Indianapolis Colts Land AD Mitchell Late in Round 2. Steal?

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It's the Lockdown Podcast Network, your team every day. The Colts made a couple of very interesting draft picks tonight, but they're clearly trying to support their young quarterback. Let's get to it.

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Thanks for tuning in and making us your first listen of the day. This is your daily podcast covering your Indianapolis Colts ORG, part of the Locked On podcast network, your team every day. And today's show is brought to you by LinkedIn jobs, which helps you find the qualified candidates that you want to talk to faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com slash locked on NFL ORG. That's LinkedIn.com slash locked on NFL ORG to post your job for free. Terms and conditions apply.What is up sports fans? Jake Arthur and Zach Hicks here from Horsesuhtle.com ORG. We are recapping day two of the 2024 NFL draft for you from an Indianapolis Colts ORG perspective. Of course, on Thursday, they got the party started with Laiatu, Latu PERSON, which drew plenty of opinions. And then more to go around today on Friday. So both of the picks they made came via trade.They were on the clock at 46. They traded back with the Carolina Panthers ORG. They gave the Panthers 46. And in return, the Colts got 52. And then a couple of fifth round picks, 142 and 155.So with the 52nd pick, the Colts got a wide receiver who I saw taken in the top 35 or 40 everywhere, and that was A.D. Mitchell from Texas GPE. So in a very deep wide receiver class, one of the more explosive players with some of the best potential was available to the Colts just outside the top 50. So I think that was a huge get, especially, you know, getting a player like that that wouldn't have been in the end of the world if you got them at 15, but you get him a whole round later and you get two fifth round picks as an extra bonus.And then in the third round, they actually traded up for this next one. They traded up from 82 to 79 with the Arizona Cardinals ORG. They gave up a sixth round pick number 191. So they didn't really have to do much just to move up a few picks. They got pit offensive linemen Matt Gonzalez PERSON as a result there. So just a couple of players, but it felt very eventful.They get an explosive playmaker for Anthony Richardson PERSON, a guy who they hope to develop and become an all-around, just terrific receiver. And then a lineman who you may not see much of but it seems like they feel he has four perhaps five position flexibility on the offensive line yeah yeah for sure and i think the most

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fascinating one here is obviously a d mitchell the 11th wide receiver off the board in this class and and look when someone with his athletic ability falls that far in the draft. You obviously have to look at other concerns and the reason why he fell that far.

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Now, Chris Ballard PERSON was very adamant in his post-draft presser here tonight

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about some of the things thrown around about A.D. Mitchell's PERSON character and the anonymous source game that always happens this time of year. And I do want to clarify, I do want to chime in a little bit on this. I do think it was very valuable that Chris Ballard PERSON spoke out like that because when it comes to A.D. Mitchell PERSON, from everything I had heard, at least, I mean, I was so curious about this player.I'd reached out to multiple people that I know that work in the league. It was never that he was a bad person. Like, I really want to make this clear because when you see character concerns thrown out, he's not a bad guy. Like, nothing about his character concerns are like criminal or like bad guy whatsoever. It mostly revolves around him being a young, maybe at times immature, you know, 20-year-oldplayer at the college level who was dealing with type 1 diabetes and maybe didn't manage that correctly. Again, this is not me talking directly to Mitchell PERSON. This is talking to people who just relayed information to me. Maybe not correctly managing that and it leading to some inconsistencies and his overall work ethic with the team down there.That's the character concerns. So before we throw out character concerns about a player, again, I do want to reiterate that it's not like criminal or bad. It's just, again, a younger kid that has things that teams are aware of. And obviously that was enough to push him down the board to pick 52 for the Indianapolis Colts ORG, where they felt comfortable taking that shot on this player.Now, when we're talking about A.D. Mitchell PERSON, it is such a fascinating draft pick because there are so many reasons to see this as the, you know, this home run swing at a guy who can be a top five receiver in football one day. Like, I legitimately think when you see the flashes that this player has, you are seeing CD Lamb. You are seeing, you know, top tier wide receiver ability on film. But will he reach thatfull potential at the next level? It really comes down to him and the system he's going to be in. So I see both sides of the argument. Like this is a really, really risky pick for the Colts ORG here in round two. But it's a risky pick you make because the potential for the like the payoff can be so, so great. Like this can be your bona fide wide receiver one, your superstar player, if all things work out. But so far in his career really hasn't worked out.You know, we're talking about a guy who has one of the worst production profiles we've seen in recent drafts. I mean, like he just never, never eclipsed 1,000 yards, was never the leading receiver on a college team at two major programs, had very little yards after the catch. And a lot of that had to do with his own timing issues, his own struggles with pacing throughout his route and getting to his desired landmarks.But when you see the flashes, again, like, I don't want to just adhere to what the flashes are and say that's exactly who he's going to be. But when you see the flashes, you can see why a team would take him this high. I mean, he's a 6'2-2-2010-pound wide receiver who ran a 4-3-4, who jumped 40 inches, who had 136-inch broad jump, which is like near 100th percentile. On film, you see this guy who wins on double moves, who can win over the middle of the field when the timing is correct, who is a dominant red zone player who has great bodycontrol. You see the T. Higgins in his game. You see, again, the CD Lamb type flashes in his game. It's all about getting his right headspace and getting him to fully buy in. I'm not even going to say that there's effort issues because every receiver kind of has effort issues. What I'm really saying is if you can polish this kid up and you can get him to grow not only in his habits, but also in just his overall play on the field and just become more well-rounded as a player, the potential is there for him to be a star. This is legit star potential. We're talking purely based off of talent that is in this player's body.He is a top 10 to 15 talent in this class. It's just will he realize that talent? I think that's the risk of the culture taking with this player here in round two, but I think it's a risk worth taking. I mean, look, every now and then you've got to swing for the fences. Maybe in round one, that was your safe hit. That was you swinging for the double. Maybe it can turninto a triple because Latu PERSON, you know is going to be a good player at the end of the day. As long as he's healthy, Latu is going to be a good football player for you. A.D. Mitchell PERSON has this range of outcomes where he could be a top tier wide receiver in the league or he could be out of the league

