Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard told the media this week that the team currently has 17 prospects with first-round grades in the 2023 NFL draft.
Of course, he didn’t dive into who those players were and how the team has them ranked. But the Colts are one of a few teams with that number of first-round grades in this class.
Coincidentally, it’s also the same number of prospects attending the draft in person.
Ballard also said the number of first-round prospects differs depending on the class, but each year is unique.
“Every year is a little different. Every year is a little different and that’s not saying that the 18th player is not going to be good, you know? Or a second-round player is not going to be good,” Ballard said. “We’ve all studied the draft enough to know and we’ve seen through the years. I think every year is a little bit different. Some years, there might be 24, some years there might be 15 and it just depends. I don’t know if it’s any better or worse than it ever is.”
It also should be noted that just because the Colts have 17 prospects with first-round grades doesn’t mean they are considering that many players with the No. 4 overall pick.
There are likely only a handful of prospects the Colts are considering at No. 4 and then the rest they probably would consider in the event of a trade back.
We are in the home stretch of the draft process, and Thursday night can’t come soon enough.
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