List of Indianapolis Colts first-round draft picks explained

The Baltimore Colts joined the National Football League (NFL) in 1953 where they participated in their first NFL draft and selected Billy Vessels, a halfback from the University of Oklahoma. The team's most recent first-round selection was Kwity Paye, a defensive end from Michigan in the 2021 NFL draft.

Every year during April, each NFL franchise seeks to add new players to its roster through a collegiate draft officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting but more commonly known as the NFL Draft. Teams are ranked in inverse order based on the previous season's record, with the worst record picking first, and the second worst picking second and so on. The two exceptions to this order are made for teams that appeared in the previous Super Bowl; the Super Bowl champion always picks last, and the Super Bowl loser always picks second last. Teams have the option of trading away their picks to other teams for different picks, players, cash, or a combination thereof. Thus, it is not uncommon for a team's actual draft pick to differ from their assigned draft pick, or for a team to have extra or no draft picks in any round due to these trades.[1]

The Colts have selected the number one overall pick in the draft on seven separate occasions, one of which was used to select Super Bowl XLI MVP Peyton Manning. They have also selected the second overall pick five times and the third overall pick twice. The team's five selections from Ohio State University are the most chosen by the Colts from one university.

Key

^
Indicates the player was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
 * Selected number one overall
†Indicates the player was selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
—The Colts did not draft a player in the first round that year.
YearEach year links to an article about that particular NFL Draft.
PickIndicates the number of the pick within the first round
PositionIndicates the position of the player in the NFL
CollegeThe player's college football team

Player selections

Indianapolis Colts first-round draft picks
YearPickPlayer namePositionCollegeNotes
19532Billy VesselsHBOklahoma
19545Cotton DavidsonQBBaylor
19551 *George ShawQBOregon[2]
3Alan Ameche †FBWisconsin
19569Lenny Moore ^HBPenn State
19578Jim Parker ^GOhio State
195811Lenny Lyles †CBLouisville
195912Jackie BurkettCAuburn
196010Ron Mix ^OTUSC
19617Tom Matte †RBOhio State
19629Wendell HarrisCBLouisiana State
19635Bob Vogel †OTOhio State
19648Marv Woodson †SIndiana
196514Mike Curtis †LBDuke
196615Sam BallOTKentucky
19671 *Bubba Smith †DEMichigan State[3]
20Jim DetwilerHBMichigan
196823John WilliamsOTMinnesota
196925Eddie HintonWROklahoma
197018Norm Bulaich †RBTexas Christian
197122Don McCauleyRBNorth Carolina[4]
26Leonard DunlapCBNorth Texas
197222Tom DrougasOTOregon
19732Bert Jones †QBLouisiana State[5]
10Joe Ehrmann †DTSyracuse
19745John Dutton †DTNebraska
24Roger Carr †WRLouisiana Tech[6]
19753Ken HuffGNorth Carolina[7]
197620Ken NovakDTPurdue
197726Randy BurkeWRKentucky
197825Reese McCallTEAuburn
19796Barry KraussLBAlabama
19805Curtis DickeyRBTexas A&M
24Derrick HatchettCBTexas[8]
198112Randy McMillanRBPittsburgh
18Donnell ThompsonDENorth Carolina[9]
19822Johnie CooksLBMississippi State
4Art SchlichterQBOhio State[10]
19831 *John Elway ^QBStanford[11]
19848Leonard ColemanCBVanderbilt
19Ron Solt †GMaryland[12]
19855Duane Bickett †LBUSC
19864Jon HandDEAlabama
19872Cornelius Bennett †LBAlabama
1988—— No Pick——[13]
198922Andre Rison †WRMichigan State
19901 *Jeff GeorgeQBIllinois
1991—— No Pick——[14]
19921 *Steve EmtmanDEWashington
2Quentin CoryattLBTexas A&M[15]
199316Sean DawkinsWRCalifornia
19942Marshall Faulk ^RBSan Diego State
5Trev AlbertsLBNebraska[16]
199515Ellis JohnsonDTFlorida
199619Marvin Harrison ^WRSyracuse
199719Tarik Glenn †OTCalifornia
19981 *Peyton Manning ^QBTennessee
19994Edgerrin James ^RBMiami (FL)
200028Rob MorrisLBBYU
200130Reggie Wayne †WRMiami (FL)
200211Dwight Freeney †DESyracuse
200324Dallas Clark †TEIowa
2004No pick (traded to Atlanta Falcons, used to select Michael Jenkins)[17]
200529Marlin JacksonCBMichigan
200630Joseph Addai †RBLSU
200732Anthony GonzalezWROhio State
2008No pick (traded to San Francisco 49ers, used to select Kentwan Balmer)[18]
200927Donald BrownRBConnecticut
201031Jerry HughesDETCU
201122Anthony CastonzoOTBoston College
20121 *Andrew Luck †QBStanford
201324Björn WernerDEFlorida State
2014No pick (traded to Cleveland Browns, who then traded it to Philadelphia Eagles, used to select Marcus Smith)[19]
201529Phillip DorsettWRMiami (FL)
201618Ryan Kelly †CAlabama
201715Malik HookerSOhio State
20186Quenton Nelson †GNotre Dame
2019No pick (traded to Washington Redskins, used to select Montez Sweat)[20]
2020No pick (traded to San Francisco 49ers, who then traded it to Tampa Bay Buccaneers, used to select Tristan Wirfs)
202121Kwity PayeDEMichigan
2022No pick (traded to Philadelphia Eagles, who then traded it to New Orleans Saints, who then traded it to Washington Commanders, used to select Jahan Dotson)
20234Anthony RichardsonQBFlorida
202415Laiatu LatuDEUCLA

