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Starting point is 00:00:53 What is up sports fans? Jake Arthur and Zach Hicks here from horseshoehuddle.com. We are recapping day two of the 2024 NFL draft for you from an Indianapolis Colts perspective. Of course, on Thursday, they got the party started with Laatu Laatu, which drew plenty of opinions. And then more to go around today on Friday. So both of the picks they made came via trade. They were on the clock at 46. They traded back with the Carolina Panthers.

Starting point is 00:01:28 They gave the Panthers 46. And in return, the Colts got 52. And then a couple of fifth round picks, 142 and 155. So with the 52nd pick, the Colts got a wide receiver who I saw taken in the top 35 or 40 everywhere. And that was A.D. Mitchell from Texas. So in a very deep wide receiver class, one of the more explosive players with some of the best potential was available to the Colts just outside the top 50.

Starting point is 00:02:03 So I think that was a huge get, especially getting a player like that that wouldn't have been in the end of the world if you got him at 15, but you get him a whole round later and you get two fifth-round picks as an extra bonus. And then in the third round, they actually traded up for this next one. They traded up from 82 to 79 with the Arizona Cardinals. They gave up a six-round pick number 191, so they didn't really have to do much just to move up a few picks. They got Pitt

Starting point is 00:02:32 offensive lineman Matt Gonsalves as a result there. So just a couple players, but it felt very eventful, Zach. They get an explosive playmaker for Anthony Richardson, a guy who they hope to develop and become an all around just terrific receiver. And then a lineman who you may not see much of, but it seems like they feel he has four, perhaps five position flexibility on the offensive line. Yeah, yeah, for sure. And I think the most fascinating one here is obviously A.D. Mitchell, the 11th wide receiver off the board in this class. And look, when someone with his athletic ability falls that far in the draft, you obviously have to look at other concerns and the reason why he fell that far. post-draft presser here tonight about some of the things thrown around about A.D. Mitchell's character and the anonymous source game that always happens this time of year. And I do want to clarify, I do want to chime in a little bit on this. I do think it was very valuable that Chris Ballard spoke out like that because when it comes to A.D. Mitchell,

Starting point is 00:03:41 from everything I had heard, at least, I mean, I was so curious about this player. I'd reached out to multiple people that I know that work in the league it was never that he was a bad person like I really want to make this clear because when you see character concerns thrown out he's not a bad guy like nothing about his character concerns are like criminal or like bad guy whatsoever it mostly revolves around him being a young, maybe at times immature, you know, 20 year old player at the college level who was dealing with type one

Starting point is 00:04:11 diabetes and maybe didn't manage that correctly. Again, this is not me talking directly to Mitchell. This is talking to people who just relayed information to me, maybe not correctly managing that. And it leading to some inconsistencies in his overall work ethic with the team down there. That's the character concern. So before we throw out character concerns about a player, again, I do want to reiterate that it's not like criminal or

Starting point is 00:04:37 bad. It's just, again, a younger kid that has things that teams are aware of. And obviously that was enough to push him down the board to pick 52 for the Indianapolis Colts, where they felt comfortable taking that shot on this player. Now, when we're talking about A.D. Mitchell, it is such a fascinating draft pick because there are so many reasons to see this as the, you know, this home run swing at a guy

Starting point is 00:05:00 who can be a top five receiver in football one day. Like I legitimately think when you see the flashes that this player has, you are seeing CD lamb, you are seeing, you know, top tier wide receiver ability on film, but will he reach that full potential at the next level? It really comes down to him and the system he's going to be in. So I see both sides of the argument. Like this is a really, really risky pick for the Colts here in round two. But it's a risky pick you make because the potential for the payoff can be so, so great. Like this can be your bona fide wide receiver one, your superstar player if all things work out. But so far in his career, it really hasn't worked out.

