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Starting point is 00:00:00 We know what the Colts need now, but what needs might they have this time next year that they might actually address in this year's draft? Let's get to it. You are Locked On Colts, your daily Indianapolis Colts podcast. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day. All right, thanks for tuning in and making us your first listen of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day. All right. Thanks for tuning in and making us your first listen of the day. This is your daily podcast covering your Indianapolis Colts.

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Starting point is 00:00:59 And guess what? We're a week out from the draft, so we're talking draft today again. Trying to put a little bit of a spin on it, though, because we've all been talking for months now about addressing what the Colts need, which we know they'll do in some spots over the three-day extravaganza. But we also know that they're going to do a couple things where you're like, ah, they maybe didn't need that right now. But these things we're talking about today are forward thinking and forward planning moves. Like they may not need them right now, but there's going to be a lot of free agents for them next year, just like there was

Starting point is 00:01:34 this year. And they're going to have to perhaps draft some guys this year to prepare for players they may lose next year. And as we know, rookies aren't always tailor-made to start and be really productive right away. So they may want to get a year ahead of it. Today, we're going to look specifically at the linebacker position, tight end and interior offensive line. We're going to go over why they might need those positions in the future. Maybe how early we're willing to, or we think we would be willing to pick a player at that position and which guys fit that best. So first up at linebacker, this one's really interesting for me, Zach, because you have Zaire Franklin and EJ Speed,

Starting point is 00:02:18 and there's some really standout duos at linebacker across the league, but Zaire and EJ have their sights set on number one. Like they're already one of the better linebacker duos in the league, but they want to be the best one. And I think by the end of the year, if both of them are healthy, they'll pretty safely be among like the top five best linebacker groups. But you've got EJ speed ready to hit for agency after the season. And then basically all of their depth that we're used to seeing. Saguna Luby, Cam McGrone, and Grant Stewart, all of whom are also special teams contributors. So this whole group could look vastly different just if everyone were to leave in free agency,

Starting point is 00:03:00 which makes it a bit of a priority if, again, if we're thinking forward to next year. Yeah, I mean, unfortunately, the Colts have quite a few needs for this year coming into the draft. Ideally, you don't want that. But again, we've talked enough about that this entire offseason here. So we don't want to spend any more time on that. But yeah, I mean, if you're looking forward, I do think linebackers are one of the more important needs here because I don't know about you guys. But when I think of EJ speed, my brain thinks he's younger than what he is.

Starting point is 00:03:29 I believe he's like 29 or 30. Right now. You can look it up, Jake, while I'm while I'm talking here. But I want to say he's nearing his age 30 season. And, you know, that's kind of when linebackers start to fall off, even the best that we've ever seen linebackers start to fall off around that age. So, again, we would love EJ Speed to be back. We'd love to see an extension after this this upcoming season. But we have to be realistic. The Colts are still going to be looking for younger options at that position. They do like Saguna Luby quite a bit.

Starting point is 00:03:59 They like Cam McGrone as a special teamer. And Grant Stewart obviously is a special teamer as well. But there is room for another guy to come in there in this class you know albeit not a great linebacker class by any means there are a couple guys in this class that fit that Chris Ballard project linebacker type of mold where get him in here for a year get him on special teams like they did with EJ like they did with Zyra Franklin like they did with Bobby O'Kerake's first season, get them out here for one year on special teams and then get them ready to go next year. So I do think linebacker is in play in this draft.

Starting point is 00:04:32 And who knows, it might be earlier than what we expect. I mean, when they took Bobby O'Kerake back in 2019, none of us were expecting that because they had just spent, what, four picks in the previous two drafts on linebacker. They had Anthony Walker, Matt Adams, and Zyra Franklin, Shaquille Leonard. And, you know, Walker and Leonard were both starters. So when they spent another pick on Bobby Okereke the next year in round three, you know, it seemed like a bit of a, like, what are you doing here? But then Walker left, and obviously they had their new guy in Okereke.

