2026 Indianapolis Colts Mock Draft: 7-Round Projection

Draft Capital: 6 picks | Overall Grade: B Last Updated: September 07, 2026

Overview

Indianapolis Colts enter the 2026 NFL Draft with 6 selections. Biggest needs: Safety, Edge Rusher, Linebacker.

Complete Draft Class:

Round 2 (#45): Quincy Rhodes Jr, Edge Rusher, Arkansas — Grade B

Round 3 (#77): Bray Hubbard, Safety, Alabama — Grade C+

Round 4 (#109): Niki Prongos, Offensive Tackle,

Stanford

— Grade C

Round 5 (#141): Elijah Griffin, Defensive Line, Georgia — Grade C

Round 5 (#173): Mike Matthews, Wide Receiver,

Tennessee

— Grade C-

Round 6 (#205): Austin Romaine, Inside Linebacker,

Texas Tech

— Grade C-

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Complete Pick-by-Pick Analysis

Pick #45 - Indianapolis Colts: Quincy Rhodes Jr, Edge Rusher, Arkansas

Rank: #42 overall | Grade: B Why This Pick:

Critical need filled. Indianapolis Colts desperately needed Edge Rusher help (need #2), and Quincy Rhodes Jr was the best available at this spot. This pick addresses an immediate roster weakness.

The Fit:

Quincy Rhodes Jr brings immediate impact to Indianapolis Colts. Quincy Rhodes Jr is a long, powerful edge defender who wins with length, motor, and a developing hand plan rather than rare burst. He is built like a bull at 6'6" and roughly 276 pounds, with a thick frame and a massive wingspan that lets him land fi... His best trait—rare length and a massive wingspan that lands first and keeps tackles off his chest—fits perfectly with what this team needs. Projects as a Trey Flowers (Arkansas backfield-disruption production)-type player at the NFL level.

Strengths: Rare length and a massive wingspan that lands first and keeps tackles off his chest

Weaknesses: Average get-off and first-step quickness, so he wins with length not speed

NFL Comp: Trey Flowers (Arkansas backfield-disruption production)

Full scouting report for Quincy Rhodes Jr → | See Indianapolis Colts 7-round draft →

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Pick #77 - Indianapolis Colts: Bray Hubbard, Safety, Alabama

Rank: #78 overall | Grade: C+ Why This Pick:

Critical need filled. Indianapolis Colts desperately needed Safety help (need #1), and Bray Hubbard was the best available at this spot. This pick addresses an immediate roster weakness.

The Fit:

Bray Hubbard brings immediate impact to Indianapolis Colts. A converted high school quarterback out of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Bray Hubbard projects as an instinctive, downhill safety whose quarterback past shows up in how he reads the field. He grades as a high-level backup with starter upside and third-... His best trait—elite ball skills and route recognition, seven career interceptions and eight pass breakups—fits perfectly with what this team needs. Projects as a Kitan Oladapo: an instinctive box/zone safety with size over top-end speed-type player at the NFL level.

Strengths: Elite ball skills and route recognition, seven career interceptions and eight pass breakups

Weaknesses: Average-at-best NFL athleticism per scouts

NFL Comp: Kitan Oladapo: an instinctive box/zone safety with size over top-end speed

Full scouting report for Bray Hubbard → | See Indianapolis Colts 7-round draft →

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Pick #109: Niki Prongos (Offensive Tackle,

Stanford

) - Grade C. Day 3 value pick. Depth addition with special teams potential.

Pick #141: Elijah Griffin (Defensive Line, Georgia) - Grade C. Day 3 value pick. Depth addition with special teams potential. Pick #173: Mike Matthews (Wide Receiver,

Tennessee

) - Grade C-. Day 3 value pick. Depth addition with special teams potential.

Pick #205: Austin Romaine (Inside Linebacker,

Texas Tech

) - Grade C-. Day 3 value pick. Depth addition with special teams potential.

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Draft Class Summary

Overall Grade: B | 6 positions addressed across 6 picks.

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