Starting point is 00:05:41 You know, we're talking about a guy who has one of the worst production profiles we've seen in recent drafts. I mean, like he just never, never eclipsed a thousand yards, was never the leading receiver on a college team at two major programs, had very little yards after the catch. And a lot of that had to do with his own timing issues, his own struggles with, you know, pacing throughout his route and getting to his desired landmarks. But when you see the flashes, again, like I don't want to just adhere to what the flashes are and say that's exactly who he's going to be. But when you see the flashes, you can see why a team would take him this high. I mean, he's a six foot two, 210 pound, 205 pound wide receiver who ran a 4-3-4, who jumped 40 inches, who had 136 inch

Starting point is 00:06:26 broad jump, which is like near a hundredth percentile on the, on film. You see this guy who wins on double moves, who can win over the middle of the field when the timing is correct, uh, who is a dominant red zone player who has great body control. You see the T Higgins in his game. You see, uh, again, the, the CD lamb type flashes in his game, it's all about getting his right headspace and getting him to fully buy in it. Like, I'm not even gonna say that there's effort issues, because every receiver kind of has effort issues. You know, what I'm really saying is, if you can polish this kid up, and you can get him to grow, not only in his, you know, his habits, but also in just his overall play on the field and just become more well-rounded as a player,

Starting point is 00:07:07 the potential is there for him to be a star. Like this is legit star potential. We're talking purely based off of talent that is in this player's body. He is a top 10 to 15 talent in this class. It's just, will he realize that talent? I think that's what the risks of the culture taking with this player here in round two, but I think it's a risk worth taking. I mean, look every now and then you've got to swing for the fences. Maybe in round one, that was your

Starting point is 00:07:33 safe hit. That was you swinging for the double. Maybe, maybe it can turn into a triple because lot to, you know, is going to be a good player at the end of the day, as long as he's healthy, lot to is going to be a good football player for you. A.D. Mitchell has this range of outcomes where he could be a top tier wide receiver in the league, or he could be out of the league in a couple of years because again, he just never put together so far like in his career. But I think he is a fascinating player. He's a player who I was jokingly down on throughout the whole process because again, the film was tough to watch. You watch this player where he could reach these great heights and he could have, I mean, again, the ability wise, he could have been the best wide receiver

Starting point is 00:08:08 in college football over the past couple of years. He just never reached that potential. So it was a frustrating watch on film, but he still ended up as my wide receiver six in this class because you have to acknowledge what he can be and what he can be as great. So I'm excited to see what the Colts do with this. I love his ability off the line of scrimmage. I think he gives the Colts that vertical pass catcher who can play the exposition, line up backside of the formation and win vertical and just have those routes where it's,

Starting point is 00:08:36 hey, we're gonna throw this jump ball to you, go up and get it down the field. I think he can do those things for this offense that the Colts have been looking for. And then I think he has the potential to be much more. So I'm excited to see what Shane Steichen, Reggie Wayne can get out of this player, because if they can get him to reach his full potential, this is the star wide receiver that you guys have been asking for the entire Chris Ballard tenure. It's just, again, he has a ways to go. He's a 21 year old player who never put together in college.

Starting point is 00:09:04 There is a ways to go for him, but the potential old player who never put together in college. There is a ways to go for him, but the potential is there. I totally get the process of this pick, even though, again, I was jokingly low on him throughout the whole process, throughout the whole draft process. I totally get the process. I take, I get the shot. And at 52, I mean, the value was great there for the Colts. So again, I have mixed feelings on this. Like I wouldn't give this like an A plus, you know, I'm doing jumping jacks over it. But, again, if you can just pull out that talent that he has, you are going to get a really, really good player. So that's kind of my overall thoughts there on A.D. Mitchell.

Starting point is 00:09:34 I know I took up pretty much the entire first segment there, Jake, but it was such a nuanced conversation about him because it's a fascinating pick because, again, the ceiling is so high, but there is a way this doesn't work, but you have to swing for the fences. Right. I mean, that's, that's what you have to do. Yeah, absolutely. This feels like, so Chris Beller has always tried to get this type of receiver, the big bodied super athletic guy. And it feels like this is the best possible avenue for it to finally work. You know, this is a guy that actually has all the other stuff, all the other makeup to make it happen. He's come from the two major programs.

Starting point is 00:10:15 Here in a minute, we'll get into more of like his fit and expectations for him and things like that, as well as Matt Gonsalves a little bit. But first, we're going to hear from our sponsors. When you're hiring for your small business, you want to find quality professionals who are right for the role. And that's why you have to check out LinkedIn Jobs, which has the tools to help find the right professionals for your team faster and for free. LinkedIn isn't just a job board either. It helps you hire professionals that you can't find anywhere else. Even those who aren't actively searching for a new job, it might be open to the perfect role. In a given month, over 70% of LinkedIn users don't even visit other leading job sites.

