Do you guys have any draft crushes yet?

[Solid84]

I know it's waaaaay too early, but I'd love it if the Colts could somehow land Ashton Jeanty. Imagine Jeanty, Taylor and Richardson...

 

Not only is Jeanty just amazing, but he brings something very different from JT. That would be a 1-2 punch for the ages!

[Defjamz26]

I’ve got a few

 

-Shavon Revel, CB- ECU: Torn ACL but I still like him

-Harold Fanning Jr., TE Bowling Green

-Kevin Winston Jr., SAF Penn State

-Tyler Warren, TE Penn State

-Malakai Starks, SAF Georgia

-Travis Hunter, CB/WR Colorado

-Nic Scourton, DE Texas A&M

-Tacario Davis, CB Arizona

-Jack Kiser, LB Notre Dame

-Jack Sawyer, Edge Ohio State

 

 

[John Hammonds]

I've got my eye on LB Danny Stutsman of Oklahoma.  Not in love with him yet.  But definitely watching!

[OhioColt]

Call it draft crushes or more like players that fit the mold of the Colts typical measurements.

 

Offensive Lineman:

• RG Tate Ratledge (Georgia) 6’6” 30 pounds - low penalty history
• RG Luke Kandra (Cincy)
• LT Percy Lewis (Auburn)
• LT Hollin Pierce (Rutgers)
• OL Grey Zabel (NDST)
• LT Kelvin Banks Jr (Texas)
• LG Joshua Gray (Oregon State)
• RT Armand Membou (Missouri)
• LG Donovan Jackson (OSU)
• OC Jake Slaughter (Florida)
• OC Connor Tollison (Missouri) - junior if he declares
• RT Logan Brown (Kansas) - junior if he declares

[OhioColt]

Running Backs: (typical RB build for the NFL with low fumbles and some pass catching ability and blocking skills)

• RB Jonah Coleman (Washington) - 1 career fumble
• RB Tahj Brooks (Texas Tech) - In 2023 led the nation with 96 forced missed tackles and R4 in both YAC (998) and rushing yards (1547). Only has 3 career fumbles
• RB Treveyon Henderson (OSU) - 4 times as fastest player in 2023, clocked at 21.6 mph in Week 12. Does have an injury history.  Only 2 career fumbles in 35 career games.  2023 led all Big Ten backs with a 73.6 receiving grade.
• RB Kyle Monangai (Rutgers) - no fumbles in 40 games and sparingly used in passing.
• RB DJ Giddens (KSU) - 2 career fumbles in 31 games and caught 45 passes in 3 years.
• RB Dylan Sampson (Tenn) - R2 in the SEC in rushing yards after 4 weeks with 449 and leads the SEC in TDs with 10.  1 career fumble. Only a junior if he declares but have him around top 5 RB currently this year.

Tight Ends: (shocking disappointment for many TEs this year and a shorter draftable list)

• TE Harold Fannin Jr. (Bowling Green)
• TE Colston Loveland (Michigan)
• TE Tyler Warren (PSU)
• TE Jalin Conyers (Texas Tech) - excels in run-blocking
• TE Terrance Ferguson (Oregon)
• TE Brant Kuithe (Utah) - tweener 6'2" 236-pounds

Defensive Lineman: (size matters and Colts prefer 6'3"+ and speed.  Missing wingspans

• NT Rene Konga (Louisville) -6’4” 290 pounds
• Edge Umanmielen (Ole’ Miss) 6’4” 255 pounds
• Edge Jack Sawyer (OSU) 6’4” 265 pounds
• NT Walter Nolen (Ole Miss) – 6’4” 290 pounds
• DT Tyleik Williams (OSU) 6’3” 327 pounds
• DT Vernon Broughton (Texas) 6’4” 305-pounds 
• DT T.J. Sanders (South Carolina) 6’4” 290 pounds
• DT Rayshaun Benny (Michigan) 6’4” 296
• Edge Tyler Batty (BYU) 6’5” 275 pounds
• NT Alfred (Texas) – great height 6’5” 320 pounds. Good 4.95s-forty speed (would R5 best at 2024 Combine) with great shuttle time 4.35s (been #1 at 2024 Combine) and a 32” vertical (2024 Combine 3-way tie for 3rd best).  Not a great tackler and can struggle against the run.
• Edge Nic Scourton (Texas A&M) 6’4” 285 pounds
• DT Mason Graham (Michigan) 6’3” 320-pounds. Bruce Feldman’s Freaks list. Clocked a 4.69 in the 20-yard shuttle (would T5 in 2024 Combine).
• Edge Elijah Roberts (SMU) – 6’4” 278 pounds.  After 4 games has 13 TOT, 1, sack, 2 FF, and 1 FR.
• Edge Jah Joyner (Minnesota) – 6’5” 265 pounds. This year Joyner has been solid against the run with an 84.0 run-defense grade (R3 in Big10).
• DT Joey Slackman (Florida) 6’4” 300 pounds
• NT Jordan Van Den Berg (Georgia Tech) 6’3” 305-pound. Junior if he declares but grading out within Top 10 DL with Walter Nolan and Jack Sawyer.
• Edge Shemar Stewart (Texas A&M) 6’6” 290-pound.  Junior if he declares but ranks Top 15 DL.
• DT Joshua Farmer (Florida State) 6’3” 318-pound. Junior if he declares.  Got him around Top 20 DL. 

