Indianapolis Colts
Draft Profile · 2006–2025 · 166 picks analyzed
Avg Value Over Expected
-1.9
Across 166 graded picks
Hit Rate
29%
Picks outperforming draft slot
Avg Pick Movement
+9 spots
Average redraft position change
Positional Drafting
▲OL33p
+186.4▼DT13p
-112.1Total value over expected
Draft Range Rank
▲Round 3
5th▼Rounds 4-5
26thBest / worst rank vs. league
Draft Class Performance
Year-by-year draft class rank among all teams. Color reflects relative performance.
Early grade — career still developing
Draft Investment Returns
Each circle is a draft pick, sized by capital invested. Position shows value generated versus expectations.
Biggest Steals & Busts
Top 5 picks that most outperformed or underperformed their draft slot.
Biggest Steals
| Pick | Player | Value | Redraft | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine BetheaTop Steal 2006 · DB · Howard | 85.7 | #207→#9 | +76.5 | |
| T.Y. HiltonTop Steal 2012 · WR · Florida International | 95.5 | #92→#15 | +73.0 | |
| Pierre GarconTop Steal 2008 · WR · Mount Union | 79.5 | #205→#15 | +70.2 | |
| Bernhard RaimannTop Steal 2022 · OL · Central Michigan | 74.0 | #77→#7 | +47.5 | |
| Quenton NelsonTop Steal 2018 · OL · Notre Dame | 104.2 | #6→#3 | +45.4 |
Biggest Busts
| Pick | Player | Value | Redraft | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony RichardsonBust 2023 · QB · Florida | 3.6 | #4→#136 | -56.8 | |
| Bjoern WernerBust 2013 · DE · Florida St. | 9.3 | #24→#130 | -37.6 | |
| JT TuimoloauBust 2025 · DE · Ohio St. | -0.8 | #45→#169 | -37.6 | |
| Fili MoalaBust 2009 · DT · USC | -2.6 | #56→#254 | -35.6 | |
| Tyler WarrenBust 2025 · TE · Penn St. | 18.9 | #14→#19 | -34.2 |
Pick Range Performance
How Indianapolis Colts performs in each draft slot range compared to the league average.
Range
Picks
vs. League Avg
Rank
Complete Draft History
Every draft pick since 2006.
166 picks
Pick | Player | Rd | Year | Value | Diff | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20258 picks-145.215th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Tyler WarrenEarly Promise TE · Penn St. | 1 | 2025 | 18.9 | -34.2 | 17 |
| JT TuimoloauEarly DE · Ohio St. | 2 | 2025 | -0.8 | -37.6 | 13 |
| Justin WalleyEarly DB · Minnesota | 3 | 2025 | 0.0 | -25.6 | |
| Jalen TravisEarly OL · Iowa St. | 4 | 2025 | 10.5 | -6.7 | 17 |
| DJ GiddensEarly RB · Kansas St. | 5 | 2025 | -1.1 | -15.7 | 9 |
| Riley LeonardEarly QB · Notre Dame | 6 | 2025 | 4.7 | -5.9 | 5 |
| Tim SmithEarly DE · Alabama | 6 | 2025 | -1.6 | -12.1 | |
| Hunter WohlerEarly S · Wisconsin | 7 | 2025 | 0.4 | -7.4 | |
20249 picks-78.86th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Laiatu LatuRising Star DE · UCLA | 1 | 2024 | 47.6 | -4.8 | 33 |
| Adonai MitchellEarly WR · Texas | 2 | 2024 | 0.8 | -33.5 | 33 |
| Matt GoncalvesEarly OL · Pittsburgh | 3 | 2024 | 16.9 | -9.0 | 33 |
| Tanor BortoliniEarly Promise OL · Wisconsin | 4 | 2024 | 42.0 | +23.8 | 28 |
| Anthony GouldEarly WR · Oregon St. | 5 | 2024 | 1.9 | -13.8 | 19 |
| Jaylon CarliesEarly DB · Missouri | 5 | 2024 | 6.8 | -7.8 | 13 |
