Grading the Colts’ Draft

Grade: B+Best Pick: RB DJ Giddens, No. 151 OverallWhat We Liked: The Chris Ballard strategy of taking exclusively pure athletes seems to have cooled off, as now Ballard is taking guys who also play good football. After a few years of middling draft classes, this is a group of guys you can feel confident in. Tyler Warren will provide more ways to ease Anthony Richardson’s quarterback responsibilities and JT Tuimoloau and Justin Walley are good enough athletes but really excel in technical skill. The best pick, though, is Giddens in the fifth round. He has a balanced skillset that could make him a great supplement to Jonathan Taylor and even potentially be a full-time starter.