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Starting point is 00:12:24 those. I love Home Chef, and I have tried all those. I love Home Chef, but I love Ross even more. So that was absolutely perfect for us to get into this next segment. So no, like Zach mentioned at the top of this thing, you know, Chris Ballard came out guns blazing in support of A.D. Mitchell tonight. If you haven't checked that out, I posted the video of Chris Ballard's conference

Starting point is 00:12:44 there over on our YouTube page. But it was good to see, number one, one of the first things that Mitchell said to us was I'm pissed. He did not like the fact that he was still sitting there at 52. He wouldn't really elaborate, but that's why guys are pissed at that point of the draft when the entire cycle you've been expecting to go in the first round. But, you know, we talked to Chris Ballard about it and he's like, yeah, I can, I can understand it's a guy that has a lot of talent. But I really like the support staff that the Colts are going to have for Mitchell. And I don't mean it to sound like this is a guy

Starting point is 00:13:20 that needs his handheld. That's not what I mean. It's you've got a guy with all the raw tools in the world and he's super young, but he's got a, he's got all these awesome puzzle pieces, but he needs to put it together. And Chris Ballard is really high on the fact that they have Reggie Wayne to help bring that out of him. Reggie and Shane Steichen have been in on Mitchell for a while, and they both were very pro-AD Mitchell throughout this process and wanted him on the Colts. So they have a plan for him. They know what they want to do, and they know how to help him to reach his potential. So I absolutely love that. And like you mentioned, CeeDee Lamb, that's a guy specifically that they liked in his draft was CeeDee Lamb. And when I watched Mitchell, when I think of the potential,

Starting point is 00:14:10 when you see the best of his film, that's what I see. So I absolutely love that. So that's definitely a good thing to look at. But the other guy, I don't want us to totally gloss over Gonsalves. I don't know a lot about him yet. I know that you have specialized in offensive line throughout the draft cycle. So I know you've got plenty to say about him. But this is a guy, you know, we talked to Chris tonight. He said, you know, they think he could

Starting point is 00:14:36 play both guard spots, both tackle spots, and they wouldn't even rule out center. So we've been kind of waiting on the next Joe Haagig for several years now and i think the intention is for him to be that next utility lineman not just a swing tackle but literally a guy who you can plug in wherever you need them wherever there's an injury uh maybe not going to be the planned starter ever i'm not sure uh but they definitely seem to have a plan for him to be able to plug and play wherever they need him when there's a shortage. You know, so I like that third round. Third round, you hope you're getting a starter. But if you're getting a guy who gives you insurance all along the offensive line, I'm totally cool with that. Yeah. Some background on Matt Consalves.

Starting point is 00:15:23 You know, this is a guy where when we were doing the Indy Draft Guide, he ended up with a fifth round grade from us. So, again, you guys might be reading the Indy Draft Guide as we're talking about this here and being like, oh, man, this is a massive reach by the Colts. But for proper context, I got to him pretty late in the process. I've had to add more offensive tackles to the board. And he was a Shrine Bowl guy who was invited to the combine, but didn't work out of the combine. So he was a little low on my list. And I got around to watching him kind of late in the process. And I didn't even have workout numbers in front of me with him. And I still came away with a fourth round grade on him with with the rechecks and, and some other things

Starting point is 00:15:58 he did get knocked down to a fifth round grade in the final guide. But my personal grade was was a low fourth on him. I saw the upside. I really liked the explosion on film, and I thought there was some high ability as a pass blocker, particularly in his game. A guy who had started games at right tackle and left tackle in his career was going to have a really big season this year as the team starting left tackle, but unfortunately suffered a major injury in week three, which knocked him out for the rest of the season. And I believe it knocked him out of the Shrine Bowl as well. And he would have been one of the top players at the Shrine Bowl. So I was really optimistic when I got to this. So I mean,

Starting point is 00:16:32 when I got to his film late in the process, I was wading through the film of these offensive tackles who are just not going to make it in the NFL. I mean, that's the nature of doing a draft guide. You have to watch a lot of guys who are not going to be NFL players just to weed out who you're watching and getting enough names in the book. And Gonsalves was like my 30th guy that I had gotten to out of the 35 I watched. And he was a breath of fresh air, like a fantastic breath of fresh air. I mean, again, he was the only guy I think I watched in my final 15 that cracked my top 20 or my final like 10 guys that cracked my top 20. Did a lot of good things on film.