| Jaylin SimpsonEarly S · Auburn | 5 | 2024 | -1.8 | -14.9 | 1 |
| Micah AbrahamEarly DB · Marshall | 6 | 2024 | 2.3 | -7.3 | |
| Jonah LauluEarly DE · Oklahoma | 7 | 2024 | -3.7 | -11.4 | 34 |
202312 picks-159.022nd of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Anthony RichardsonLikely Bust QB · Florida | 1 | 2023 | 3.6 | -56.8 | 17 |
| Julius BrentsLikely Bust DB · Kansas St. | 2 | 2023 | 4.2 | -33.0 | 18 |
| Josh DownsLikely Steal WR · North Carolina | 3 | 2023 | 54.5 | +28.6 | 47 |
| Blake Freeland OL · BYU | 4 | 2023 | -1.9 | -21.6 | 25 |
| Adetomiwa Adebawore DE · Northwestern | 4 | 2023 | -2.6 | -21.7 | 43 |
| Darius Rush DB · South Carolina | 5 | 2023 | 0.8 | -15.3 | 6 |
| Daniel Scott S · California | 5 | 2023 | 4.6 | -9.2 | 4 |
| Will Mallory TE · Miami (FL) | 5 | 2023 | 5.9 | -7.4 | 24 |
| Evan Hull RB · Northwestern | 5 | 2023 | -0.5 | -12.3 | 8 |
| Titus Leo LB · Wagner | 6 | 2023 | 0.3 | -8.6 | 4 |
| Jaylon Jones DB · Texas A&M | 7 | 2023 | 13.8 | +5.5 | 44 |
| Jake Witt OL · Northern Michigan | 7 | 2023 | 0.5 | -7.2 | |
20228 picks+17.55th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Alec Pierce WR · Cincinnati | 2 | 2022 | 41.8 | +7.8 | 64 |
| Jelani Woods TE · Virginia | 3 | 2022 | 6.6 | -21.1 | 19 |
| Bernhard RaimannTop Steal OL · Central Michigan | 3 | 2022 | 74.0 | +47.5 | 61 |
| Nick Cross DB · Maryland | 3 | 2022 | 34.2 | +12.6 | 67 |
| Eric Johnson DT · Missouri State | 5 | 2022 | -3.0 | -16.7 | 51 |
| Andrew Ogletree TE · Youngstown St. | 6 | 2022 | 8.2 | -2.1 | 44 |
| Curtis Brooks DT · Cincinnati | 6 | 2022 | -0.5 | -9.1 | |
| Rodney Thomas II LB · Yale | 7 | 2022 | 6.1 | -1.5 | 68 |
20217 picks-39.714th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Kwity Paye DE · Michigan | 1 | 2021 | 45.7 | -3.0 | 75 |
| Dayo Odeyingbo DE · Vanderbilt | 2 | 2021 | 12.6 | -21.1 | 69 |
| Kylen Granson TE · SMU | 4 | 2021 | 2.0 | -15.2 | 79 |
| Shawn Davis DB · Florida | 5 | 2021 | 0.3 | -12.7 | 1 |
| Sam Ehlinger QB · Texas | 6 | 2021 | 8.0 | -0.5 | 8 |
| Mike Strachan WR · Charleston (WV) | 7 | 2021 | 3.9 | -4.0 | 23 |
| Will Fries OL · Penn St. | 7 | 2021 | 24.1 | +16.8 | 58 |
20209 picks+55.15th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Michael Pittman Jr. WR · USC | 2 | 2020 | 59.0 | +17.4 | 95 |
| Jonathan TaylorTop Steal RB · Wisconsin | 2 | 2020 | 80.8 | +42.4 | 84 |
| Julian Blackmon S · Utah | 3 | 2020 | 27.9 | +3.7 | 67 |
| Jacob Eason QB · Washington | 4 | 2020 | 2.8 | -14.9 | 2 |
| Danny Pinter OL · Ball St. | 5 | 2020 | 12.7 | -2.2 | 77 |
| Robert Windsor DT · Penn St. | 6 | 2020 | -0.5 | -10.7 | 2 |
| Isaiah RodgersTop Steal DB · Massachusetts | 6 | 2020 | 39.8 | +30.9 | 77 |
| Dezmon Patmon WR · Washington St. | 6 | 2020 | 5.1 | -3.7 | 10 |
| Jordan Glasgow LB · Michigan | 6 | 2020 | 1.1 | -7.7 | 25 |
201910 picks-53.018th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Rock Ya-Sin DB · Temple | 2 | 2019 | 25.0 | -16.6 | 96 |
| Ben BanoguBust LB · TCU | 2 | 2019 | 1.6 | -33.8 | 50 |
