The Indianapolis Colts are far from a finished product right now. They have glaring needs at linebacker and pass rusher, and with no first-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, they'll have to be quite intentional with every selection.
Given the state of the roster, it would probably make more sense to go with a defensive player with the No. 47 pick. However, even though they've met with several defensive players in their 30 visits, they seemed inclined to take a different approach.
As things stand now, the Colts have met with four wide receivers, three of whom are projected to be gone in the second round. When there's smoke, there's fire, so general manager Chris Ballard might've tipped his hand there.
The Indianapolis Colts might be eyeing help at wide receiver
The Colts raised some eyebrows by using one of their 30 visits to meet with NAIA prospect Kyle Dixon. While his numbers at NAIA Culver-Stockton were impressive (12 touchdowns and over 1,200 receiving yards), the lack of high-end competition makes him an intriguing prospect, to say the least.
He might be on their radar as a seventh-round pick or an undrafted free agent.
However, the likes of Chris Bell and Chris Brazzell II are projected to go in the 40s, and Ted Hurst is also a potential late-second-round selection. Granted, meeting with them doesn't necessarily mean they will take them, but the fact that they've used most of their 30 visits to host pass catchers shouldn't go unnoticed.
In fact, despite their glaring defensive needs, they've used 10 of their 23 visits to meet with offensive players, including a number of potential backup quarterbacks. They've certainly done their due diligence on multiple defensive guys, but this approach is still somewhat bizarre.
Of course, the Colts will have seven draft picks, so focusing solely on the second round would be poor asset management. That said, given how they struggled on defense last season and after losing multiple key contributors on that side of the field, one would assume most of their efforts would be focused on their first pick of the event.
That being said, the Colts could certainly use another pass-catcher as well. They lost Michael Pittman Jr. and replaced him with the underwhelming Nick Westbrook-Ikhine.
They're putting all eggs in the Daniel Jones basket, and if that's their approach to the upcoming season, they might as well make sure that he has enough weapons to succeed and prove that he can be their guy for years to come.
At the time of writing, the Colts have also met with edge rushers Malachi Lawrence, Romello Height, and Uar Bernard; LBs Jackson Kuwatch, Khalil Jacobs (virtual); DTs Christian Miller and Josiah Green, CBs Devon Marshall (virtual), Charles Demmings, and Devin Moore; safeties Jalon Kilgore, Louis Moore, and Kapena Gushiken; RBs Nick Singleton and Kaelon Black, and QBs Luke Altmyer, Garrett Nussmeier, Behren Morton (virtual), and Cole Payton.
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