It’s finally here. The 2022 NFL draft commences Thursday night in Las Vegas and while the Indianapolis Colts are likely watching the first round like the rest of us, the big weekend is finally here.
For the most part, teams are going to feel strongly about their hauls during the draft. It’s always rosy in the weeks following the arrival of rookies because they haven’t played yet so teams typically grade out well when it comes to their selections.
And while no one truly knows how these players will turn out in their careers, we can make educated guesses and projections on how certain players will fit with their teams.
The Colts are in an interesting position because even though they don’t have a first-round pick, most of the positions have locked-in starters. This allows them to focus on selecting players with high-end traits to develop into eventual starters.
Over the last five years, Colts fans have gotten a strong idea of what type of prospects general manager Chris Ballard likes to target during the draft.
So when we say “A-plus” draft haul, of course we can’t know for certain how these selections will turn out. But with the information we have at the moment, we can get a pretty good idea. Furthermore, what constitutes as an A-plus draft will differ from analyst to analyst.
That’s okay. This is more about laying out a blueprint for what a perfect (or closest to it) draft would look like in our eyes.
So without further ado, here’s how the Colts can leave the 2022 NFL draft with an A-plus draft haul:
