Indianapolis Colts NFL Draft Grade - Report Card and Tyler Warren Fantasy Value
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Indianapolis Colts NFL Draft Grade - Report Card and Tyler Warren Fantasy Value

Thor Nystrom and Ian Hartitz team up to break down the Colts draft and what it means for fantasy football and the 2025 NFL season in general.

Ian Hartitz and Thor Nystrom break down the Indianapolis Colts NFL Draft grade, results, fantasy value, and more.

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Who Did the Indianapolis Colts Draft?

In the 2025 NFL Draft, the Indianapolis Colts selected …

  • Tyler Warren | TE
  • JT Tuimoloau | EDGE
  • Justin Walley | CB
  • Jalen Travis | OT
  • DJ Giddens | RB
  • Riley Leonard | QB
  • Tim Smith | DL

Grading the Colts NFL Draft

Grading on a flat curve, I (Thor) will dish out Fs like I do As, and nobody is immune. That said, let's get into my grade of the Colts draft.

Indianapolis Colts | Draft Grade: B+

The Colts telegraphed all spring that they were going to use the 1.14 pick on a tight end—they were thrilled that Tyler Warren fell. Warren is an offensive chess piece who plays with a fiery, die-on-the-sword ethos. 

You can line Warren up anywhere on the field. Your only mandate is to get him the ball. Warren is an absolute berserker with the rock. He wore the No. 44 at Penn State because he grew up idolizing John Riggins. Warren runs fearlessly, with a violent bent. He is a menacing Wildcat quarterback in short-yardage situations. Last season, Warren averaged 8.4 YPC as a runner, with 5.0 after contact. 

Indianapolis had an up-and-down Day 2. The pick of EDGE JT Tuimoloau made sense, and it came at an acceptable price point. I was surprised by the selection of Minnesota’s Justin Walley in Round 3. A lack of measureables may prevent his game from translating apples to apples to the NFL.

On Day 3, I liked the developmental shot on Iowa State OT Jalen Travis, my favorite sleeper OT in this class. Travis is enormous and athletic, and he has length for days. His technique needs a lot of work—but you can’t ask for a more tantalizing ball of clay to work with.

Full Breakdown of the Draft Grade

Tyler Warren Fantasy Football Value

Ian Hartitz: Great job by the Colts for landing many's idea of a top-five talent at pick 14, although expecting 2025 fireworks might be wishful thinking.

This is due in large part to Indy's gigantic question mark under center as well as the reality that guys like Josh Downs and Michael Pittman figure to continue to work in the same underneath and intermediate areas of the field where Warren would theoretically thrive.

The presence of Anthony Richardson and Jonathan Taylor also has me bearish on Warren receiving anything close to a prominent role in the run game. Shane Steichen should give the Penn State talent a full-time role from day one, but the potential for limited pass-game efficiency and a meh target share has be treating the first-rounder as more of a borderline TE1 in 2025 re-draft leagues despite legit top-five upside in dynasty land.

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