The Colts had two big hits and a bunch of misses in the draft

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,General Colts Chatter,The Draft Report by ravenhater on Monday 29 January 2007 at 5:14 pm

The selection of Joseph Addai turned out just the way the Colts envisioned it would, but, the selection of Antoine Bethea in the 7th round turned out to be an awesome pick. In between, the Colts drafted 4 players that didn’t do much. Here’s the breakdown:

In the first round the Colts got their running back of the future, and that future started this season. Joseph Addai played in all 16 games and carried the ball 226 times for 1,081 yards (4.8 ypc) with 7 TD runs. He also caught 40 passes for 325 yards (8.1 avg) with 1 TD catch. He was a great pick for the Colts.

2nd round pick Tim Jennings was relegated to special teams as he played in 11 game and only made 7 tackles. He better get his act together soon.

3rd round pick Freddie Keiaho looks like he could help the Colts out in the future. The middle linebacker played in 14 games and made 19 tackles and forced two fumbles.

5th round pick OT Michael Toudoze didn’t play a single down this season.

6th round pick OT Charlie Johnson played in all 16 games and made only one start. He has a future as a backup for the Colts.

7th round pick Antoine Bethea was a homerun for the Colts. He played in 14 games and made 90 tackles, had an interception and defensed 4 passes. He will be a starter for the Colts for a long time.

7th round pick CB/KR T.J. Rushing had his season cut short by injury, but he has big-time potential as a return man. He played in 6 games and only made 2 tackles. He returned 2 kickoffs for 67 yards and two punts for 14 yards.

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