This 2020 re-draft would give Colts a completely different look

The Indianapolis Colts are a team that wouldn’t benefit if teams were to re-do the 2020 NFL Draft.

Re-drafts are always a fun way to look back and observe the way teams would change their mistakes if they had the opportunity to re-do selections.

Something that’s often overlooked is how selecting certain players would alter the path of the team they were originally chosen by. Teams that are satisfied with their picks wouldn’t even want to think about a re-draft for that reason.

That’s the case for the Indianapolis Colts in the 2020 Draft. Indy didn’t have a first-round pick and they still had phenomenal selections. Would the Colts still be able to make those picks?

Alex Ballentine from Bleacher Report doesn’t think so. In a 2020 re-draft, Ballentine sees Jonathan Taylor going 20th overall to the Jacksonville Jaguars and Michael Pittman Jr. going at No. 22 to the Minnesota Vikings.

What if Colts never had a chance to draft Jonathan Taylor and Michael Pittman Jr.?

Considering the way things unfolded in reality, this would be a nightmare for Indianapolis. Indy was lucky enough to select both Taylor and Pittman in the second round and now they are the team’s best offensive skill players.

Taylor, originally selected No. 41 overall, has already led the league in rushing, made a Pro Bowl and All-Pro team, and is the best running back in the league. Indy’s offense would be lost without him and it would be even worse having to play him twice a year.

Pittman was drafted before Taylor at No. 34. In his young career, he surpassed 1,000 yards in a single season in his second year and has established himself as the Colts’ No. 1 receiver. Pittman is a gem and a lifeline in a struggling Indianapolis receiver room.

If the two were selected before Indy got on the clock the Colts would’ve been forced to pick someone else. It’s not even worth trying to figure out who those picks would be because they’d all be underwhelming in comparison. Without Taylor and Pittman, Indianapolis doesn’t have the promise it has today.

This upcoming 2022 Draft is similar to 2020 for the Colts because they don’t have a first-round selection in this one either. Hopefully, Indy can land on a second-round pick as impactful as Taylor or Pittman.

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