| Parris Campbell WR · Ohio St. | 2 | 2019 | 5.1 | -27.0 | 50 |
| Bobby OkerekeTop Steal LB · Stanford | 3 | 2019 | 56.1 | +32.9 | 110 |
| Khari Willis S · Michigan St. | 4 | 2019 | 28.9 | +9.7 | 39 |
| Marvell Tell III S · USC | 5 | 2019 | 5.1 | -10.4 | 13 |
| E.J. Speed LB · Tarleton St. | 5 | 2019 | 22.0 | +8.9 | 108 |
| Gerri Green DE · Mississippi St. | 6 | 2019 | -2.0 | -11.8 | 1 |
| Jackson Barton OL · Utah | 7 | 2019 | 11.5 | +4.0 | 13 |
| Javon Patterson OL · Mississippi | 7 | 2019 | -1.6 | -9.0 | 1 |
201811 picks+87.58th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Quenton NelsonTop Steal OL · Notre Dame | 1 | 2018 | 104.2 | +45.4 | 129 |
| Shaquille LeonardTop Steal LB · South Carolina St. | 2 | 2018 | 73.5 | +32.8 | 75 |
| Braden SmithTop Steal OL · Auburn | 2 | 2018 | 74.0 | +33.8 | 107 |
| Kemoko Turay LB · Rutgers | 2 | 2018 | 9.8 | -24.5 | 41 |
| Tyquan Lewis DE · Ohio St. | 2 | 2018 | 23.2 | -7.3 | 88 |
| Nyheim Hines RB · North Carolina St. | 4 | 2018 | 38.3 | +18.3 | 85 |
| Daurice Fountain WR · Northern Iowa | 5 | 2018 | 3.3 | -10.4 | 8 |
| Jordan Wilkins RB · Mississippi | 5 | 2018 | 7.3 | -5.2 | 54 |
| Deon Cain WR · Clemson | 6 | 2018 | 2.4 | -8.5 | 15 |
| Matthew Adams LB · Houston | 7 | 2018 | 7.5 | -0.8 | 98 |
| Zaire Franklin LB · Syracuse | 7 | 2018 | 21.7 | +14.0 | 132 |
20178 picks+45.99th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Malik Hooker S · Ohio St. | 1 | 2017 | 55.9 | +3.5 | 112 |
| Quincy Wilson DB · Florida | 2 | 2017 | 18.5 | -17.9 | 33 |
| Tarell Basham DE · Ohio | 3 | 2017 | 32.5 | +6.9 | 82 |
| Zach Banner OL · USC | 4 | 2017 | 11.0 | -5.2 | 30 |
| Marlon Mack RB · South Florida | 4 | 2017 | 24.3 | +8.7 | 55 |
| Grover StewartTop Steal DT · Albany State (GA) | 4 | 2017 | 55.4 | +39.9 | 141 |
| Nate Hairston DB · Temple | 5 | 2017 | 7.4 | -6.4 | 61 |
| Anthony Walker LB · Northwestern | 5 | 2017 | 29.8 | +16.4 | 101 |
20168 picks-15.722nd of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Ryan Kelly OL · Alabama | 1 | 2016 | 59.9 | +9.4 | 129 |
| T.J. GreenBust S · Clemson | 2 | 2016 | 1.4 | -31.3 | 41 |
| Le'Raven Clark OL · Texas Tech | 3 | 2016 | 15.7 | -9.3 | 64 |
| Hassan Ridgeway DT · Texas | 4 | 2016 | 13.6 | -4.7 | 80 |
| Antonio Morrison LB · Florida | 4 | 2016 | -1.5 | -18.9 | 47 |
| Joe Haeg OL · North Dakota St. | 5 | 2016 | 29.2 | +15.1 | 80 |
| Trevor Bates LB · Maine | 7 | 2016 | -0.9 | -8.5 | 10 |
| Austin BlytheTop Steal OL · Iowa | 7 | 2016 | 39.9 | +32.6 | 92 |
20158 picks-33.920th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Phillip Dorsett WR · Miami (FL) | 1 | 2015 | 19.6 | -24.6 | 94 |
| D'Joun SmithBust DB · Florida Atlantic | 3 | 2015 | 0.0 | -30.2 | 5 |
| Henry AndersonSteal DE · Stanford | 3 | 2015 | 48.0 | +25.8 | 89 |
| Clayton Geathers S · Central Florida | 4 | 2015 | 25.0 | +5.8 | 56 |
| David Parry DT · Stanford | 5 | 2015 | 10.1 | -4.5 | 36 |
| Josh Robinson RB · Mississippi St. | 6 | 2015 | 0.0 | -9.3 | 5 |
| Amarlo Herrera LB · Georgia | 6 | 2015 | -1.8 | -11.0 | 3 |
