The Indianapolis Colts have gotten through the first three rounds of the 2024 NFL Draft and now enter the final day.
In a trade back with the Carolina Panthers during the second round, the Colts added two fifth-round picks (Nos. 142 and 155) in the process. That gave them a total of six picks on Day 3.
However, they traded up three spots in the third round to select offensive tackle Matt Goncalves, which resulted in Chris Ballard giving up a sixth-round pick. So, the Colts will enter Day 3 with five picks, three of which are in the fifth round and 13 selections apart from each other.
The Colts used their three selections through the first three rounds on edge rusher Laiatu Latu (No. 15 overall), wide receiver Adonai Mitchell (No. 52 overall) and the aforementioned Matt Goncalves (No. 79 overall).
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Excluding the quarterback position, here's a look at the best available players for the Colts entering Day 3 of the draft:
NFL Draft 2024: Best players available for Colts on Day 3
The rankings below are from Sporting News' top 257 big board.
| 33 | WR Troy Franklin, Oregon |
| 45 | CB T.J. Tampa, Iowa State |
| 62 | S Jaden Hicks, Washington State |
| 68 | WR Javon Baker, UCF |
| 71 | CB Khyree Jackson, Oregon |
| 73 | S Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, Texas Tech |
| 74 | TE Ja'Tavion Sanders, Texas |
| 83 | CB Kris Abrams-Draine, Missouri |
| 85 | LB Jeremiah Trotter, Clemson |
| 88 | EDGE Brandon Dorlus, Oregon |
| 89 | WR Johnny Wilson, Florida State |
| 90 | CB D.J. James, Auburn |
| 91 | WR Devontez Walker, North Carolina |
| 92 | RB Braelon Allen, Wisconsin |
| 93 | EDGE Austin Booker, Kansas |
| 97 | C Sedrick Van Pran-Granger, Georgia |
| 98 | G Christian Mahogoney, Boston College |
| 99 | DT Leonard Taylor III, Miami |
| 100 | RB Jaylen Wright, Tennessee |
| 101 | EDGE Javon Solomon, Troy |
| 102 | OT Christian Jones, Texas |
| 103 | EDGE Gabriel Murphy, UCLA |
| 104 | RB Bucky Irving, Oregon |
| 106 | TE Cade Stover, Ohio State |
| 109 | WR Jamari Thrash, Louisville |
| 111 | C Hunter Nourzad, Penn State |
| 112 | WR Jacob Cowing, Arizona |
| 113 | RB Will Shipley, Clemson |
| 114 | LB Tommy Eichenberg, Ohio State |
| 115 | RB Audric Estime, Notre Dame |
| 116 | TE Theo Johnson, Penn State |
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