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in a couple years because, again, he just never put together so far, like in his career. But I think he is a fascinating player. He's a player who I was jokingly down

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on throughout the whole process because, again, the film was tough to watch. You watch this player where he could reach these great heights. And he could have, I mean, again, the ability-wise, he could have been the best wide receiver in college football over the past couple years. He just never reached that potential. So it was a frustrating watch on film, but he still ended up as my wide receiver six in this class because you have to acknowledge what he can be and what he can be is great. So I'm excited to see what the Colts ORG do with this.I love his ability off the line of scrimmage. I think he gives the Colts ORG that vertical pass catcher who can play the exposition lineup backside of the formation and win vertical and just have those routes where it's, hey, we're going to throw this jump ball to you, go up and get it down the field. I think he can do those things for this offense that the Colts ORG have been looking for.And then I think he has the potential to be much more. So I'm excited to see what Shane Steichen, Reggie Wayne PERSON can get out of this player because if they can get him to reach his full potential, this is the star wide receiver that you guys have been asking for the entire Chris Ballard PERSON tenure. It's just, again, he has a ways to go. He's a 21-year-old player who never put together in college. There is a ways to go for him, but the potential is there.I totally get the process of this pick, even though, again, I was jokingly low on him throughout the whole draft process. I totally get the process. I get the shot. And at 52, I mean, the value was great there for the Colts ORG. So again, I have mixed feelings on this. Like, I wouldn't give this like an A plus. You know, I'm doing jumping jacks over it. But again, if you can just pull out that talent that he has, you were going to get a really, really good player. So that's kind of my overall thoughts thereon AD Mitchell. I know I took up pretty much the entire first segment there, Jake PERSON, but it was such a nuanced conversation about him because it's a fascinating pick because, again, the ceiling is so high, but there is a way this doesn't work, but you have to swing for the fences, right? I mean,

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that's what you have to do. Yeah, absolutely. This feels like, so Chris Bellar PERSON has always tried to get this type of receiver, the big-bodied, super athletic guy, and it feels like this is the best possible avenue for it to finally work. You know, this is a guy that actually has all the other stuff, all the other makeup to make it happen. He's come from the two major programs.Here in a minute, what we'll get into more of like his fit and expectations for him and things like that, as well as Matt Consolves PERSON a little bit. But first, we're going to hear from our sponsors. When you're hiring for your small business, you want to find quality professionals who are right for the role. And that's why you have to check out LinkedIn ORG jobs, which has the tools to help find the right professionals for your team faster and for free.LinkedIn ORG isn't just a job board either. It helps you hire professionals that you can't find anywhere else. Even those who aren't actively searching for a new job, it might be open to the perfect role. In a given month, over 70% of LinkedIn ORG users don't even visit other leading job sites. On LinkedIn, 86% of small businesses get a qualified candidate within 24 hours. So if you're not looking on LinkedIn ORG, you're looking in the wrong place. Hire professionals, like a professional, on LinkedIn ORG. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.comslash locked on NFL ORG. That's LinkedIn.com slash locked on NFL to post your job for free.