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NFL Draft Basics:Determining Order of Selection . Alder . James . football.about.com . 2008-01-14 . 2007-01-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070110030031/http://football.about.com/od/miscinformation/a/detdraftorder.htm . dead .
  2. Lottery bonus pick.
  3. Acquired from the New Orleans Saints – Pro Football Draft History 1967
  4. Acquired from the Miami Dolphins – Pro Football Draft History 1971
  5. Acquired from the San Diego Chargers – Pro Football Draft History 1973
  6. Acquired from the Los Angeles Rams – Pro Football Draft History 1974
  7. Acquired from the Atlanta Falcons – Pro Football Draft History 1975
  8. Acquired from the Dallas Cowboys – Pro Football Draft History 1980
  9. Acquired from the Minnesota Vikings – Pro Football Draft History 1981
  10. Acquired from the Los Angeles Rams – Pro Football Draft History 1982
  11. Traded Elway to the Denver Broncos for QB Mark Herrmann, rights to OL Chris Hinton and a first-round pick in the 1984 NFL Draft. – A 'true test' for Elway
  12. From Denver Broncos in Elway trade
  13. The Colts traded their #20 overall pick to the Los Angeles Rams – Pro Football Draft History 1988
  14. The Colts traded their #13 overall pick to the Atlanta Falcons – Pro Football Draft History 1991
  15. Acquired from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Pro Football Draft History 1992
  16. Acquired from the Los Angeles Rams – Pro Football Draft History 1994
  17. The Colts traded their #29 overall pick to the Atlanta Falcons – Pro Football Draft History 2004
  18. The Colts traded their 1st round pick (29th overall) to the San Francisco 49ers
  19. Web site: Colts First Round Pick? Essentially, it's Trent Richardson - . 2014-05-09 . 2014-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140511151404/http://www.stampedeblue.com/2014/5/8/5697770/colts-first-round-pick-essentially-its-trent-richardson . live .
  20. Web site: 2019 NFL Draft trade tracker: Details of all the moves . 2024-06-04 . 2024-05-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240531211012/https://www.nfl.com/news/2019-nfl-draft-trade-tracker-details-of-all-the-moves-0ap3000001027756 . live .

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