Starting point is 00:05:02 So we could see a similar type of situation here with the Colts where you know obviously Speed and Franklin are going to be your starters but they could use another linebacker in here just to prepare for that future without maybe Speed next season yeah I think that's what makes linebackers such an obvious choice here is because they have always been a year ahead of it at least you know we saw okara k take over for walker walker took over for um i forget who his predecessor was but that was their contingency plan there we just see them do that over and over and chris has a chris ballard has a really good hit rate on linebackers so i think we know he's going to take one on day three this year um by the way it's it's going to beJ's year 29 season, which I didn't

Starting point is 00:05:47 anticipate him being that old either. So yeah, just by virtue of his age as well. So I think the Colts would be willing probably to go as early as round three on linebacker. I would rather they wait until day three, like round four is really the start of when I'd maybe like to see them look to add that. But what about you? Yeah. I mean, I think if this were a stronger linebacker class, we could see them go as early as round two at linebacker, but it just isn't that kind of class. I mean, there's one guy early that does fit their mold and that's Edgerton Cooper out of Texas A&M. He's good running chase linebacker, long arms, really gets after it, but he's just, you know, he's not really going to give them anything more than what they already have. And maybe they just want a younger version of EJ Speed and that would be perfect. You'll go grab Edgerton Cooper, have a younger version of EJ

Starting point is 00:06:38 Speed. But I think they would sit back and more so like you said, round three, four, five, you know, around that range there, take more of a project type player and mold them into the linebacker that you want them to be. So I'm with you, I think more so outside the top 100 is where we would see them look at linebacker. But there are a couple guys I do like in that range who kind of fit the colds. It's not again, it's not as deep as most draft classes when it comes to the Chris Ballard type of linebacker. But there are a handful of guys who, who kind of fit that mold that we like to see from, from Ballard. Yeah. I grabbed a few names here, just guys I either know about, or, you know, they've got the nine plus Raz and their, their measurements and

Starting point is 00:07:19 athleticism just fits what the Colts look for generally. I mean, this is kind of like safety where there aren't many perfect fits in the whole class. But you got like Trevin Wallace from Kentucky, Jordan McGee from Temple. Our guy who is going to be our officially stamped. We sponsor this guy, day three Colts linebacker. Edifon Ulofosio from Washington. Jamal Hill from Oregon. The Colts have had some interest there.

Starting point is 00:07:44 I think they had him for a 30 visit. Maris Lee Fowl from Notre Dame. Aaron Casey was at the Colts local pro day, the IU linebacker, and then Dallas Gant from Toledo. One of the, I mean, with Quinion Mitchell not working out at the pro day, Gant was, him and Mason Tipton were probably the two best players there that performed.

Starting point is 00:08:05 So there's plenty of options there on day three. Yeah, Edifon Ulofosio is my guy on day three for the Colts. He fits so much of what the Colts like at the position. He's got the arm length. He's got the athleticism. Graded out really high in coverage the last couple of years at Washington, which we need a coverage linebacker here in Indy badly. If we're going to have Zyra Franklin starting, we need a coverage linebacker here in Indy badly. If we're going to have Zyra Franklin starting,

Starting point is 00:08:26 we need a coverage linebacker next to him. I think that's the way to go. So that's a big plus for him. You look at his background. I mean, he was a former walk-on at Washington who excelled on special teams early and became more of a starter, like a full-time guy later in his career. I mean, it's just check, check, check, check, check with him

Starting point is 00:08:43 when it comes to the Ballard mold. Trevin Wallace as well. I do think he's going to go a little bit higher than Ulofosio. I think he's going to go more in that like round three type of range. Blazing speed, physical guy. Really like what I see on film from him. And then a couple other guys that you didn't mention here that I want to throw out real quick. Brian Abraham from Albany and Daniel Abraham from Villanoanova i believe they're brothers i believe they are brothers i'm not 100 sure on that i'll have to check it but um brian abraham uh did more like edge like off-ball linebacker stuff there at albany uh was a former cornerback early in his career and can do some rush linebacker and all that's interesting reminds me a lot of ej

Starting point is 00:09:21 speed coming out just with with how much he moved around. Daniel Abraham as well also moved around. I think he was the safety early in his career as well, and he moved down to linebacker. So two guys who kind of fit that Chris Ballard mold, who will be there later day three, could be good special teamers day one. And who knows, could be those EJ Speed type of guys that you find on day three of the draft. Yeah, he loves him.

