MOCK DRAFT: Indianapolis Colts Land INSTANT IMPACT Players Right Off the Bat

The Indianapolis Colts find some instant impact players early in our latest 2026 mock draft. Which early position might raise some eyebrows?

JAKE

• Rd 2: WR Malachi Fields, Notre Dame
• Rd 3: DT Darrell Jackson Jr., Florida State
• Rd 4: LB Harold Perkins, LSU
• Rd 5: DE Vincent Anthony Jr., Duke
• Rd 6: LB Eric Gentry, USC
• Rd 7: S Jalen Stroman, Notre Dame
• Rd 7: OL Ethan Onianwa, Ohio State

ZACH

• Rd 2: S Dillon Thieneman, Oregon
• Rd 3: LB Deontae Lawson, Alabama
• Rd 4: WR Skyler Bell, UConn
• Rd 5: OT Dametrious Crownover, Texas A&M
• Rd 6: DT Zxavian Harris, Ole Miss
• Rd 7: IOL Fernando Carmona, Arkansas
• Rd 7: LB Owen Heinecke, Oklahoma

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