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(UPDATE) "Who To Root For": Colts Mock Board

Here's an updated board, with new rankings from DraftCountdown.com. Names in bold have either been associated with the Colts, or would fill a need.

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If the rest of you readers are as draft-crazy as I am (and I know you are), your eyes will be peeled to the TV this weekend. But presumably, Colts fans' Round 1 excitement will end at about 7:01pm. We'll just have to sit back and watch other teams make exciting choices for their future.

With that in mind, I put together this handy guide so that we Colts fans will have something to "root" for during each round.

Basically, the board is designed to show a list of players that could or should go in the previous round. Some players will fall for a variety of reasons (teams will reach, teams will draft for need, trades will occur, the Browns will make mistakes, etc), and the Colts will have a chance to draft the BPA-- Best Player Available, per the Grade** on the right.

So, how to "root" for the Colts:

Let's take the first round for example. Near pick 25, a few of the names on the board will be gone. But let's say the Patriots, at pick 27, pick Jonathon Martin, OT from Stanford. Stand up and cheer! That's a name we don't care about. Then a few more names fall from the list, but at 32, the Giants pick Mike Adams, OT from OSU. Yes!!

The more ideal players available near a Colts pick, the better situated they will be to grab BPA, or even move back and get additional picks.

I hope this makes sense, and I hope a few of you get some use from it. Enjoy the draft. Go Colts!

*To look at the spreadsheet I used to compile this list, head to Google Docs.

*Grades were compiled using ESPN Scout's Grade(0-100), National Football Post's grades(0.0-10.0), Shutdown Corner's Top 50 List, Mike Mayock's Top 100 List, And DraftCountdown.com.

This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of Stampede Blue's writers or editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of Stampede Blue's writers or editors.