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So no, like Zach PERSON mentioned at the top of this thing, you know, Chris Ballard came out, guns blazing in support of A.D. Mitchell tonight. If you have it, check that out. I posted the video of Chris Ballard's PERSON conference there over on

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our YouTube page. But it was good to see, number one, one of the first things that Mitchell PERSON said to us was, I'm'm pissed he did not like the fact that he was still sitting there at 52 he wouldn't really elaborate but that's why guys are pissed at that point of the draft when the entire cycle you've been expecting to go in the first round but you know we talked to Chris Ballard PERSON about it and he's like yeah I can I can understand it's a guy that has a lot of talent but I really like the support staff that the Colts are going to have for Mitchell PERSON.And I don't mean it to sound like this is a guy that needs his handheld. That's not what I mean. It's you've got a guy with all the raw tools in the world. And he's super young. But he's got all these awesome puzzle pieces, but he needs to put it together. And Chris Ballard is really high on the fact that they have Reggie Wayne PERSON to help bring that out of him. But he's got all these awesome puzzle pieces, but he needs to put it together.And Chris Ballard is really high on the fact that they have Reggie Wayne PERSON to help bring that out of him. Reggie and Shane Steichen have been in on Mitchell PERSON for a while. And they both were very pro A.D. Mitchell throughout this process and wanted him on the Colts ORG. So they have a plan for him. They know what they want to do. And they know how to help him to reach his potential. So I absolutely love that. And like you mentioned, C.D. Lamb PERSON, that's a guy specifically that they liked in hisdraft with C.D. Lamb PERSON. And when I watched Mitchell PERSON, when I think of the potential when you see the best of his film, that's what I see. So I absolutely love that. So that's definitely a good thing to look at. But the other guy,I don't want us to totally gloss over Gonzalez. I don't know a lot about him yet. I know that you have specialized in offensive line throughout the draft cycle. So I know you've got planning to say about him. But this is a guy, you know, we talked to Chris tonight. He said, you know, they think hecould play both guard spots, both tackle spots, and they wouldn't even rule out center. So we've been kind of waiting on the next Joe Hague for several years now. And I think the intention is for him to be that next utility lineman, not just a swing tackle, but literally a guy who you can plug in wherever you need them wherever there's an injury uh maybe not going to be the planned starter ever i'm not sure uh but they definitely seem to have a plan for him to be able to plug and play wherever they need him when there's a shortage you know so i i like that third round third round you hopeyou're getting a starter, but if you're getting a guy who gives you insurance all along the offensive line, I am totally cool with that.

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Yeah, some background on Matt Consolves PERSON, you know, this is a guy where when we were doing the indie draft guide, he ended up with a fifth round grade from us. So again, you guys might be reading the indie draft guide as we're talking about this here and being like, oh, man, this is a massive reach by the Colts ORG.But for proper context, I got to him pretty late in the process. I've had to add more offensive tackles to the board. And he was a shrine bowl guy who was invited to the Combine EVENT, but didn't work out of the Combine. So he was a little low on my list, and I got around to watching him kind of late in the process. And I didn't even have workout numbers in front of me with him. And I still came away with a fourth round grade on him.With rechecks and some other things, he did get knocked down to a fifth round grade in the final guide. But my personal grade was a low fourth on him. I saw the upside. I really liked the explosion on film. And I thought there was some high ability as a pass blocker, particularly in his game.A guy who had started games that right tackle and left tackle in his career was going to have a really big season this year as the team starting left tackle. But unfortunately, he suffered a major injury in week three, which knocked him out for the rest of the season.