| Denzelle Good OL · Mars Hill | 7 | 2015 | 21.4 | +14.2 | 62 |
20145 picks+2.416th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Jack Mewhort OL · Ohio St. | 2 | 2014 | 41.7 | +9.6 | 45 |
| Donte Moncrief WR · Mississippi | 3 | 2014 | 35.2 | +12.2 | 83 |
| Jonathan Newsome LB · Ball St. | 5 | 2014 | -0.6 | -13.4 | 30 |
| Andrew Jackson LB · Western Kentucky | 6 | 2014 | -0.6 | -10.1 | 13 |
| Ulrick John OL · Georgia St. | 7 | 2014 | 11.9 | +4.1 | 10 |
20137 picks-82.327th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Bjoern WernerBust DE · Florida St. | 1 | 2013 | 9.3 | -37.6 | 38 |
| Hugh Thornton OL · Illinois | 3 | 2013 | 30.2 | +6.2 | 37 |
| Khaled Holmes OL · USC | 4 | 2013 | -0.2 | -18.0 | 17 |
| Montori Hughes DT · UT Martin | 5 | 2013 | 4.6 | -11.4 | 25 |
| John Boyett DB · Oregon | 6 | 2013 | -0.1 | -10.4 | |
| Kerwynn Williams RB · Utah St. | 7 | 2013 | 5.1 | -2.8 | 40 |
| Justice Cunningham TE · South Carolina | 7 | 2013 | -1.1 | -8.3 | 3 |
201210 picks+74.29th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Andrew LuckTop Steal QB · Stanford | 1 | 2012 | 96.3 | +33.2 | 86 |
| Coby Fleener TE · Stanford | 2 | 2012 | 24.9 | -16.7 | 87 |
| Dwayne Allen TE · Clemson | 3 | 2012 | 47.7 | +17.2 | 86 |
| T.Y. HiltonTop Steal WR · Florida International | 3 | 2012 | 95.5 | +73.0 | 146 |
| Josh Chapman DT · Alabama | 5 | 2012 | 11.7 | -4.6 | 29 |
| Vick Ballard RB · Mississippi St. | 5 | 2012 | 17.8 | +5.4 | 17 |
| LaVon Brazill WR · Ohio | 6 | 2012 | 3.6 | -5.6 | 25 |
| Justin Anderson OL · Georgia | 7 | 2012 | 0.0 | -9.1 | |
| Tim Fugger DE · Vanderbilt | 7 | 2012 | 0.0 | -8.7 | |
| Chandler Harnish QB · Northern Illinois | 7 | 2012 | -2.6 | -9.8 | |
20115 picks-29.725th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Anthony CastonzoTop Steal OL · Boston Col. | 1 | 2011 | 85.2 | +37.1 | 144 |
| Ben Ijalana OL · Villanova | 2 | 2011 | 10.1 | -25.3 | 34 |
| Drake Nevis DT · LSU | 3 | 2011 | 7.7 | -16.0 | 26 |
| Delone Carter RB · Syracuse | 4 | 2011 | 0.7 | -17.3 | 27 |
| Chris Rucker DB · Michigan St. | 6 | 2011 | 2.4 | -8.3 | 15 |
20108 picks-19.520th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Jerry HughesTop Steal DE · TCU | 1 | 2010 | 83.8 | +40.7 | 225 |
| Pat Angerer LB · Iowa | 2 | 2010 | 21.8 | -9.0 | 54 |
| Kevin Thomas DB · USC | 3 | 2010 | -1.5 | -23.5 | 9 |
| Jacques McClendon OL · Tennessee | 4 | 2010 | 6.0 | -11.0 | 25 |
| Brody Eldridge TE · Oklahoma | 5 | 2010 | -1.9 | -15.2 | 27 |
| Ricardo Mathews DT · Cincinnati | 7 | 2010 | 4.8 | -2.8 | 96 |
| Kavell Conner LB · Clemson | 7 | 2010 | 16.3 | +8.8 | 78 |
| Ray Fisher DB · Indiana | 7 | 2010 | 0.0 | -7.4 | |
20098 picks-60.626th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Donald Brown RB · Connecticut | 1 | 2009 | 25.7 | -19.6 | 89 |
| Fili MoalaBust DT · USC | 2 | 2009 | -2.6 | -35.6 | 64 |
| Jerraud Powers DB · Auburn | 3 | 2009 | 32.4 | +9.9 | 100 |
| Austin Collie WR · BYU | 4 | 2009 | 38.2 | +21.0 | 49 |
| Terrance Taylor DT · Michigan | 4 | 2009 | 0.0 | -16.3 | |
| Curtis Painter QB · Purdue | 6 | 2009 | -2.9 | -12.5 | 14 |