Starting point is 00:09:44 A small school day three guy who's switched positions and is a super athlete. Absolutely loves it. You know, other than you, LaFoscio, that honestly sounds like a really good match there. So coming up next,

Starting point is 00:09:55 we are going to shift focus to the offensive side of the ball. The guys that will be matched up against some of these linebackers. And that is tight end. We've all been there either as a player or a fan. It's halftime, and the scoreboard is 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, it's time to get back in the game, pull off some bank heists,

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Starting point is 00:11:52 We know Kylan Granson has shown up, and we know Mo Alleycox has been present throughout the season as well. Jelani Woods was not. He did not get to play at all because of his hamstring issues. There was off-field stuff and injuries with Drew Ogletree. Will Mallory was a rookie. Would you like to know which two guys are free agents next year? It's the two I said were around the whole year,

Starting point is 00:12:15 and that's Kylan Granson and Mo Alleycox. So the Colts will be without their two most reliable tight ends next year if they don't resign them, of course. So you've got to bank on Jelani Woods getting healthy staying healthy and being a capable starter because you just saw flashes you don't know that he is the man yet and then Will Mallory it's kind of the same thing like Will Mallory may not be the transformer that Jelani Woods is, but he looked pretty good and could develop into a pretty good player, but you still that neither player yet makes it. So you don't try and keep finding your guy.

Starting point is 00:12:54 So yeah, again, this is kicking the can down the road a little bit, but there there's, there's some guys in this draft who I, I think you'd be for, you know, you'd be remiss not to add them despite

Starting point is 00:13:06 having this current group Zach yeah I think the really interesting thing about tight end and don't we're going to mention more players than just this top guy at the you know at the very top of the list but the interesting thing about this tight end room is I don't think at least on paper right now again one of these guys could surprise me it could be Mallory it could be Woods it could be someone else but on paper it's just a lot of guys who have some utility for your offense but not really much more than that there's not a difference maker in this room right now again Jelani Woods is the ultimate wild card we have no clue what we're going to get from him uh this next season but putting him aside and putting him in his own bucket these other guys you know a lot of them are probably just utility guys that aren't going to give you that extra thing that you

Starting point is 00:13:50 need. They're not going to be difference makers for your team. They can maybe do the job you need them to do, but they're not going to, they're not going to go past that. They're not going to be guys who really propel your offense forward. And something we've seen with a Shane Steichen offense in his three or four years sorry four years as an offensive coordinator last year was the lone season he hasn't had like a bona fide tight end one he hasn't had that one target hog at the position who is up there like top 10 top 15 in the league in tight end receptions and tight end targets you know he had Hunter Henry with the Chargers he had Dallas Goddard and a little bit of Zach Ertz there with the Eagles.

Starting point is 00:14:26 So I think he wants that element back in his offense. I think he wants one of those guys. And again, they might be higher on Jelani Woods going into this next season than most fans are right now. But I think if they see an avenue to get that upgrade right now, you know, it doesn't matter all the other names they have on the depth chart because you don't have a tight end one right now. You know, you have Jelani Woods who maybe could be that. And then a bunch of guys who are tight end twos and tight end threes.

Starting point is 00:14:53 So if they see that opportunity to go get their tight end one, which we're going to talk about here in a second, obviously we talked about throughout this entire draft process. If they see that opportunity to get that guy, that guy who can be the Shane Steichen target hog at tight end, I think they're going to go that route. I think they're opportunity to get that guy, that guy who can be the Shane Steichen target hog at tight end, I think they're going to go that route. I think they're going to get that guy, but obviously it's all in how the board falls their way and stuff in round one. But I do think they want that element in Steichen's offense. They want a tight end who they can, you know, who can kind of be their bell cow at the position. They just don't have that right now.

Starting point is 00:15:23 Yeah, it would certainly be a benefit to have. And we're obviously talking about Brock Bowers in round one. But he's really the only tight end in this class worthy of going in the first round. So that's why you're really looking towards later in the draft for it. But with him, he is, he's absolutely an exception. And he does fit into the offense quite well you again i'm going to plug zach here uh just wrote a really big piece on how brock bowers fits into the colts offense and shane steichen specifically over on horseshoehuddle.com uh there's just so much you can do with them like i know you already kind of have a lot of guys that eat up the middle of the field but you don't have that at the tight end position right now. And you're kind

Starting point is 00:16:05 of talking about just utility guys. Bowers has the potential to be that every down never leaves the field tight end. You know, the, the kind you see around the league, you know, there's the few that everyone hopes they have. He has the potential to be that. And that's why there's consideration for him, not just in the top 10, but there at times you've seen him mocked at five you know what i mean and some people say other than harrison he's the best non-quarterback in the draft or best non-quarterback player in the draft um but outside that he's he's an obvious fit um but beyond that and i mean if you want to talk more about bowers we certainly can but is there anyone else you know starting in like day two because for for me, I'd be okay with round two, round three, you start to get some of those guys included.