Starting point is 00:17:11 I really enjoyed what I like. I just didn't see anything recent from him because he missed this whole last year. So it made the projection a little tough. But I love his versatility. 6'6", 320, wears it really well. Very explosive, competitive in the pass blocking game. The run game game I love his initial contact and I love how he hits his landmarks in the zone blocking game I would like

Starting point is 00:17:31 to see him stay a little bit more connected in the run game but again if you're not expecting him to start from day one you can work on those things you can refine those things and and I think if we're talking purely from an NFL ready standpoint, I think currently he is their most. I mean, again, I'm going off of what we saw last year from Blake Freeland, but I think he is their best option after the starters at offensive tackle guard and center probably on the roster, because I do think on his film, he showcased that NFL ready ability that Blake Freeland didn't even showcase on his college film or much of last season, as a matter of fact. Now, Freeland might be ready to play now because he's got a whole year under his belt and he's good to go there at tackle. But I do think if we're comparing them as prospects and we're comparing just how ready these guys were coming into the league, I think Gonsalves is a guy who I'd feel more comfortable out there from day one. So Gonsalves, he's a guy who I think can be a really good rotational guy this next year,

Starting point is 00:18:29 just, you know, swing guy behind your starters. I think he can compete for a starting role in 2025, whether that's at right guard, if Will Fries walks, whether that's at center, if Ryan Kelly walks, or however it's going to be, maybe it can be at right guard and Will Fries moves to center or something like that down the line. So I think this was a pick for the future. I think it's going to be. Maybe it can be a right guard and Will Fries moves the center or something like that down the line. So I think this was a pick for the future. I think it's a pick that makes a lot of sense that the Colts were seemingly very high on Gonsalves. I, again, breath of fresh air when I watched him on film,

Starting point is 00:18:55 even watching some of his stuff now, I mean, the way he was handling Braden Fiske or Fisker, however you say his name, who was a top 40 pick in this draft, how he was handling him in 2022, you have to be optimistic. So I like Matt Gonsalves. I was a fan of this pick. I mean, again, trading up for him, maybe I wouldn't have done that, but you're going up three picks, you're getting up a six for him. It's kind of null at that point. A big fan of Matt Gonsalves.

Starting point is 00:19:20 I like this pick and I think he's going to be a valuable player down the line for them. Yeah, and the Colts had a little added intel on him coming into this one. When we talked to Gonsalves right after he was picked, he mentioned Charlie Partridge, obviously was the defensive line coach at Pittsburgh that the Colts just hired in to be their defensive line coach. You know, he said he's pumped to reunite with him and uh thought that Partridge probably put in a good word for him in the draft room you know could vouch for him being a guy that is tough from a defensive line perspective to go up against as an offensive lineman so again I always love those little wrinkles when the Colts have a little extra step up on the competition of we know this a little bit more about him than these other teams do.

Starting point is 00:20:06 So I'm fine with the pick. I'll be honest at first I was like, eh, but I hadn't watched him yet. You obviously have. And, you know, after talking to Ballard,

Starting point is 00:20:17 like I think they could have done much worse. There were other guys on the board that I liked more, but again, I didn't know him. So it could be totally fine. It sounds like it's a fine pick. Look, I just love watching offensive linemen. So they're giving me an offensive lineman to watch here at what, 1230 in the morning.

Starting point is 00:20:34 I'm excited. I'm excited. I might not sound it right now in my voice, but I am excited, guys. You are a sicko is what you are. That's what I am. That's what I am for sure. But coming up, guys, we're going to be going into even more sicko mode and talk about some day three guys that we like for the Colts.

Starting point is 00:20:51 And maybe we'll get into some undrafted free agents we like for the Colts too. I mean, again, we could just go on forever about this. Coming up here in just a second. But first, we've all been there either as a player or as a fan. It's halftime and the scoreboard is just not looking good. You're feeling low, not sure you or your team can pull out a win. That's when you dig deep, lift your head up, and say to yourself, time to get back in the game.

