After trading the 117th pick to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for picks 127 and 190 the Indianapolis Colts added to their draft haul on in the fourth round on Saturday by adding Tackle, Jalen Travis, Iowa State
Travis was identified during the draft process as someone the Colts might covet at the position. Here’s what I said about him in my draft leak article:
Jalen Travis Iowa State– 9.08 RAS Travis is a name to know for the Colts for a few reasons. First, Chris Ballard seems to have a thing for massive offensive linemen and Travis clocks in at nearly 6’8” 340 pounds. The last time Ballard drafted a prospect built in a similar way was 2017 and Zach Banner never panned out for Indy. The difference between Banner and Travis is that Banner’s RAS score was an astounding 1.45 with Travis, Ballard, has the opportunity to draft a massive human who is also a very good relative athlete. If you were to slide him in to guard Travis’ RAS jumps to 9.43. He started his college career at Princeton before transferring to Iowa State as a fifth year senior (I presume as a graduate transfer). He also won the 2024 Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup, an award that athletes from across all sports were nominated for. Interestingly his cousin is former Colts tight end Ross Travis, whom Chris Ballard brought to Indy from the Kansas City Chiefs in 2017. He is absolutely massive, has ties to Ballard, an RAS score over 9, very smart, very good person by all accounts. Look, I don’t know where he fits on the 2025 Indianapolis Colts, I just know there are a lot of arrows pointing at this guy.
The hope is that Travis will help to fill a hole up front for the Indy offense. It remains to be seen how it will all play out and where Travis will slot in, but at 6’8” 340 pounds and elite athleticism to boot, surely they’ll be able to find a use for him sooner than later.
Stay tuned all day as picks roll in, we’ll have you covered.