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And I believe it knocked him out of the Shrine Bowl EVENT as well. And he would have been one of the top players at the Shrine Bowl EVENT. So I was really optimistic when I got to this film. I mean, look, when I got to his film late in the process,

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I was waiting through the film of these offensive tackles who were just not going to make it in the NFL ORG. I mean, that's the nature of doing a draft guide. You have to watch a lot of guys who are not going to be NFL ORG players, just to weed out who you're watching and getting enough names in the book. And Gonsolves was like my 30th guy that I had gotten to out of the 35 I watched.And he was a breath of fresh air, like a fantastic breath of fresh air. I mean, again, he was the only guy I think I watched in my final 15 that cracked my top 20, or my final like 10 guys that cracked my top 20, did a lot of good things on film. I really enjoyed what I like. I just didn't see anything recent from him because he missed this whole last year. So it made the projection a little tough.But I love his versatility, 6-6, 320, wears it really well, very explosive, competitive in the past blocking game. And the run game, I love his initial contact and I love how he hits his landmarks in the zone blocking game. I would like to see him stay a little bit more connected in the run game. But again, if you're not expecting him to start from day one, you can work on those things.You can refine those things. And I think if we're talking purely from an NFL ORG ready standpoint, I think currently he is their most, I mean, again, I'm going off of what we saw last year from Blake Freeland PERSON, but I think he is their best option after the starters at offensive tackle, guard, and center probably on the roster. Because I do think on his film, he showcased that NFL ORG ready ability that BlakeFreeland didn't even showcase on his college film or much of last season, as a matter of fact. Now, Freeland might be ready to play now because he's got a whole year under his belt and he's good to go there at tackle. But I do think if we're comparing them as prospects and we're comparing just how ready these guys were coming into the league, I think Gonsolves PERSON is a guy who I'd feel more comfortable out there from day one. So Gonsalves PERSON, he's a guy who I think can be a reallygood rotational guy this next year or just, you know, swing guy behind your starters. I think he compete for a starting role in 2025, whether that's at right guard if Will Fries PERSON walks, whether that's at center if Ryan Kelly PERSON walks or however it's going to be, maybe you can be at right guard and Will Fries moves the center or something like that down the line. So I think this was a pick for the future. I think it's a pick that makes a lot of sense that the Colts were seemingly very high on Gonzalez.I, again, breath of fresh air when I watched him on film, even watching some of his stuff now, I mean, the way he was handling Braden Fiske or Fisker PERSON, however you say his name, who was a top 40 pick in this draft, how he was handling him in 2022. You have to be optimistic.So I like Matt Gonzalez PERSON. I was a fan of this pick. I mean, again, trading up for him, maybe I wouldn't have done that, but you're going up three picks, you're getting up a six for him. You know, it's kind of, you know, null at that point. A big fan of Matt Consolves, I like this pick, and I think he's going to be a valuable player down the line for them. Yeah, and the Colts had a little added intel on him coming into this one. When we talked to Gonzalez right after he was picked. He mentioned Charlie Partridge PERSON,

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obviously was the defensive line coach at Pittsburgh that the Colts ORG just hired in to be their defensive line coach. You know, he said he's pumped to reunite with him and thought that Partridge PERSON probably put in a good word for him in the draft room, you know, could vouch for him being a guy that is tough from a defensive line perspective to go up against as an offensive lineman. So, again, I always love those little wrinkles when the Colts ORG have a little extra step

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up on the competition of we know this, a little bit more about him than these other teams do.

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So I'm fine with the pick. I'll be honest. At first, I was like, eh, but I hadn't watched him yet. You obviously have. And, you know, after talking to Ballard, like, I think they the pick. I'll be honest at first I was like, eh, but I hadn't watched him yet. You obviously have. And, you know, after talking to Ballard PERSON, like, I think they could have done much worse. There were other guys on the board that I liked more, but again, I didn't know him. So, like, it could be totally fine. It sounds like it's a fine pig. Look, I just love watching offensive linemen. So look,

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they're giving me an offensive lineman to watch here at, what, 1230 in the morning. I'm excited. I'm excited. I might not sound it right now in my voice, but I am excited, guys.

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You are as sicko is what you are.

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That's what I am for sure. But coming up, guys, we're going to be going into even more sicko mode to talk about some day three guys that we like for the Colts ORG. And maybe we'll get into some undrafted free agents. We like for the Colts ORG too. I mean, again, we could just go on forever about this coming up here at just a second. But first, we've all been there either as a player or as a fan.It's halftime and the scoreboard is just not looking good. You're feeling low. Not sure you or your team can pull out a win. That's when you dig deep, lift your head up and say to yourself, time to get back in the game. Pull off some bank heist and take as much of my friends money as I possibly can. That's right. The smash hit mobile game Monopoly Go PRODUCT let you compete with your friends and get the most riches in the biggest empire. It's the monopoly that you love, but on yourphone anytime with tons of new twists, including leaderboards to compare your progress to your buddies. There's so much to do. You can play on countless dynamic monopoly boards and make your friends bankrupt by smashing their landmarks with a wrecking ball and charge other players rent on your iconic properties. You can even work with your friends to crack open community chess and in tournaments to get extra awards and climb the leader boards. So get back out there. Put on your game face and download Monopoly Go, now free on the app store or on Google Play ORG.All right, Jake PERSON. So I see that you put a bunch of known names here to look out for on day three. So we're going to rattle through these guys. But then I want the deep cuts after that, Jake PERSON. I want the Mac and Salves PERSON types after this. But let's go through some of the common names,