Starting point is 00:16:50 Yeah, my big thing when it comes to the other tight ends in this class, and it's not an awful tight end class by any means, it's not great besides Bowers, but it's not awful. My only thing is, say you're spending like a fourth or fifth round pick on a tight end in this class or something, or even like a day two pick, like a round three pick round pick on a tight end in this class or something, or even like a day to pick like a round three pick or something on a tight end in this class. Are you just going to be adding another tight end two or three to a group that already has a ton of those guys? You know, like, like Benson it from, from Kansas, from Kansas state. I think he fits this offense very well. He can do a lot of the stiffer type stuff they need. He can give you some of those yards after the catch that the Colts really didn't have last year from the position.

Starting point is 00:17:26 But is he someone who really propels your offense more than the other guys you have in the room? You know, is he taking this group to the next level? Like, you know, the whole point of this exercise, obviously, is to look at who is going to be free agents next year. But unlike the other positions we're mentioning, at tight end, they still have three guys on the roster when Granson and Allie Cox become free agents next year but unlike the other positions we're mentioning at tight end they still have three guys on the roster when Granson and Allie Cox become free agents with Ogletree Mallory and Woods again we don't know how they're gonna go this year but like it's not like it's

Starting point is 00:17:53 completely barren so for me I'm kind of Brock Bowers or bust at tight end I do like some of these other names that you have written down here like Tip Ryman AJ Barner I think can be good blocking tight ends which they didn't really have last year uh but for me i think it really is like bowers or bust you know get that yak king in here get that guy who can eat targets and be your dallas clark and and then the rest of these guys can slide into their actual roles that they should have on an nfl team they should be tight end twos and tight end threes but last year they had to switch off a tight end one in an offense that really wasn't built for them I mean you know it's really funny last year

Starting point is 00:18:29 guess how many missed tackles forced the Colts tight ends had last year all as a group guess how many missed tackles forced they have with the ball in their hand I'm gonna guess you're gonna say like five four they had four all of last year come on it was only from Mo Alley Cox and Drew Ogletree to zero from honestly the two I from mo alley cox and drew ogletree too zero from honestly the two i wouldn't have expected either not that ogletree couldn't do it but granson is their yeah guy right and bowers had 18 last year for georgia and that was being used on that tight end screen game that tight end like rpo game and stuff so i think a guy like brock bowers and and i again i know i'm turning this segment into a tangent on Bowers, but he's a guy who does change the group and changes what the Colts want

Starting point is 00:19:09 from that position. I think a Sinek can do that too. I think a Jared Wiley can kind of do that too, but I don't think any of them do that to the degree that Brock Bowers does. So I would take Bowers early in this draft for the Colts. I don't know how I would feel about taking any of these other guys because I just don't know if they would bring that extra element that I need in this room compared to what we already have. Yeah, I'm kind of right there with you. This is certain. There's a couple of positions in this draft where could they use the really good versions of them?

Starting point is 00:19:39 Absolutely. But you don't want to add one just to add one. And just the exact thing you said, like you're probably adding another tight end two or three, and they might even be slight upgrades over what the Colts have. But like Bowers, obviously I really liked Jatavian Sanders. I think he's a playmaker. But outside of that, I'm with you.

Starting point is 00:19:57 I'm kind of looking for like a true H back, like Ben Senate, or if you want that blocking tight end, that's AJ Barner's game. He's not even really receiving tight end. Tip Ryman, he was there at the local pro day. Doesn't believe that birds are real, but that's okay. We can get past that.

Starting point is 00:20:14 And then there's some outliers. I think if the Colts want to take shots at the board with athletic guys, you're looking at Theo Johnson or Jared Wiley. Eric All is interesting for some people with medicals checkout, but tight end, I think if I pulled my thing up, I think tight end is my smallest evaluation group this year. Yeah, yeah.

