The Indianapolis Colts go into the 2026 NFL draft without a first-round pick. GM Chris Ballard traded it to the New York Jets for Sauce Gardner. Just before the season, he had traded his 2026 sixth-round pick to Minnesota for Mekhi Blackmon. Hopefully, he will not feel the need to trade away any more draft picks for cornerbacks.
Despite not having that first-rounder, Ballard will have seven or eight picks, depending on compensatory awards and barring more trades. Most of them will come on Day Three, but Ballard has done a decent job of identifying talent in the later rounds.