Fit Report · AFC South
Indianapolis
Colts.
Priorities on the table and the names that fit best across all seven rounds of the 2027 Draft.
- 2027 Picks
- 9
- R1 · slot
- #1
- Top need
- OT
- Division
- AFC South
Front office
Chris Ballard
GM · since 2017
Never trades up. Strict BPA. Patience with the board.
Cap situation
$33.1M
Effective space
- Dead
- $15.9M
- Contracts
- 93
Needs by priority
- 01OT★ top priority
- 02DL
- 03S
- 04LB
Why
Indianapolis Colts's current priorities begin at offensive tackle (OT) and defensive line (DL). safety (S) and linebacker (LB) are the next groups that should be reinforced heading into the 2027 NFL Draft.
Draft Sickos analysis · updated 21h ago · confidence 84%
The decision-maker
Chris BallardGM of the Indianapolis Colts · year 10
Never trades up. Strict BPA. Patience with the board.
How he drafts
- Favored positions
- EDGEIOLLB
- Style
- balanced
- Reach
- low
- Trade-ups
- rare
Track record read
Chris Ballard's Colts exhibit a clear pattern: high investment in offense, particularly athletic receiving talent like Adonai Mitchell and Alec Pierce. He's unafraid of high-ceiling QB bets, prioritizing potential over immediate polish, as seen with Anthony Richardson. Defensively, they target versatile athletes in the front-seven and secondary, often from Power 5 programs, with a bias toward physical upside.
The board · Rounds 1–7
Three names per every pick.
Only the rounds where the team owns a pick (per Tankathon). A blend of need plus best value on the board.
First round
3 names
Trevor Goosby
Texas
OTColts get their franchise LT ceiling. Anchor's a concern, but the traits are undeniable; pure All-Pro projection.
Dylan Stewart
South Carolina
DLHe brings that elite athletic EDGE threat the DL needs; All-Pro ceiling, but the pass-rush plan is still raw.
Zach Lutmer
Iowa
SThe general the back-end needs. His IQ covers a lot of ground, but deep speed is the big unknown here.
Second round
3 names
Trevor Lauck
Iowa
OTInstantly solves that RT spot in Indy. Lauck's anchor gives him a high floor; ceiling depends if he improves against speed rushes.
Rene Konga
Louisville
DLThis guy brings interior pop for the Colts, pure vertical disruption. Good rotational floor, ceiling hinges on better double-team anchor.
Brendan Sorsby
Texas Tech
QBHe brings the prototype arm talent and mobility they want at QB, massive ceiling for the future, but a big gamble.
Third round
3 names
Anthonie Knapp
Notre Dame
OTSolves outside pass pro fragility, though his bull-rush anchor is the gamble; he's already got the feet to start.
Jordan Ross
LSU
DLBrings that EDGE pop for the rotation, but the ceiling depends on him learning a pass-rush counter after his first move.
Marcus Neal Jr.
Penn State
SThat safety to lock down the middle, with size and range for TEs. High floor, ceiling depends on fixing hip flip stiffness.
Roster · Ourlads starters
Projected starting lineup
Quarterback
- QBDaniel Jones#17
Backfield
- RBJonathan Taylor#28
Receivers
- LWRAlec Pierce#14
- RWRKeenan Allen#10
- SWRJosh Downs#2
Tight end
- TETyler Warren#84
Offensive line
- CTanor Bortolini#60
- LGQuenton Nelson#56
- LTBernhard Raimann#79
- RGMatt Goncalves#71
- RTJalen Travis#75
Source: Ourlads · updated today
Five-year history
What the front office has drafted
2026
8 names
- R2#53C. AllenLB
- R3#78A. HaulcyS
- R4#113J. FarmerIOL
- R4#135B. BoettcherLB
- R5#156G. Gumbs Jr.EDGE
- R6#214C. CurryEDGE
- R7#237S. McGowanRB
- R7#254D. BurksWR
2025
8 names
- R1#14T. WarrenTE
- R2#45J. TuimoloauEDGE
- R3#80J. WalleyCB
- R4#127J. TravisOT
- R5#151D. GiddensRB
- R6#189R. LeonardQB
- R6#190T. SmithDL
- R7#232H. WohlerS
2024
9 names
- R1#15L. LatuDL
- R2#52A. MitchellWR
- R3#79M. GoncalvesIOL
- R4#117T. BortoliniIOL
- R5#142A. GouldWR
- R5#151J. CarliesCB
- R5#164J. SimpsonS
- R6#201M. AbrahamCB
- R7#234J. LauluDL
2023
12 names
- R1#4A. RichardsonQB
- R2#44J. BrentsCB
- R3#79J. DownsWR
- R4#106B. FreelandIOL
- R4#110A. AdebaworeDL
- R5#138D. RushCB
- R5#158D. ScottS
- R5#162W. MalloryTE
- R5#176E. HullRB
- R6#211T. LeoLB
- R7#221J. JonesCB
- R7#236J. WittIOL
2022
8 names
- R2#53A. PierceWR
- R3#73J. WoodsTE
- R3#77B. RaimannIOL
- R3#96N. CrossCB
- R5#159E. JohnsonDT
- R6#192A. OgletreeTE
- R6#216C. BrooksDT
- R7#239R. Thomas IILB
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