The unfortunate reality of this ridiculous NFL lockout is that players who were not drafted cannot be signed to NFL teams as free agents. Those, dozens and dozens of quality players are sitting out there with no contracts, no income, no means of earning of living through football.
For a team like the Indianapolis Colts, undrafted rookies are really a main source of talent for the roster; almost as important as the draft itself. Key players in Colts history, like Dominic Rhodes, Blair White, Gary Brackett, Marcus Pollard, Ed Johnson, and Melvin Bullitt were all undrafted players. Five of those six mentioned were starters for this team at one point. Brackett is, currently, the team's defensive captain.
After the jump, we have a list of undrafted players that the Colts may be looking at in order to determine who they should target once the lockout is lifted.
For me, the safety position is the most intriguing, as is defensive tackle. Deandre McDaniel, a SS from Clemson, and Martin Parker, a DT from Richmond, might be players the Colts covet. Martin earned defensive MVP honors at the 2011 East-West Shrine Game. Colts fourth round pick Delone Carter won offensive MVP honors in that game.
Also, Delaware quarterback Pat Devlin could be someone the Colts like.
| Player | Position | Height | Weight | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Grant | OL | 6'6" | 325 | Arizona |
| Adrian Moten | LB | 6'2" | 228 | Maryland |
| Adrian Taylor | DL | 6'3" | 311 | Oklahoma |
| Alexander Linnenkohl | C | 6'2" | 304 | Oregon St. |
| Allen Reisner | TE | 6'2" | 248 | Iowa |
| Andre Holmes | WR | 6'4" | 210 | Hillsdale |
| Andrew McGee | DB | 5'11" | 195 | Oklahoma St. |
| Armando Allen | RB | 5'8" | 199 | Notre Dame |
| Armon Binns | WR | 6'3" | 209 | Cincinnati |
| Brandon Bair | DL | 6'6" | 276 | Oregon |
| Brandon Saine | RB | 5'11" | 220 | Ohio St. |
| Cameron Graham | TE | 6'3" | 244 | Louisville |
| Carl Johnson | OL | 6'5" | 361 | Florida |
| Cedric Thornton | DL | 6'3" | 309 | Southern Arkansas |
| Charlie Gantt | TE | 6'4" | 252 | Michigan St. |
| Chas Henry | P | 6'3" | 215 | Florida |
| Colby Whitlock | DL | 6'2" | 302 | Texas Tech |
| Damien Berry | RB | 5'10" | 211 | Miami |
| Dan Bailey | K | 6'0" | 193 | Oklahoma St. |
| Dane Sanzenbacher | WR | 5'11" | 182 | Ohio St. |
| Daniel Aiken | OL | 6'4" | 244 | Virginia |
| Darren Evans | RB | 6'0" | 227 | Virginia Tech |
| Darvin Adams | WR | 6'2" | 190 | Auburn |
| David Sims | DB | 5'9" | 200 | Iowa St. |
| DeAndre Brown | WR | 6'6" | 233 | Southern Miss |
| Deandre McDaniel | SS | 6'0" | 217 | Clemson |
| Demarcus Dobbs | DL | 6'2" | 281 | Georgia |
| Derrell Smith | LB | 6'0" | 243 | Syracuse |
| Derrick Locke | RB | 5'8" | 188 | Kentucky |
| Deunta Williams | CB | 6'2" | 205 | North Carolina |
| Devon Torrence | DB | 6'0" | 199 | Ohio St. |
| Elijah Joseph | LB | 6'1" | 243 | Temple |
| Garrett Chisolm | OL | 6'5" | 312 | South Carolina |
| Graig Cooper | RB | 5'10" | 205 | Miami |
| Henry Hynoski | FB | 6'0" | 257 | Pittsburgh |
| Ian Williams | DL | 6'1" | 319 | Notre Dame |
| Isaiah Thompson | OL | 6'3" | 300 | Houston |
| Jacob Rogers | K | 6'2" | 213 | Cincinnati |
| Jamar Newsome | WR | 6'1" | 200 | Central Florida |
| Jamel Hamler | WR | 6'1" | 193 | Fresno St. |
| Jarriel King | OL | 6'5" | 317 | South Carolina |
| Jeff Van Camp | QB | 6'5" | 218 | Florida Atlantic |
