NFL Draft Grades 2022: Re-grading the Indianapolis Colts draft one year later

Because the Indianapolis Colts put together for the 2023 NFL Draft, let’s have a look again at Indy’s 2022 Draft class and re-grade them now that they’ve performed a season.

Quickly, there shall be a brand new group of rookies heading to the Indianapolis Colts. With the 2023 NFL Draft scheduled to begin on April 27, the weekend the place a whole lot of gamers’ goals come true is correct across the nook. Earlier than we welcome a brand new class, let’s look again eventually yr’s draftees.

Not like this yr, the Colts didn’t have a first-round choose within the 2022 NFL Draft. Nonetheless, Indianapolis nonetheless put collectively a fairly good draft class of eight gamers. The category consisted of 4 offensives gamers and 4 defensive gamers. Though their rookie season was a poor yr for the Colts, the category as a complete seems to be very promising and the longer term is shiny for these younger gamers.

Once they had been first drafted, all eight obtained preliminary draft grades. Now that they’ve a season below their belts, let’s see if these grades improved, remained the identical, or dropped.

Authentic grade: B+
Present grade: A-

Vast receiver Alec Pierce was Indy’s first collection of the 2022 Draft and he was one. Everybody knew that the Colts had been choosing a receiver with their first choose, it simply wasn’t clear which. Indy selected Pierce, and his preliminary grade was a B+. The rationale why he didn’t initially obtain an A was that Pierce was stylistically actually just like Michael Pittman Jr., and on the time, it appeared like it might’ve been a good suggestion to pair Pittman with one of many quick and shifty receivers that was out there.

Nonetheless, Pittman got here in and instantly made a big effect together with his soar ball-catching skill. As a rookie, he performed in 16 video games and caught 41 passes for 593 yards and two touchdowns. Averaging 14.5 yards a reception, he offered Indy with a number of large performs.

Now, he’ll step into the WR2 function for the Colts throughout his second season, and if Pierce progresses like he’s presupposed to, he must be a 1000-yard receiver subsequent season.