Starting point is 00:20:35 Like, don't get me wrong. I'd be fine with a tight end in this class. I'm not saying it's a position group that doesn't need more bodies, but I'm kind of Brock Bowers or Buss had the position. I'd be fine with one on day three like you can live with that because day three is just early undrafted free agency period but I'd prefer just to keep it in-house unless you can get a guy like Brock Bowers but coming up

Starting point is 00:20:54 we're going to talk about another position group that we have been just discussing all offseason here that is interior offensive line it's a really strong interior offensive line class and the Colts have a lot of free agents coming up at that key position. So we're going to talk about that here in just a second. But first, today's show is made possible with the help of sponsors like Yahoo Finance. Wouldn't it be great if we could see all your investments and retirement accounts in one place? With Yahoo Finance, you can consolidate your views from multiple accounts into one hub and access the expert analysis you need to tend to your entire portfolio with confidence. Let's get straight to the point.

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Starting point is 00:22:53 probably the least sexy position group in all of football uh but honestly it's been an engine that has powered the colts for a while now i mean mean, the problem with it is Quentin Nelson is about the only one starter or depth that isn't a free agent coming up. In 2025, you got Ryan Kelly, Will Fries, Wesley French, Josh Sills, and Danny Pinter, all free agents. And that's everybody you would expect to maybe have to take a snap for the Colts on the interior, except for Quentin. You can even throw like Arlington Hambright in there as a free agent.

Starting point is 00:23:28 You're going to resign a couple of your own guys, absolutely. I would imagine Kelly and Fries to come back, Wesley French. This is a really deep group in the draft, centers and guards. You've got several guys who play tackle that could turn out to be really good interior players as well. Of course, I don't think the Colts will do it early, but I think Zach and I mentioned a couple of times, once you get to about round three or round four, I think that's when it's time to add at least one guy that you think is capable of starting within a couple of years.

Starting point is 00:24:03 Yeah. Honestly, I don't hate adding one in round three, even I know you just mentioned it there, but like you have to prepare for the future. And when you are spending money, like they are at wide receiver with, with Michael Pittman jr. With the DeForest Buckner contract, uh, was our Franklin's contract extension about to hit it. And so like a lot of these extensions that they just gave out are really going to hit big in the next year or two, which could prohibit your ability to resign a guy like a Ryan Kelly, who is, I believe he's a 32 year old center. Who's had a lot of injury issues. I mean, he's had like what, like five or six concussions in his career at this point. Like, you know, the injuries are scary. The injuries are scary for any player, and especially for an older player

Starting point is 00:24:45 who's getting up there in age. So I do think they need to look at the future of center. I think Will Fries has been a really solid player for them for the last two years, but he's kind of in that like Alec Pierce, Quiddy Paye type mold where that's a good player for you. Like, don't get me wrong, very good player for you, but it's still upgradable.

Starting point is 00:25:03 Like you can still potentially get better there unless he takes that next step this next season. So you still want to be on the lookout for a potential upgrade in the future there. So I don't think it's a complete lock that those guys are both back next season, but if they're not back, you need to have some kind of contingency plan in place. I know they like Wesley French, but is it enough to be a starting center?

Starting point is 00:25:24 Probably not. Danny Pinter, they like as well, but is it enough to be a starting center? Probably not. Danny Pinter they like as well, but they've already tried him at right guard. We don't ever need to see that again. We might see it at center again in the future, but again, that's another position that's another guy that you don't know if he's going to be back. So really when you're looking at it, I wouldn't be opposed to, say you don't take an interior offensive lineman in the first two days, on day three, just throw resources at it.

Starting point is 00:25:52 Like, especially if they trade back at some point and, you know, garner more day three picks, like give me like two to three picks on the interior offensive line, because restock that cupboard, especially restocking a draft like this, where there's, you know, so many offensive linemen on day three. Like, honestly, I could go off and name like 10 guys here if I wanted to when we are when we're talking about it there's just that many guys I think on day three that fit at both center and guard so I think this is a perfect opportunity for the Colts to refill that cupboard there on the interior offensive line and and look if you still like Fries and Kelly after the year you can re-sign them and these guys can be really cheap

Starting point is 00:26:23 backups for the next couple of years. Like you can have the best of all these worlds here. So I do think it would be in the Colts best interest to throw some resources that into your offensive line in this draft. Now I'm going to put you on the spot here. So you've really leaned into offensive line study in this draft cycle, especially through the indie draft guide. So I didn't even list names here,

Starting point is 00:26:43 but assuming they're not going to do like Jackson Powers, Johnson, Graham Barton, Zach Frazier, who's got you excited after that, that like really good potential, but maybe needs a year or so to sit before you think they're going to be really good,

Starting point is 00:26:59 which would be the ideal scenario for the Colts. Yeah. I mean, there's quite a few guys. I think one guy who could be there in round three who I'd be very comfortable taking is Dominic Puney from Kansas, a guy who I'm very, very high on.