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some really shocking names here that are falling to day three. I think the two most shocking

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names that fell to day three for me. And I don't really have an explanation for why these guys fell is Troy Franklin, Wadry's here from Oregon. I don't understand him falling today three at all. I mean, maybe in the past NFL ORG, they'd be scared of a slimmer receiver, but we live in a world where Xavier Worthy just went in the first round.

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So that one seemed a little weird to me. And then Jaden Hick PERSON, safety from Washington State ORG. I mean, he's not even an older prospect. He'd just turned 21,was productive at Washington State. He can play either safety spot. I can play corner. I don't understand him falling to day three.

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Those are the two standouts to me. But you have a lot of other guys on here as well, Jake PERSON.

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Yeah, a lot of these guys are ones we thought probably would have gone by the end of day two. A little surprising that they're here at four. Like like Jaden Hicks PERSON, like you mentioned, Troy Franklin was set in stone as a second rounder throughout this whole process. But yeah, Jaden Hicks PERSON, I've been seeing nothing but day two buzzed for him lately.T.J. Tampa seemed like another guy locked into round two. I'm not shocked by Jotavian Sanders because it seems like every single year what the consensus media rankings of times are is not what the NFL ORG does. The tight end is always chaos throughout the draft.You knew it would be Brock Bowers first and then whatever the hell else going on after that. Cam Hart PERSON, I think this is a little low for him. I thought he would go by the end of day, too. Again, he's kind of a traitzy guy. It reminds me a lot of Juju Brent's PERSON. But then we're getting into some guys who were getting into appropriate territory for them.I think they'd be really nice pickups for the Colts ORG. Obviously, they haven't gotten a corner yet, so you're looking at Camhart, T.J. Tampa, but also Kyrie Jackson PERSON. Absolutely huge uh former alabama transfer over to oregon um your guy dadrian taylor demerson safety from texas tech i know you are eyeball and him malik moustafa PERSON the uh the missile of a strong safety out of wake forest is it garendo if they want to add a running back. And then our guy, Edipon, Yulofosio, I feel like the Colts ORG owe it to me because I learned his name and it feels so zesty coming out.Like, I love saying that name. And I really just want that to land.

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They still need a linebacker for special teams, if nothing else.

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Like, just do it.

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Yeah, I'm about to say, I think you put him on here just because you at least want to say his name one more time. Like, if the Colts ORG don't draft them.

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Absolutely.

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I may not get to a game.

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So fly high, my prince, if I don't get to say that name again.

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I'm going to get the Ulyfosio jersey if the Colts select him here on day three. But, no, those are some names that really stand out to me. I think a lot of those guys would make sense for the Colts select them here on day three. But no, those are some names that really stand out to me. I think a lot of those guys would make sense for the Colts ORG, especially again, Hicks. Franklin PERSON, if they really just want to go wide receiver again, like, why not? Let's have some fun with it. But especially at the cornerback position, too, T.J. Tampa, Cam Hart PERSON, Kyrie Jackson. I think this is the right range for those guys to come to the Colts ORG.I think when we're looking at who the Colts go after tomorrow, what positions they go after, I think we can feel comfortable saying that they're going to be looking at running backs. Like they're going to be looking at running backs tomorrow. They need that RB2. They need a kick returner.We don't have a kick returner on the roster either right now. So I do think running back gets addressed. I could see another offensive lineman, another interior offensive lineman, especially like a center tomorrow that could definitely be in play. I think safety and corner, obviously, we have to say, because they still haven't drafted either one of those positions yet. I feel very comfortable saying that they're probably going tosign veterans after the draft at this point at those positions. I think they're going to draft,

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they're going to draft at least one DB,

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but I also am super confident they're going to sign one after.

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Right, right.

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But that's the conversation for another day there.

