And just like that, the NFL offseason is fully upon us.
The NFL Combine starts this week, with staff from all 32 teams and hundreds of prospects descending on downtown Indianapolis. Two weeks from Monday marks the beginning of free agency. And two months from Monday, the 2026 NFL Draft will kick off in Pittsburgh.
Between the final week of February and the final week of April, we'll learn what the core of the 2026 Colts' roster will be: Which free agents are brought back, which ones leave, which free agents are brought in and which players are drafted.
Mock Drafts at this point of the year, then, are more an exercise in what an expert believes could happen with largely incomplete information. We don't know what direction the Colts will take in free agency yet, and how they'll address certain parts of their roster before going on the clock in the second round of the NFL Draft on Friday, April 24. B
So, consider this an annual reminder: Take these predictions more as a way to get acquainted with some of the players whose names you'll see over the next couple of months. Also of note, because the Colts don't have a first-round pick, it's a little harder to find mock drafts that venture into the second and third rounds at this point.
And with that, let's get to our first round of Mock Draft Monday picks:
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Selection (No. 47 overall): Missouri LB Josiah Trotter
Selection (No. 78 overall): Iowa State DL Domonique Orange
Expert: Dalton Wasserman, Pro Football Focus
Date: Feb. 23
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Selection (No. 47 overall): Cincinnati LB Jake Golday
Selection (No. 78 overall): Penn State QB Drew Allar
Expert: Gordon McGuinness, Pro Football Focus
Date: Feb. 16
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Selection (No. 47 overall): Florida DT Caleb Banks
Selection (No. 78 overall): Cincinnati LB Jake Golday
Expert: Chad Reuter, NFL.com
Date: Feb. 9
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Selection (No. 47 overall): Miami DE Ahkeem Mesidor
Selection (No. 78 overall): Clemson QB Cade Klubnik
Expert: Nick Baumgardner, The Athletic
Date: Feb. 9
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Selection (No. 47 overall): Oklahoma DE R Mason Thomas
Expert: Matt Miller, ESPN
Date: Feb. 2
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Selection (No. 47 overall): Oklahoma DE R Mason Thomas
Expert: Dane Brugler, The Athletic
Date: Jan. 15
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