3 Colt’s Targets That Have Steal Of The Draft Potential
Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen speaks to the media during the 2025 NFL draft.
Indianapolis has okay in the offseason, boosting its secondary and add competition in the quarterback room. With the draft around the corner, there’s plenty of work yet to be done.
Here are three targets the Colts could scoop up later in the draft that could end up being steals
TIGHT END: MASON TAYLOR – LSU
What’s a best friend for a young quarterback trying to get established in the league like Anthony Richardson? How about a reliable tight end that at a minimum can be a safety valve in the offense? Taylor was a model of consistency during his three years at LSU and in a loaded draft class at tight end, he isn’t projected to go in the first two rounds. In three years and across 38 games at LSU, Taylor racked up 129 receptions for 1,308 yards and six touchdowns. Most believe Taylor’s frame isn’t a finished product and his game has an untapped ceiling as well. Who remembers how valuable tight end Dallas Clark was all those years when Peyton Manning was under center? Taylor can have an impact at a much-needed spot for Indianapolis similar to that if his potential reaches its max.
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN: EMERY JONES JR. – LSU
It just so happens that another steal in the draft for Indianapolis could be an LSU product. Jones started 12 games in each of his three years in the SEC at right tackle but what makes him a good fit with the Colts is his versatility. Indianapolis has both its starting left and right tackles entering contract years and it also just lost starting right guard Will Fries and center Ryan Kelly. There’s an immense need at multiple spots up front for the Colts and with Jones, they could shuffle things around. Yes, Jones started 36 games at right tackle in college but he primarily played guard in high school and some scouts believe that will be his fit in the NFL due to his size. Regardless of where Indianapolis would plug Jones in at, it would know going into things that there are options to be explored. For an offensive line that needs pieces and needs versatility, Jones could be a sneaky middle-of-the-draft selection.
LINEBACKER: JAY HIGGINS – IOWA
Higgins was a tackling machine at Iowa and his instincts between the lines are top notch. Higgins won’t be a first or second-round pick because he lacks the speed some of the top linebackers in the class have and he doesn’t have the biggest frame. Higgins makes up for it by being a bowling ball at the position, willing to run through any and everything. Higgins is a high IQ player who could step in and get spot duty as a rookie or sit early and continue to develop his craft before getting unleashed. Iowa has had no shortage of linebackers over the past couple decades performing at a high level in the NFL. You can date back to the early 2000s with Chad Greenway and his incredible career at the next level with Minnesota or look as recently as what Jack Campbell has done with Detroit in his first couple seasons. Certain prospects that won’t go early in the draft give off vibes that regardless of where they’re taken, they will find a way to succeed. That’s Jay Higgins.
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