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Linebacker, I do think, again, for Yulofosio PERSON fans out there,

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I do think that's certainly in play there on day three.

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But yeah, there's a lot of different ways the Colts ORG could go about it here.

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I mean, they could double up at some of these positions. There's a lot of flexibility where I don't think, again, outside of corner and safety, but again, you're not really drafting for need on day three. You're just drafting talent or special teams ability. But outside of those positions, I really don't think there's many needs left on this roster. So I think they can just kind of go off the board and say, hey, this is a guy we hadaround three grade on or we had an early four on or something. Let's go get him right here. I think the only pick I'm really, really curious about is what they're going to do with that mid-fourth round pick, because there should be some decent talent on the board there. And last year, we saw them get a guy who a lot of people projected to go in the top 50 and Atatomi at a Bore. They got him in the fourth round. They got Blake Freeland in the fourth round, who was an all-time great tester at the tackle position. So I do think they can get a good talented player in round four. So I'm curious if it's one of these guys that you have on the list here.I mean, why not just go all out on offense and go draft Troy Franklin? Like, let's have some fun with it. Let's just get Troy Franklin in here as well, have some fun with our offense next year. But I think there's a lot of routes the team could go with, obviously, tomorrow on day three. And then obviously, in the undrafted free agent period as well.

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Yeah, I'm also kind of thinking about we haven't yet had the Colts ORG local pro day pick. You know, last year, it was mostly through undrafted free agents, but several guys made their way to the Colts ORG that had come from the local pro day. And, you know, Tip Ryman is already off the board, but you're looking at like Aaron Casey PERSON from Indiana GPE, the linebackers is an option there.Tyrone Tracy, the running back from Purdue ORG. Garindo PERSON, again, I already mentioned. So I have a feeling at least one Colts Local ORG Pro Day guy is going to get picked up because they had several draftable guys there. Isaiah Adams PERSON already came off the board. That's one.So they've had some decent guys. So I could see that happening. But I feel very confident. Like Chris Ballard loves to get a day three running back. He loves to get a day three linebacker. You're about to see a bunch of special teams contributors happen.And like you had mentioned with the return guy, probably like a Tyrone Tracy PERSON would be pretty good for that. But I do think it will be wise for them to go get their Isaiah Rogers PERSON type guy right now. Go get your kick returner.

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Yeah, yeah, for sure. I'll throw out two names for you guys. Anthony Gold PERSON, I think would be a great kick return option, the Oregon State ORG wide receiver, a little undersized, super speedy. I think he'd be a great kick return option. And one good, I just don't think I've been very vocal about my love for this player.It's been very behind the scenes for me, but just a running back name I want to throw out there because he reminds me so much of like a Zach Moss type runner is Kamani Vidal from Troy ORG. I love his film. I love a lot of what he does. Very powerful running back.Just carried the load there for Troy's offense, the last two seasons. One of the best rushers in college football over that span. So I would love him on day three here. I'm secretly, like, really excited for it if they can actually get that done. I don't know have they even met with him in this pre-draft process, but that's one of that, that's my Ediphon Yulofosio PERSON right there. That's my Yulofosio, just a little more quiet about it. You're very vocal about your ulyphosio.

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I'm keeping it a little to myself.

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Well, it fits so well.

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It does.

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I do like that Vidal PERSON pick for you, though.

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Yeah, yeah.

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He had a strong senior bowl and, yeah, sorry, I think there's a delay here, but no, he had a

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strong senior bowl

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and when i had i did that show with errand shots the other day and he said you know the the

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analytics back up a guy like kemani vidal as well he thinks he's like a perfect day three running

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back for really any team uh so i i think that would be a really good matchup and stylistically

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it goes with what the colt's have attempted to do behind Jonathan Taylor this spring.

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Yep, absolutely. So, Kamani Vidal, that's my guy, Edifon Yulafosio PERSON. You guys, let us know in the comment section who you want the cult to go after here on day three. Also let us know what you think of the picks of A.D. Mitchell and Matt Gonzalez PERSON. Which one did you like more? Okay, I don't answer that one.I think I know which one you like more. But you can tell us what you think about those two players in our comment section below. If you guys don't already, make sure you're following at Lockdown Colts ORG at Jake Arthur NFL and at Zach Hicks ORG too,all on Twitter. I'll subscribe to us on YouTube wherever you list of your podcast. We love your guys ratings reviews, and we'll catch you guys back here tomorrow night after day three.

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