Colts Select North Dakota State OT Joe Haeg in 5th Round

The Indianapolis Colts selected North Dakota State offensive tackle Joe Haeg with the 155th pick of the 5th round in the NFL Draft.

The 6’6″, 304 pound offensive tackle started in all 15 games for the Bisons at left tackle this past season, protecting starting quarterback Carson Wentz blindside–who went #2 overall to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Haeg was named as a 1st-team All-Missouri Valley selection for a consecutive season and earned several All-America 1st team honors.

During his collegiate career, Haeg started in 60 of a possible 61 games (including 29 starts at right tackle and 32 starts at left tackle respectively) for the Bisons.

Having already added center Ryan Kelly and Le’Raven Clark to the offensive line, the Colts add Haeg to the mix, who sounds like an intriguing offensive line prospect himself:

However, he does come with some core strength issues (via his NFL.com draft profile):

"DRAFT PROJECTIONRounds 4 or 5"

"NFL COMPARISONJames HurstBOTTOM LINEWhile the pedigree and the body type look the part, continued tape study begins to uncover core strength issues that permeate several facets of his game. As a run blocker, his inability to drive and sustain blocks is a concern while his pass protection shows a good, initial pass set that turns into leaning to make up for his lack of anchor. While Haeg has the athletic traits of a zone blocking tackle, it won’t matter without better functional power."

"“Joe has the feet of a dancer out there, setting up and cutting off rushers with his natural quicks,” an NFL scout reportedly told NFLDraftScout.com in September. “He’s also bigger than I thought. Definitely shows skills that we can work with on our team.”"