Linebackers: (size to an extent but mainly speed for the Colts preferences - more may make the list once 40-times listed)

• WLB Eric Gentry (USC) 6’6” 4.56s-forty

• MLB Marlowe Wax (Syracuse) 6’1” 236 pounds 4.62s

• WLB Smael Mondon Jr (Georgia) 6’3” 235-pounds 4.46s

• WLB Eugene Asante (Auburn) - 6’1” 219-pounds 4.54s.  Younger brother of Larry Asante played at Nebraska drafted by the Browns in R5 2010. Made Bruce Feldman’s Freaks List #33.  Clocked a 4.48s-forty max velocity of more than 22 mph. At 4.48s would have been 3rd fastest for all LBs in 2024 Combine.

• MLB Cam Riley (Florida St) – 6’5” 237 pounds 4.6s

• WLB Deontae Lawson (Alabama) 6’2” 239 pounds 4.6s

• MLB Greg Penn III (LSU) 6’2” 234 pounds 4.64s

• LB Lander Barton (Utah) – 6’4” 236 pounds 4.55s

• MLB Jailin Walker (Indiana) 6’1” 218 pounds 4.5s.  Made Bruce Feldman’s freaks list for 2024.  Been clocked at 22.5 mph on the GPS with a 40” vertical jump.

• MLB Jacob Dobbs (James Madison) 6’0” 233-pounds 4.59s.  Made Bruce Feldman’s freaks list for 2024 at #30.  Ran a laser-timed 3.98 shuttle (#1 at 2024 Combine Steele Chambers ran 4.23S) and 4.59s-forty (good for 8th best at 2024 Combine).  This offseason Dobbs at 236 pounds clocked a 1.53s 10-yard split, the best at the NFL combine for LBs in 2023 was 1.54 (Edgerrin Cooper R2P45, Tyrice Knight R4P119, and Jordan Magee R5P139).

• WLB Wesley Bissainthe Miami (FL) 6’1” 205 pounds.  Junior if he declares and what his 40-yard dash time is.  Have him listed as my 4th best LB for the Colts.

Defensive Backs: (all about size and speed but these are this year's standouts)

• RCB Jermari Harris (Iowa) 6’1” 189-pounds 4.52s
• FS/STAR Jahdae Barron (Texas) – 5’11” 4.45s
• RCB Shavon Revel (East Carolina) 6’3” 193 pounds 4.4s.  Made Bruce Feldman’s Freaks List #35.
• LCB/WR Travis Hunter (Colorado) 6’1” 185-pound 4.4s.  Hit 21.2 mph at least once in the 2023 season, and had more than 100 plays where he reached at least 15 mph.  His 6.9 yards per second closing speed was the second-fastest time on record for nearly 8,400 DBs. 
• FS J.J. Roberts (Marhsall) 5’11” 184-pounds
• SS Nick Emmanwori (S. Carolina) 6’3” 227-pounds 4.38s
• LCB Will Johnson (Michigan) 6’2” 202-pounds 4.44s
• FS Xavier Watts (ND) 6’0” 203-pounds 4.49s
• SS Lathan Ransom (OSU) 6’1” 210-pounds 4.53s
• RCB Jason Marshall Jr. (Florida) 6’1″ 198-pound 4.5s
• LCB Tommi Hill (Nebraska) 6’0” 205-pounds 4.55s
• NCB Jordan Hancock (OSU) 6’1” 4.45s
• NEW RCB Ethan Robinson (MINN) 6’0” 190-pounds. Week 5 against #12 Michigan had 2 tackles and an INT earning a 77.6 defensive grade and a team-best 79.1 coverage grade.  Pending his 40-speed.
• RCB Azareye’h Thomas (Florida St) 6’2” 198-pounds.  Pending his 40-speed.
• FS Robert Spears-Jennings (Oklahoma) 6’1” 219-pound.  Junior if he declares but have him among the Top 5 DBs this season.  Yahoo article has Spears-Jennings as the top playmaker for the Sooners after 3 weeks with an 86.1 PFF grade on 147 snaps and highest graded player in coverage.  Week 5 against Auburn had 6 TOT and 1 sack on 49 snaps and had the best grade in secondary with 74.0. Pending his 40-speed.
• LCB Jonquis “JQ” Hardaway (Kentucky) – 6’3” 191-pounds.  Is one of the top 10 CBs in the SEC along with Maxwell Hairston. (76.1 overall season grade – Hairston has a 72.9 grade). Junior if he declares and outproduces teammate Hairston and pending his 40-speed.  Among Top 15-20 DBs this season.

 

[OhioColt]

On 10/1/2024 at 11:57 AM, Solid84 said:

I know it's waaaaay too early, but I'd love it if the Colts could somehow land Ashton Jeanty. Imagine Jeanty, Taylor and Richardson...

 

Not only is Jeanty just amazing, but he brings something very different from JT. That would be a 1-2 punch for the ages!

Jeanty does have some appeal and on the smaller size of a typical NFL RB mold but for comparison Kennth Walker III is only 5'9" 211 pounds and is a top RB in the NFL.  For me gave him a small knock down due to size and 4 career fumbles somewhat troubling.  Especially if he has more this year.