| Jeffrey Maehl | WR | 6'1" | 190 | Oregon |
| Jeremiha Hunter | LB | 6'1" | 239 | Iowa |
| Jeron Johnson | SS | 5'10" | 212 | Boise St. |
| Jerrard Tarrant | FS | 6'0" | 204 | Georgia Tech |
| Jerrod Johnson | QB | 6'5" | 251 | Texas A&M |
| Jimmy Young | WR | 6'0" | 204 | TCU |
| Jock Sanders | WR | 5'6" | 181 | West Virginia |
| Joe Lefeged | DB | 6'0" | 210 | Rutgers |
| Joe Morgan | WR | 6'1" | 189 | Walsh |
| John Clay | RB | 6'1" | 230 | Wisconsin |
| John Graves | DT | 6'3" | 286 | Virginia Tech |
| Joshua Davis | OL | 6'7" | 313 | Georgia |
| Joshua Jasper | K | 5'10" | 174 | LSU |
| Joshua Nesbitt | QB | 6'1" | 217 | Georgia Tech |
| Joshua Portis | QB | 6'3" | 211 | California (PA) |
| Justin Boren | G | 6'3" | 309 | Ohio St. |
| Kai Forbath | K | 5'11" | 197 | UCLA |
| Keith Smith | WR | 6'2" | 214 | Purdue |
| Kendric Burney | DB | 5'9" | 186 | North Carolina |
| Kentrell Lockett | DL | 6'5" | 241 | Mississippi |
| Kevin Hughes | OL | 6'4" | 302 | Southeast Louisiana |
| Kevin Rutland | DB | 6'0" | 190 | Missouri |
| Kristofer O'Dowd | OL | 6'4" | 304 | USC |
| Kyle Hix | OL | 6'7" | 318 | Texas |
| Ladi Ajiboye | DL | 6'1" | 297 | South Carolina |
| Lestar Jean | WR | 6'3" | 215 | Florida Atlantic |
| Mario Butler | DB | 6'0" | 182 | Georgia Tech |
| Mario Fannin | RB | 5'10" | 231 | Auburn |
| Mark Dell | WR | 6'0" | 193 | Michigan St. |
| Mark Herzlich | LB | 6'4" | 244 | Boston College |
| Marshall Williams | WR | 6'1" | 188 | Wake Forest |
| Martin Parker | DL | 6'2" | 303 | Richmond |
| Matt Asiata | RB | 5'11" | 229 | Utah |
| Nate Williams | SS | 6'0" | 211 | Washington |
| Nick Bellore | LB | 6'1" | 245 | Central Michigan |
| Niles Brinkley | DB | 5'10" | 193 | Wisconsin |
| Noel Devine | RB | 5'8" | 179 | West Virginia |
| O.J. Murdock | WR | 5'11" | 197 | Fort Hays St. |
| Orie Lemon | LB | 6'1" | 242 | Oklahoma St. |
| Owen Spencer | WR | 6'2" | 195 | N.C. State |
| Patrick Devlin | QB | 6'3" | 225 | Delaware |
| Pierre Allen | DL | 6'4" | 273 | Nebraska |
| Preston Dial | TE | 6'3" | 237 | Alabama |
| Ray Dominguez | OL | 6'4" | 334 | Arkansas |
| Reid Forrest | K | 6'0" | 189 | Washington St. |
| Ricardo Lockette | WR | 6'2" | 211 | Fort Valley St. |
| Richard Henry | OL | 6'3" | 308 | Nebraska |
| Richard Lapham | OL | 6'8" | 315 | Boston College |
| Ryan Bartholomew | C | 6'1" | 302 | Syracuse |
| Ryan Colburn | QB | 6'3" | 223 | Fresno St. |
| Ryan Donahue | K | 6'2" | 193 | Iowa |
| Ryan Winterswyk | DL | 6'4" | 268 | Boise St. |
| Schuylar Oordt | TE | 6'6" | 261 | Northern Iowa |
| Scott Lutrus | LB | 6'2" | 241 | Connecticut |
| Scott Tolzien | QB | 6'2" | 212 | Wisconsin |
| Sealver Siliga | DT | 6'2" | 305 | Utah |
| Shaun Draughn | RB | 5'11" | 213 | North Carolina |
| Terrance Turner | WR | 6'2" | 220 | Indiana |
| Terrence Toliver | WR | 6'4" | 212 | LSU |
| Tori Gurley | WR | 6'4" | 216 | South Carolina |
| Ugo Chinasa | DL | 6'5" | 264 | Oklahoma St. |
| Vai Taua | RB | 5'10" | 213 | Nevada |
| Vance Cuff | DB | 5'10" | 178 | Georgia |
| Wayne Daniels | DE | 6'0" | 260 | TCU |
| Weslye Saunders | TE | 6'5" | 270 | South Carolina |
| Will Hill | FS | 6'1" | 202 | Florida |
| Willie Smith | OL | 6'5" | 310 | East Carolina |
| Zachary Hurd | OL | 6'7" | 316 | Connecticut |
| Zack Pianalto | TE | 6'3" | 256 | North Carolina |
| Zane Taylor | OL | 6'3" | 309 | Utah |
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