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Starting point is 00:22:09 three. So we're going to rattle through these guys, but then I want the deep cuts after that, Jake. I want the Mack and Saul days types after this, but let's go through some of the common names. Some really shocking names here that are falling to day three. I think the two most shocking names that fell to day three for me and i don't really have an explanation for why these guys fell is troy franklin why just here from from oregon i don't understand him falling to day three at all i mean maybe in the past nfl they'd be scared of a slimmer receiver but we live in a world where xavier worthy just went in the first round so that one seemed a little weird to me.

Starting point is 00:22:46 And then Jaden Hicks, safety from Washington State. I mean, he's not even an older prospect. He just turned 21, was productive at Washington State, can play either safety spot, can play corner. I don't understand him falling to day three. Those are the two standouts to me. But you have a lot of other guys on here as well, Jake. Yeah, a lot of these guys are ones we probably

Starting point is 00:23:06 we thought probably would have gone by the end of day two a little surprising that they're here at four like um jayden hicks like you mentioned troy franklin was set in stone as a second rounder throughout this whole process but yeah jayden hicks i've been seeing nothing but day two buzz for him lately tj tampa seemed like another guy locked into round two. I'm not shocked by Jatavian Sanders because it seems like every single year what the consensus media rankings of times are is not what the NFL does. The tight end is always chaos throughout the draft. You knew it would be Brock Bowers first and then whatever the hell else going

Starting point is 00:23:47 on after that. Cam Hart. I think this is a little low for him. I thought he would go by the end of day two. Again, he's kind of a traits. He guy reminds me a lot of Juju Brents, but then we're getting into some guys who were getting into appropriate territory for them.

Starting point is 00:24:04 I think they'd be really nice pickups for the Colts. Obviously they haven't gotten a corner yet. So you're looking at cam heart TJ Tampa, but also Kyrie Jackson, um, absolutely huge, uh, former Alabama transfer over to Oregon. Um, your guy, Dadrian Taylor Demerson safety from Texas tech. I know you are eyeballing him Malik Mustafa. Malik Mustafa, the missile of a strong safety out of Wake Forest. Isaac Garindo, if they want to add a running back. And then our guy, Edifon Ulofosio. I feel like the Colts owe it to me because I learned his name and it feels so

Starting point is 00:24:41 zesty coming out. Like I love saying that, and I really just want that to land. They still need a linebacker for special teams, if nothing else. Like, just do it. Yeah, I was going to say, I think you put him on here just because you at least wanted to say his name one more time. Like, if the Colts don't draft him, you want to at least say it one more time. So fly high, my prince, if I don't absolutely I may want to at least say one more so fly high my prince if I don't get to say that name again I'm gonna get the Ula Fosio jersey if the Colts

Starting point is 00:25:10 select them here on day three but no those are some some names that really stand out to me I think a lot of those guys would make sense for the Colts especially again Hicks Franklin if they really just want to go wide receiver again like why not let's have some fun with it but especially the cornerback position to TJ Tampa Cam Hart Kyrie Jackson I think these are this is the right range for those guys to come to the Colts. I think when we're looking at who the Colts go after tomorrow, what positions they go after. I think we can feel comfortable saying that they're going to be looking at running backs like they're me looking at running backs tomorrow. They need that RB two they need a kick returner. We don't have a kick returner on the roster either right now. So I do

Starting point is 00:25:49 think running back gets addressed. I could see another offensive lineman, another interior offensive lineman, especially like a center tomorrow that could definitely be in play. I think safety and corner, obviously we have to say, because they still haven't drafted either one of those positions yet. I feel very very comfortable saying they're probably going to sign veterans after the draft at this point yeah at those positions they're going to draft they're going to draft at least one db but i also am super confident they're going to sign one after right right but that's the conversation for another day they're uh linebacker i do think again for ula fosio fans out there i do think that's certainly in play there on day three but But yeah, there's a lot of different ways the Colts

