Indianapolis Colts Mock Draft Roundup 3.0

Throughout the year and leading up to the 2024 NFL Draft, we will update our Indianapolis Colts Mock Draft Roundup showing picks for the Indianapolis Colts from several prominent sites and draft analysts.

The following are picks in recent mock drafts for the Indianapolis Colts:

ESPN - Mel Kiper (2/28)

15. Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama

Indianapolis got solid cornerback play from rookies JuJu Brents (Round 2) and Jaylon Jones (Round 7) last season, but it has to keep improving there. Frankly, the Colts need a talent injection on their entire defense, which is why I could see them picking the best available defender here.

Six-foot Arnold picked off five passes and allowed just four catches of 20-plus yards as the nearest defender in coverage last season. Minnesota has a clear void at the position, and he could be a day one starter.

The Athletic - CFB Writers (2/27)

15. Nate Wiggins, CB, Clemson

I don't think anybody would be upset with the addition of a receiver to further support Anthony Richardson, but with their AFC South competition now featuring not only Trevor Lawrence but Offensive Rookie of the Year C.J. Stroud, the Colts may be more interested in secondary help. Wiggins is lean but has good speed and ball skills. The Colts could get their shutdown corner here. — Cameron Teague Robinson

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2023 NFL Power Rankings: Indianapolis Colts

Throughout the 2023 NFL season, we will compile a consensus NFL Power Rankings that averages the rankings of all 32 NFL teams.

Below you will find a Week 18 roundup for the Indianapolis Colts in our consensus 2023 NFL Power Rankings.

ESPN -- Rank: 14

Biggest offseason contract to watch: WR Michael Pittman Jr.

Pittman is in the final year of his rookie contract and has clearly established his importance to the Colts' offense. He has missed two games in the past two seasons. The Colts were outscored 53-10 in those two contests and averaged 167 passing yards. The Colts are a different team when Pittman is on the field, and he'll be looking for a contract that reflects that reality. Are the Colts ready to offer it? -- Stephen Holder

NFL.com -- Rank: 13

Arguably the second-best game of Week 18: The contest between the Texans and Colts in Indianapolis, with a playoff spot -- and possibly the AFC South title -- hanging in the balance. It would have been fun to see two rookie QBs face off, but that has been off the table for months now, as Gardner Minshew just keeps chugging along for the Colts in Anthony Richardson's stead, making enough big plays to keep the offense afloat. Indianapolis' defensive numbers against the pass are fairly respectable, even if the Colts haven't exactly faced the league's toughest QB schedule of all time this season. C.J. Stroud stung them back in Week 2, and rookie Aidan O'Connell (299 yards, two TDs) carved them up a bit Sunday. Getting CB Kenny Moore (who missed the win over the Raiders) back and having a healthy RB Jonathan Taylor in Week 18 could do wonders. Taylor was in and out of the Raiders game, but he was effective when he played. Selfishly, I just want an all-hands-on-deck battle in this divisional showdown. It should be a doozy.

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2023 NFL Predictions: AFC South

Before the start of the season, we will post NFL division-by-division predictions for the 2023 NFL regular season and postseason.

Instead of projecting an outright winner and loser in all 272 regular-season games, we've assigned a win probability to each team in every game and totaled them up.

The four AFC South teams are projected to win the fewest games combined among the four AFC divisions, and only the NFC West is projected to win fewer combined games than the AFC South in our full-season projections.

See where the Colts stand in our 2023 AFC South Predictions

2023 Fantasy Football Projections: Indianapolis Colts

Our Fantasy Football Projections will be viewable by both position and team.

Below you will find our 2023 fantasy football projections for the Indianapolis Colts.

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QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Anthony Richardson	475.8	285	3354.4	18.56	14.51	119	690.2	4.64	276.26
Gardner Minshew	44.2	27.5	316	1.99	0.99	7.9	20.5	0.16	21.63

Anthony Richardson: Indianapolis was arguably the ideal landing spot for Richardson. After all, new coach Shane Steichen tailored Philadelphia's offense to best suit the skill set of Jalen Hurts. Ups and downs should be expected for Richardson, but his elite athletic profile gives him enormous rushing upside from the start.

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Indianapolis Colts: 2023 NFL Schedule

Below you will find the weekly NFL regular-season schedule for the Indianapolis Colts in 2023.

MORE: 2023 NFL Strength of Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Results
Week 1	Sun., Sep. 10	vs. Jacksonville Jaguars	L 31-21
Week 2	Sun., Sep. 17	at Houston Texans	W 31-20
Week 3	Sun., Sep. 24	at Baltimore Ravens	W 22-19 (OT)
Week 4	Sun., Oct. 1	vs. Los Angeles Rams	L 29-23 (OT)
Week 5	Sun., Oct. 8	vs. Tennessee Titans	W 23-16
Week 6	Sun., Oct. 15	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 37-20
Week 7	Sun., Oct. 22	vs. Cleveland Browns	L 39-38
Week 8	Sun., Oct. 29	vs. New Orleans Saints	L 38-27
Week 9	Sun., Nov. 5	at Carolina Panthers	W 27-13
Week 10	Sun., Nov. 12	at New England Patriots	W 10-6
Week 11		BYE
Week 12	Sun., Nov. 26	vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 27-20
Week 13	Sun., Dec. 3	at Tennessee Titans	W 31-28 (OT)
Week 14	Sun., Dec. 10	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 34-14
Week 15	Sat., Dec. 16	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	W 30-13
Week 16	Sun., Dec. 24	at Atlanta Falcons	L 29-10
Week 17	Sun., Dec. 31	vs. Las Vegas Raiders	W 23-20
Week 18	Sat., Jan. 6	vs. Houston Texans	L 23-19

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Fantasy Football Strength of Schedule (SOS)

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Indianapolis Colts - 2023 Draft Results

The table below are all of the 2023 NFL Draft picks selected by the Indianapolis Colts.

Round	Overall	Player	Position	School
1	4	Anthony Richardson	QB	Florida
2	44	Julius Brents	CB	Kansas State
3	79	Josh Downs	WR	North Carolina
4	106	Blake Freeland	OT	BYU
4	110	Adetomiwa Adebawore	DT	Northwestern
5	138	Darius Rush	CB	South Carolina
5	158	Daniel Scott	S	California
5	162	Will Mallory	TE	Miami (FL)
5	176	Evan Hull	RB	Northwestern
6	211	Titus Leo	EDGE	Wagner
7	221	Jaylon Jones	CB	Texas A&M
7	236	Jake Witt	OT	Northern Michigan

More: 2023 NFL Draft Results - Indianapolis Colts Draft History