard spots. I bet they love the idea of having one of the top guard tandems in the NFL."
Round 2, Mason Taylor, TE, LSU: "The Colts seemingly have a million tight ends on their roster, but none of them are very good. Mason Taylor is an athletic receiving tight end."
Round 3, Quincy Riley, CB, Louisville: "Charvarius Ward was signed, but the Colts still need some help at corner. Quincy Riley should be a versatile cornerback at the next level."
Round 4, Danny Stutsman, LB, Oklahoma: "The Colts had the most missed tackles in the NFL last year, so they’ll need multiple new linebackers. Danny Stutsman is a very instinctive linebacker."
Round 5, Woody Marks, RB, USC: "Woody Marks is a strongly built runner who excels as a receiver out of the backfield."
Round 6, B.J. Mayes, CB, Texas A&M: "The Colts have a weak cornerback group, so it shouldn’t surprise anyone if they obtain multiple players at the position."
Round 7, Dalton Cooper, OT, Oklahoma State: "The Colts could be interested in offensive line depth late in the draft."
Round 2, Donovan Jackson, G, Ohio State
Round 3, Ashton Gillotte, edge rusher, Louisville
Round 4, Lathan Ransom, S, Ohio State
Round 5, Kyle McCord, QB, Syracuse
Round 6, Jaylin Lane, WR, Virginia Tech
Round 7, Tim Smith, DT, Alabama
"Colts tight ends combined for a league-low 39 catches in 2024, so there's a massive need. Warren brings a versatile skill set that allows him to work in-line or flexed out on the perimeter. In his breakout senior season, he set Penn State records in catches (104) and receiving yards (1,233) for a tight end. That production would be a good pairing with Mo Alie-Cox, who re-signed with Indy and is used mainly as a run blocker. The Colts haven't taken a tight end in Round 1 since 2003, when they selected Dallas Clark, a player whom Warren has been compared to by scouts."
Round 2, Carson Schwesinger, LB, UCLA: "A former walk-on, Schwesinger is great at diagnosing plays and speeding downhill to stop them. Pairing him with Zaire Franklin would give the Colts plenty of quickness and instincts at the second level of their defense."
Round 3, Ozzy Trapilo, T, Boston College: "GM Chris Ballard likes to draft offensive linemen in the middle rounds, and Trapilo would be the next in line. He has played both guard spots and both tackle spots."
Round 4, Caleb Ransaw, DB, Tulane
Round 5, Jared Ivey, edge, Ole Miss
Round 6, Garrett Dellinger, G, LSU
Round 7, Max Brosmer, QB, Minnesota
"Linebacker, defensive line and tight end are the three positions the Colts could use this pick on, so it'll likely come down to them taking the best-available player at one of those positions. It'll most likely be Warren if he is still on the board. Warren would give Anthony Richardson yet another weapon alongside Jonathan Taylor and wideouts Alec Pierce and Michael Pittman Jr."
"Johnson would’ve gone much higher if he didn’t have an injury-plagued season and draft process, but at his best he’s a dominant cornerback. That’s someone that the Colts need, and he fits the size parameters that they like for their cornerbacks."
The Colts move up to No. 6 by making a deal with the Las Vegas Raiders.
"The Colts make a deal with the everything-needy Raiders to cut ahead of the Jets, the next-highest team that conducted a private workout with the versatile Penn State playmaker. While I’ve seen the Colts connected with fill-in-the-blank tight ends, I think Warren’s blocking ability, quarterback flexibility and run-after-the-catch chops offer Shane Steichen and Indianapolis the chance to build an offense that can work for whichever quarterback ends up getting starter’s snaps. The Jets and the Colts were both active in bidding on this pick with Warren as their top priority, in this timeline I’ve concocted. Indianapolis was clearly more desperate."
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: NFL mock draft: Indianapolis Colts pick tight end, lineman, linebacker
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The Colts hold seven picks, one in each round. However, that's likely to change as teams maneuver up and down the draft board.
The Colts haven't traded within the first round lately, but a couple of these mock drafts envision them moving up to nab a coveted player at a position of need.
Nate Atkins and Joel A. Erickson are your best Colts follows, and they're all over NFL Draft coverage. Make sure to sign up for IndyStar's Colts newsletter.
Chad Reuter, NFL.com: Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State, in a projected trade
Reuter sees the Colts moving up one spot to No. 13 in a deal with the Miami Dolphins.
"The Colts don't typically trade up, but GM Chris Ballard could be enticed by a desire to fend off other teams who might be trying to acquire the large, agile, sure-handed Warren. In the fourth one-spot Round 1 move of the past six drafts (the Bucs went from No. 14 to 13 for Tristan Wirfs in 2020; the Eagles went from No. 10 to No. 9 for Jalen Carter in 2023; the Vikings went from No. 11 to No. 10 for J.J. McCarthy in 2024), Indy surrenders its fourth-round pick, with one of Miami's seventh-rounders coming back."
Round 2, Nic Scourton, edge, Texas A&M (formerly Purdue)
Round 3, Barrett Carter, LB, Clemson
No pick in Round 4 in proposed deal with Dolphins
Round 5, Jackson Slater, G, Sacramento State
Round 6, Damien Martinez, RB, Miami (Fla.)
