Monday marks the start of the legal tampering period, which means the Indianapolis Colts will unofficially begin negotiating with players set to become free agents when the new league year begins on Wednesday.
What better time to do a mock draft than just before everything will change in a few days?
The Colts lead the NFL in salary-cap space but that won’t change their plans of building through the draft. It’s a core concept that general manager Chris Ballard believes is the key to sustained success even if the Colts have struggled to stay consistent in recent seasons.
How free agency goes will undoubtedly determine how the draft goes. We still have no idea who the quarterback will be and that may change the entire landscape of the draft for the Colts. Fortunately, the Colts added a few more picks after trading away Carson Wentz to the Washington Commanders.
But we’ll still do our best with what we know entering Monday’s offseason mile marker.
As the Colts enter free agency, here’s a seven-round mock draft using Pro Football Network’s mock draft simulator:
