While the Indianapolis Colts 1st round selection of Miami Hurricanes wideout Phillip Dorsett wasn’t exactly a popular pick, fortunately the team still has 8 more selections in this year’s NFL Draft to address their defense and pacify concerns, including “Day 2”: Round 2-3 selections.
Below are some of the best available prospects at each position:
Quarterback:
1. Bryce Petty, Baylor
2. Brett Hundley, UCLA
3. Sean Mannion, Oregon State
4. Garrett Grayson, Colorado State
5. Cody Fajardo, Nevada
Running Back:
1. Tevin Coleman, Indiana
2. Duke Johnson, Miami
3. Jay Ajayi, Boise State
4. Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska
5. David Johnson, Northern Iowa
Wide Receiver (Please no!):
1. Dorial Green-Beckham, Oklahoma
2. Jaelen Strong, Arizona State
3. Devin Smith, Ohio State
4. Rashad Greene, Florida State
5. Sammie Coates, Auburn
Tight End:
1. Maxx Williams, Minnesota
2. Clive Walford, Miami
3. Tyler Kroft, Rutgers
4. Blake Bell, Oklahoma
5. Jeff Heuerman, Ohio State
Offensive Tackle:
1. T.J. Clemmings, Pittsburgh
2. Jake Fisher, Oregon
3. Donovan Smith, Penn State
4. Ty Sambrailo, Colorado State
5. Daryl Williams, Oklahoma
Interior Offensive Lineman:
1. A.J. Cann, South Carolina
2. Mitch Morse, Missouri
3. Ali Marpet, Hobart
4. Tre Jackson, Florida State
5. John Miller, Louisville
Defensive Line:
1. Eddie Goldman, Florida State
2. Jordan Phillips, Oklahoma
3. Michael Bennett, Ohio State
4. Carl Davis, Iowa
5. Grady Jarrett, Clemson
Pass Rushers:
1. Randy Gregory, Nebraska
2. Eli Harold, Virginia
3. Preston Smith, Mississippi State
4. Hau’oli Kikaha, Washington
5. Owamagbe Odighizuwa, UCLA
Honorable mention: Nate Orchard, Utah
Inside Linebackers:
1. Eric Kendricks, UCLA
2. Denzel Perryman, Miami (Fla.)
3. Paul Dawson, TCU
4. Benardrick McKinney, Mississippi State
5. Ben Heeney, Kansas
Cornerbacks:
1. Eric Rowe, Utah
2. Jalen Collins, LSU
3. Ronald Darby, Florida State
4. Quinten Rollins, Miami (OH.)
5. D’Joun Smith, Florida Atlantic
Safeties:
1. Landon Collins, Alabama
2. Eric Rowe, Utah
3. Jaquiski Tartt, Samford
4. Derron Smith, Fresno State
5. Adrian Amos, Penn State
Obviously, defense should remain a high priority for the team. While it’s highly unlikely that a prized prospect like Alabama’s Landon Collins, UCLA’s Eric Kendricks, Florida State’s Eddie Goldman, or Nebraska’s Randy Gregory fall to the Colts at pick #61 overall, stranger things have happened. Trade-ups always remain a possibility. If yesterday was any indication, the Colts 2nd and 3rd round selections should be interesting to say the least.
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