INDIANAPOLIS – In trading Dwayne Allen, the Colts now have a 2017 draft haul that has not been seen for quite some time in Indianapolis.
Along with sending Allen to the Patriots, the Colts also traded their sixth-round pick (No. 200 overall) to New England.
In return, the Colts acquired the Patriots' fourth-round pick (137th overall).
With the trade, the Colts still have seven draft picks in 2017 (all in bold), all coming in the first five rounds:
- 1st Round (15th overall)
- 2nd Round (46th overall)
- 3rd Round (80th overall)
- 4th Round (122nd overall)
- 4th Round (137th overall, acquired from New England)
- 4th Round (144th overall, compensatory pick)
- 5th Round (158th overall)
- 6th Round (200th overall, traded to New England)
- 7th Round (233rd overall, traded to Cleveland)
Such a draft haul for the Colts is unlike really anything they've seen in quite some time.
-The Colts have 7 picks in the first 155 selections for the first time since 1992.
-The Colts have 7 picks in the first five rounds for the first time since 2005.
-The Colts have 6 picks in the first four rounds for the first time since 2007.
-The Colts have 7 picks in the first five rounds in this year's draft. Since 2012, the Colts have averaged 3.4 picks per draft in the first five rounds.
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