{"id":686654,"date":"2026-01-18T15:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T15:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/686654\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T15:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T15:54:12","slug":"indianapolis-colts-picks-in-early-7-round-mock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/686654\/","title":{"rendered":"Indianapolis Colts picks in early 7-round mock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jan. 18, 2026, 9:32 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">It&#8217;s not too often in January that we see a full seven-round mock draft, so let&#8217;s take a look at who the<a href=\"\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\"> Indianapolis Colts<\/a> ended up selecting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">As of now, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/indianapolis-colts\/338\" data-autotag=\"d3fda36a-3eb5-4700-8763-caba831c06ae\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Colts<\/a> only have five official draft picks in 2026 after trading their first-round pick for Sauce Gardner and a sixth-round pick for Mekhi Blackmon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">However, Indianapolis is <a href=\"http:\/\/coltswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/colts\/2026\/01\/13\/colts-offseason-primer-salary-cap-draft-picks-free-agency\/88156118007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">currently projected<\/a> to end up with two compensatory selections, giving them seven picks in total.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/2026-nfl-mock-draft-7-round-infante-january\/\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jacob Infante<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pro Football Network<\/a> put together the full seven-round mock draft. Here is who he had the Colts taking.<\/p>\n<p>Pick 47: Josiah Trotter, LB, MissouriPick 78: Keyron Crawford, EDGE, AuburnPick 113: Dametrious Crownover, OT, South CarolinaExpert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In terms of positions, this does feel like a realistic path for the Colts. GM Chris Ballard discussed the importance of getting younger and faster on defense this offseason. He also mentioned the need for &#8220;more fuel&#8221; along the defensive line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">At tackle, Braden Smith is a free agent, leaving the Colts with Bernhard Raimann, Jalen Travis, and Blake Freeland. Added depth and competition at right tackle wouldn&#8217;t be a bad idea.<\/p>\n<p>Gary Smith III, DT, UCLAJ. Michael Sturdivant, WR, FloridaRahsul Faison, RB, South CarolinaLawsone Luckie, TE, Georgia<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Like defensive end, the defensive tackle position should be a priority this offseason for the Colts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Wide receiver &#8212; if Alec Pierce is back &#8212; running back, and tight end aren&#8217;t pressing needs, but adding depth at each spot could be justified. Safety and the interior offensive line are positions I would prioritize over running back and tight end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jan. 18, 2026, 9:32 a.m. ET It&#8217;s not too often in January that we see a full seven-round&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":686655,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2059],"tags":[95878,2005,7,2004,392,2381,6,49915,95900,96014,95882,95903,100272,95895,95906,96176,95883,95881],"class_list":{"0":"post-686654","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-indianapolis-colts","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-colts","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-indianapolis","12":"tag-indianapolis-colts","13":"tag-indianapoliscolts","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-sstssportsnflcolts","16":"tag-sstsncolts","17":"tag-tagalec-pierce","18":"tag-tagamerican-football","19":"tag-tagindianapolis-colts","20":"tag-tagmekhi-blackmon","21":"tag-tagnfl-hub","22":"tag-tagoverall-positive","23":"tag-tagsauce-gardner","24":"tag-tagsports-news","25":"tag-typestory"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115916915759695904","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/686654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=686654"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/686654\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/686655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=686654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=686654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=686654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}