Round 7, Riley Leonard, QB, Notre Dame, in proposed deal with the Chicago Bears; Ryan Fitzgerald, K, Florida State
Pro Football Focus: Jihaad Campbell, LB, Alabama
"The Colts address their linebacker need in a thinner class than some of their other positions of need. Campbell offers quality and versatility alongside returning starter Zaire Franklin. His 67 defensive stops in 2024 ranked third among linebackers in the 2025 class, and he added 20 pressures and two batted passes as a pass rusher."
Round 2, Nick Emmanwori, S, South Carolina: "Emmanwori put together a standout combine showing and delivered across the board in 2024 — earning 70.0-plus grades in run defense, pass rush and coverage. He recorded four interceptions last season and would add explosiveness and versatility to the Colts’ safety depth chart."
Round 3, Omarr Norman-Lott, DT, Tennessee: "The Colts have a strong veteran defensive tackle pairing with Buckner and Stewart but need better depth at the position. Norman-Lott was ultra-productive on a per-snap basis at Tennessee and will be able to inject some pass-rush juice (97th-percentile pass-rush grade in 2024) from Day 1 while the Colts try to turn him into an all-around package for the future."
Round 4, Gunnar Helm, TE, Texas
Round 5, Jackson Slater, G, Sacramento State
Round 6, Drew Kendall, C, Boston College
Round 7, Jake Briningstool, TE, Clemson
Walter Football: Tyler Booker, G, Alabama
"The Colts lost Will Fries to Minnesota, giving them a hole at one of their guard spots. I bet they love the idea of having one of the top guard tandems in the NFL."
Round 2, Mason Taylor, TE, LSU: "The Colts seemingly have a million tight ends on their roster, but none of them are very good. Mason Taylor is an athletic receiving tight end."
Round 3, Quincy Riley, CB, Louisville: "Charvarius Ward was signed, but the Colts still need some help at corner. Quincy Riley should be a versatile cornerback at the next level."
Round 4, Danny Stutsman, LB, Oklahoma: "The Colts had the most missed tackles in the NFL last year, so they’ll need multiple new linebackers. Danny Stutsman is a very instinctive linebacker."
Round 5, Woody Marks, RB, USC: "Woody Marks is a strongly built runner who excels as a receiver out of the backfield."
Round 6, B.J. Mayes, CB, Texas A&M: "The Colts have a weak cornerback group, so it shouldn’t surprise anyone if they obtain multiple players at the position."
Round 7, Dalton Cooper, OT, Oklahoma State: "The Colts could be interested in offensive line depth late in the draft."
James Dator, SB Nation: Colston Loveland, TE, Michigan
Round 2, Donovan Jackson, G, Ohio State
Round 3, Ashton Gillotte, edge rusher, Louisville
Round 4, Lathan Ransom, S, Ohio State
Round 5, Kyle McCord, QB, Syracuse
Round 6, Jaylin Lane, WR, Virginia Tech
Round 7, Tim Smith, DT, Alabama
Jordan Reid, ESPN: Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State
"Colts tight ends combined for a league-low 39 catches in 2024, so there's a massive need. Warren brings a versatile skill set that allows him to work in-line or flexed out on the perimeter. In his breakout senior season, he set Penn State records in catches (104) and receiving yards (1,233) for a tight end. That production would be a good pairing with Mo Alie-Cox, who re-signed with Indy and is used mainly as a run blocker. The Colts haven't taken a tight end in Round 1 since 2003, when they selected Dallas Clark, a player whom Warren has been compared to by scouts."
Round 2, Carson Schwesinger, LB, UCLA: "A former walk-on, Schwesinger is great at diagnosing plays and speeding downhill to stop them. Pairing him with Zaire Franklin would give the Colts plenty of quickness and instincts at the second level of their defense."
Round 3, Ozzy Trapilo, T, Boston College: "GM Chris Ballard likes to draft offensive linemen in the middle rounds, and Trapilo would be the next in line. He has played both guard spots and both tackle spots."
Round 4, Caleb Ransaw, DB, Tulane
Round 5, Jared Ivey, edge, Ole Miss
Round 6, Garrett Dellinger, G, LSU
Round 7, Max Brosmer, QB, Minnesota
Bryan DeArdo, CBS Sports: Warren
"Linebacker, defensive line and tight end are the three positions the Colts could use this pick on, so it'll likely come down to them taking the best-available player at one of those positions. It'll most likely be Warren if he is still on the board. Warren would give Anthony Richardson yet another weapon alongside Jonathan Taylor and wideouts Alec Pierce and Michael Pittman Jr."
Yahoo: Will Johnson, CB, Michigan
"Johnson would’ve gone much higher if he didn’t have an injury-plagued season and draft process, but at his best he’s a dominant cornerback. That’s someone that the Colts need, and he fits the size parameters that they like for their cornerbacks."
Conor Orr, Sports Illustrated: Warren in a projected trade
The Colts move up to No. 6 by making a deal with the Las Vegas Raiders.
"The Colts make a deal with the everything-needy Raiders to cut ahead of the Jets, the next-highest team that conducted a private workout with the versatile Penn State playmaker. While I’ve seen the Colts connected with fill-in-the-blank tight ends, I think Warren’s blocking ability, quarterback flexibility and run-after-the-catch chops offer Shane Steichen and Indianapolis the chance to build an offense that can work for whichever quarterback ends up getting starter’s snaps. The Jets and the Colts were both active in bidding on this pick with Warren as their top priority, in this timeline I’ve concocted. Indianapolis was clearly more desperate."
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: NFL mock draft: Indianapolis Colts pick tight end, lineman, linebacker
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