Starting point is 00:26:29 could go about it here. I mean, they could double up at some of these positions. There's a lot of flexibility where I don't think, again, outside of corner and safety, but again, you're not really drafting for need on day three. You're just drafting talent or special teams ability. But outside of those positions, I really don't think there's many needs left on this roster. So I think they can just kind of go off the board and say, hey, this is a guy we had around three grade on or we had an early four on or something. Let's go get him right here. I think the only pick I'm really, really curious about is what they're going to do with that mid fourth round pick, because there should be some decent talent on the board there. And last year, we saw them get a guy who a lot of people projected to go in the top 50 and add a Tomi at a Bore. They got him in the

Starting point is 00:27:10 fourth round. They got Blake Freeland in the fourth round, who was an all-time great tester at the tackle position. So I do think they can get a good talented player in round four. So I'm curious if it's one of these guys that you have on the list here. I mean, why not just go all out on offense and go draft Troy Franklin? Like let's have some fun with it. Let's just get Troy Franklin in here as well. Have some fun with our offense next year. But I think there's a lot of routes the team could go with obviously tomorrow on day three. And then obviously in the undrafted free agent period as well. Yeah. I'm also kind of thinking about, we haven't yet had the Colts local pro day pick. You know, last year, it was mostly through undrafted free agents,

Starting point is 00:27:49 but several guys made their way to the Colts that had come from the local pro day. And, you know, Tip Ryman is already off the board, but you're looking at like Aaron Casey from Indiana, the linebacker, is an option there. Tyrone Tracy, the running back from Purdue. Garindo, again, I already mentioned. So I have a feeling at least one Colts Local Pro Day guy is going to get picked up because they had several draftable guys there. Isaiah Adams already came off the board. That's one. So they've had some decent guys.

Starting point is 00:28:20 So I could see that happening. But I feel very confident like Chris Ballard loves to get a day three running back. He loves to get a day three linebacker. You're about to see a bunch of special teams contributors happen. And like you had mentioned with the return guy, like probably like a Tyrone Tracy would be pretty good for that. But I do think it will be wise for them to go get their Isaiah Rogers type guy right now. Go get your kick returner. Yeah, yeah, for sure. I'll throw out two names for you guys. Anthony Gold, I think would be a great kick return option.

Starting point is 00:28:50 The Oregon State wide receiver, a little undersized, super speedy. I think he'd be a great kick return option. And one dude, I just don't think I've been very vocal about my love for this player. It's been very behind the scenes for me, but just a running back name I want to throw out there because he reminds me so much of like a Zach Moss type runner is Kamani Vidal from Troy. I love his film. I love a lot of what he does.

Starting point is 00:29:11 Very powerful running back. Just carried the load there for Troy's offense the last two seasons. One of the best rushers in college football over that span. So I would love him on day three here. Like I'm secretly like really excited for it if they can actually get that done. I don't know if they've even met with him in this pre-draft process, but that's my Edifon Ulofosio right there. That's my Ulofosio.

Starting point is 00:29:34 Just a little more quiet about it. You're very vocal about your Ulofosio. I'm keeping it a little to myself. Well, it fits so well. It does. I do like that Vidal pick for you though. Yeah. Yeah.

Starting point is 00:29:47 He had a strong senior bowl and yeah, sorry. I think there's a delay here, but no, he, he had a strong senior bowl. And when I had, I did that show with Aaron shots the other day and he said, you know, the, the analytics backup, a guy like Kamani Vidal as well. He thinks he's like a perfect day three running back for really any team. So I think that's would be a really good matchup. And stylistically, it goes with what the Colts have attempted to do behind Jonathan Taylor this spring. Yep, absolutely. So Kamani Vidal, that's my guy, Edifon Ulofosio. You guys let us know in the comment section who you want the Colts to go after here on day three. Also, let us know what you think of the picks of A.D. Mitchell and Matt Gonsalves. Which

Starting point is 00:30:29 one did you like more? Okay, I didn't answer that one. I think I know which one you like more, but you can tell us what you think about those two players in our comment section below. If you guys don't already, make sure you're following at LockedOnColts, at JakeArthurNFL, and at Zach Hicks2 all on Twitter. Also subscribe to to us on YouTube or wherever you list your podcasts. We love your guys' ratings and reviews. And we'll catch you guys back here tomorrow night after Day 3.

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