ESPN NFL analyst Peter Schrager posted on X that after spending the entire weekend on the phones, one of the prospects who will go higher than where consensus mock drafts have him is Michigan tight end Colston Loveland–a popular selection for the Indianapolis Colts.
So what might this mean for the Colts when it comes to addressing the tight end position?
I guess the answer to that question depends on where the consensus mock drafts have Loveland going. The NFL mock draft database has Loveland as 17th on the consensus big board. In mock drafts, he is the consensus pick for the Colts at 14th overall.
So if Schrager’s intel is telling him that Loveland will go before pick No. 14, that’s not good news for the Colts. In this potential scenario, it could be possible that both Loveland and Tyler Warren could be off the board before the Colts are even on the clock. ESPN’s Mel Kiper mentioned a few teams in the top 10 who could be interested in Warren.
It’s not often that we see two tight ends being selected that early in the NFL draft, but with there not being the same amount of high-end talent in this year’s draft class as we’ve grown accustomed to seeing, that could mean teams are less concerned with getting a “premium position” and instead take the best player available, which could very well be Loveland and Warren–both of whom are top 10 prospects on Daniel Jeremiah’s big board.
Both Loveland and Warren being off the board would be a tough spot for the Colts to find themselves in. In addition to that, Mason Taylor, a candidate to be the third tight end drafted in this class, is someone who Jeremiah believes could be a late first-round pick or early Day 2 at the latest. That, of course, doesn’t align with where the Colts are picking either.
With all of that said, there is a lot of speculation here, but as we get closer to the draft, with tight end being a major need, we do perhaps have to start wondering how well the Colts are positioned to land one of the top prospects and is trading up going to have to be a part of the equation for them?
The difficulty there is that the Colts are then parting with additional draft resources, and it’s not as if tight end is the only need. There are several other positions where instant help is required, but moving up will impact the Colts’ ability to tackle each of those needs properly.
This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: 2025 NFL draft: How early will TE Colston Loveland be drafted?
ESPN NFL analyst Peter Schrager posted on X that after spending the entire weekend on the phones, one of the prospects who will go higher than where consensus mock drafts have him is Michigan tight end Colston Loveland–a popular selection for the Indianapolis Colts.
So what might this mean for the Colts when it comes to addressing the tight end position?
I guess the answer to that question depends on where the consensus mock drafts have Loveland going. The NFL mock draft database has Loveland as 17th on the consensus big board. In mock drafts, he is the consensus pick for the Colts at 14th overall.
So if Schrager’s intel is telling him that Loveland will go before pick No. 14, that’s not good news for the Colts. In this potential scenario, it could be possible that both Loveland and Tyler Warren could be off the board before the Colts are even on the clock. ESPN’s Mel Kiper mentioned a few teams in the top 10 who could be interested in Warren.
It’s not often that we see two tight ends being selected that early in the NFL draft, but with there not being the same amount of high-end talent in this year’s draft class as we’ve grown accustomed to seeing, that could mean teams are less concerned with getting a “premium position” and instead take the best player available, which could very well be Loveland and Warren–both of whom are top 10 prospects on Daniel Jeremiah’s big board.
Both Loveland and Warren being off the board would be a tough spot for the Colts to find themselves in. In addition to that, Mason Taylor, a candidate to be the third tight end drafted in this class, is someone who Jeremiah believes could be a late first-round pick or early Day 2 at the latest. That, of course, doesn’t align with where the Colts are picking either.
With all of that said, there is a lot of speculation here, but as we get closer to the draft, with tight end being a major need, we do perhaps have to start wondering how well the Colts are positioned to land one of the top prospects and is trading up going to have to be a part of the equation for them?
The difficulty there is that the Colts are then parting with additional draft resources, and it’s not as if tight end is the only need. There are several other positions where instant help is required, but moving up will impact the Colts’ ability to tackle each of those needs properly.
This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: 2025 NFL draft: How early will TE Colston Loveland be drafted?