Starting point is 00:27:12 I think I have like a top 60 or top 70 grade on him. I had to look at the Indy Draft Guide. I had a very high grade on him, but he might fall to that round three range for the Colts. Played a lot of tackle at Kansas. He projects better inside, has a little bit of Austin Corbett to his game where he can play kind of every position

Starting point is 00:27:31 on the offensive line. But that's a guy who I think, you know, if you really get him in the program for a year, he can be a really good player for you down the line. If you want to go with just a high upside start, like potential starter with really great athleticism, like a Roger Rosengarten from Washington, a guy who can play tackle or interior as well. One of the best athletes in this entire class. And again, this is more of like a round three type option here.

Starting point is 00:27:54 At center, we could go on for days with all the centers in this class. I think this is the best center class I've evaluated personally. And I've been really in on interior offensive line for the last like five, six years at this point. So really strong center class I think a hunter norzad type from Penn State is going to be there in like round three to round four range he makes a lot of sense I think Nick or I think you guys say is Gargiulio from South Carolina measured really well at you know in his pro days and stuff did a lot of really good stuff on film, has some inside versatility. Tanner Bordellini, we've talked about from Wisconsin, Bo Limmer, obviously from Arkansas, we've talked about quite a bit. You can even go to the small

Starting point is 00:28:34 school level. You got Jake Kubas from North Dakota State. I know the Colts like quite a bit. Lorenzo Thompson from Rhode Island, the Colts like quite a bit as a tackle and guard type. You can go to Mason McCormick, we've talked about quite a bit. Like there's a lot of guys in this draft class that fit that Colts mold, who are going to be there on like day three, who can play guard or center. And you can just add more talent to the room. So in this type of draft class, man, I'm all about it. I'm all about just throw more picks at interior offensive line.

Starting point is 00:29:04 Not only because I actually know these players compared to some of the other guys in this class because i've really studied uh offensive line the last couple years but just because you're going to get a very talented class and like this this class we've heard all off season it's not the deepest draft class at most positions it's not this super deep draft class because of nil and because of uh covet and because of COVID and all that kind of stuff. But I really do think where the strength of this class lies is on the offensive line, especially on the interior offensive line. So if I'm the Colts, man, any of these guys, I mean, go get a Bo Limmer in round four and get Lorenzo Thompson in round seven

Starting point is 00:29:41 and just let those guys battle it out in camp with the other guys you have in there or go get Tanner Bortolini in round four and then get you know whoever you can get uh you know whoever they're in round six or seven like I really think there's a lot of talent the Colts can go after like there it's just so much on the board uh that I I'm like overloaded with information right now trying to think about all these guys it's that many dudes but there's a lot of options for the Colts I really again I really think interior offensive line is a good play in this draft for them yeah and a couple guys I'll add into that um just because they have position versatility now both of these guys may be gone by the end of round three uh but Christian Haynes and uh Delmar Glaze they were senior bowl. They were coached up by Colts assistant O-line coach Chris Watt down there.

Starting point is 00:30:28 So, again, there's plenty to like about them. Position versatility. Haynes is more of a three-position guy along the interior. Glaze can play tackle or guard. So I wouldn't be surprised, since the Colts have a little added intel on those two, if they're there in, in like round four or something, I wouldn't be surprised if they pulled the trigger on one of them. Yeah, so many guys.

Starting point is 00:30:50 When I did my small school article, it was like seven offensive linemen I put in there. So it's just a lot. I say that the Plains states are rich with talent on the small school guys this year. Oh, yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. And before we get out of here, guys, I do want to remind you that the Indie Draft Guide is now here. For $9.99, you can get access to an essential piece of reading for Colts fans both before and after the draft,

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