| Pat McAfee K · West Virginia | 7 | 2009 | 8.1 | -0.2 | 127 |
| Jaimie Thomas OL · Maryland | 7 | 2009 | 0.4 | -7.3 | 8 |
20089 picks+101.43rd of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Mike Pollak OL · Arizona St. | 2 | 2008 | 52.1 | +20.0 | 81 |
| Philip Wheeler LB · Georgia Tech | 3 | 2008 | 32.2 | +10.0 | 133 |
| Jacob TammeTop Steal TE · Kentucky | 4 | 2008 | 49.1 | +31.9 | 130 |
| Marcus Howard LB · Georgia | 5 | 2008 | 1.4 | -12.0 | 9 |
| Tom Santi TE · Virginia | 6 | 2008 | 0.8 | -9.2 | 9 |
| Steve Justice OL · Wake Forest | 6 | 2008 | 7.0 | -2.6 | 8 |
| Mike Hart RB · Michigan | 6 | 2008 | 3.8 | -5.7 | 21 |
| Pierre GarconTop Steal WR · Mount Union | 6 | 2008 | 79.5 | +70.2 | 148 |
| Jamey Richard OL · Buffalo | 7 | 2008 | 6.6 | -1.1 | 48 |
20079 picks-115.228th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Anthony Gonzalez WR · Ohio St. | 1 | 2007 | 32.6 | -10.0 | 40 |
| Tony Ugoh OL · Arkansas | 2 | 2007 | 15.9 | -22.1 | 40 |
| Dante Hughes DB · California | 3 | 2007 | 6.8 | -15.0 | 53 |
| Quinn Pitcock DT · Ohio St. | 3 | 2007 | 1.7 | -19.5 | 9 |
| Brannon Condren DB · Troy | 4 | 2007 | 1.7 | -15.1 | 12 |
| Clint Session LB · Pittsburgh | 4 | 2007 | 16.0 | -0.3 | 57 |
| Roy Hall WR · Ohio St. | 5 | 2007 | 0.2 | -12.3 | 7 |
| Michael Coe DB · Alabama St. | 5 | 2007 | -0.5 | -12.6 | 38 |
| Keyunta Dawson DE · Texas Tech | 7 | 2007 | -0.7 | -8.2 | 71 |
20067 picks+130.13rd of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Joseph Addai RB · LSU | 1 | 2006 | 62.2 | +18.5 | 78 |
| Tim JenningsSteal DB · Georgia | 2 | 2006 | 58.2 | +27.1 | 137 |
| Freddy Keiaho LB · San Diego St. | 3 | 2006 | 3.1 | -18.9 | 55 |
| Michael Toudouze OL · TCU | 5 | 2006 | 2.9 | -10.4 | 9 |
| Charlie JohnsonTop Steal OL · Oklahoma St. | 6 | 2006 | 53.6 | +43.8 | 134 |
| Antoine BetheaTop Steal DB · Howard | 6 | 2006 | 85.7 | +76.5 | 209 |
| T.J. Rushing DB · Stanford | 7 | 2006 | 1.1 | -6.5 | 35 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the Indianapolis Colts's draft history.
Who is the best draft pick in Indianapolis Colts history?
Antoine Bethea (DB), drafted #207 overall in 2006, is the Indianapolis Colts's best value pick with +77 points over expected. In a redraft, Antoine Bethea would go #9 overall.
Who is the biggest draft bust in Indianapolis Colts history?
Anthony Richardson (QB), picked #4 in 2023, underperformed by 57 points vs. expected. Redraft value places Anthony Richardson at #136 overall.
How well do the Indianapolis Colts draft?
From 2006–2025, the Indianapolis Colts average -1.9 value over expected per pick across 166 graded selections. 29% of their picks outperform their draft slot.
What was the Indianapolis Colts's best draft class?
The 2006 class ranks 3rd among all teams that year, with 7 picks averaging +18.6 value over expected.
How many draft steals and busts have the Indianapolis Colts had?
Since 2006, the Indianapolis Colts have found 21 draft steals and had 21 busts or significant disappointments out of 166 graded picks.
