The Colts have picked CB Ray Fisher with the 246th overall pick (7th round) of the NFL Draft.  Fisher is a tad small at 5′9″, 185 pounds and he has only played 1 year on defense in college.  Fisher had 40 tackles and he forced 1 fumble last season for Indiana.  He had 49 tackles and 1 forced fumble in his career at Indiana.  From 2006-08, Fisher was a WR for the Hoosiers.  He carried the ball 18 times for 98 yards (5.4 ypc) and he also caught 118 passes for 1,070 yards (9.1 avg) with 9 TD grabs in his first three years at Indiana.  I think the Colts took Fisher for his special teams ability.  He returned 34 punts for 165 yards (4.9 avg) and 19 kickoffs for 648 yards (34.1 avg) with 2 TD returns in college.  This was a player worth taking a flier on in the 7th round.

The Colts have picked OLB Kavell Conner with the 240th overall pick (7th round) of the NFL Draft.  Conner has nice size at 6′0″, 247 pounds and he runs a 4.7 40 so he’s a good athlete.  But Conner is not a very physical player and that is why he dropped so far in this draft.  He played in 14 games (12 starts) at Clemson last season and he had 111 tackles, 8 tackles for a loss, he had 2 sacks and he broke up 1 pass.  Conner played in 52 games (27 starts) in his four years in college and he finished up with 313 tackles, 16 tackles for a loss, had 3 sacks, broke up 6 passes and he had 1 interception.  Conner will help out immediately on special teams and he could develop into a starting linebacker down the road if everything turns out well for him.

The Colts have picked DT Ricardo Mathews with the 238th overall pick (7th round) of the NFL Draft.  Mathews is 6′3″, 290 pounds so he might be able to add a few more pounds to his frame.  Not many experts thought he would get picked so Mathews might have a hard time making the team.  Mathews had 41 tackles and 3 sacks last season for the Cincinnati Bearcats.  In his four years in college, Mathews had 66 tackles and 5 sacks.  This was quite a reach for the Colts in even the 7th round.

The Colts have picked TE Brody Eldridge with the 162nd overall pick (5th round) of the NFL Draft.  Eldridge is a big guy at 6′5″, 260 pounds and he runs a 4.85 40.  His game is blocking as he was a former interior lineman.  He is a mauler in the running game and he’s good enough to stay in and deal with blocking DEs.  Eldridge played in 9 games (all starts) at Oklahoma last season in which he caught 2 passes for 19 yards (9.5 avg).  He played in 49 games (26 starts) in his four years in college and he caught 13 passes for 98 yards (7.5 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  Eldridge will likely play a lot on special teams and on running downs for the Colts this season.

The Colts have selected OG Jacques McClendon with the 129th overall pick (4th round) of the NFL Draft.  McClendon is a big guy at 6′3″, 324 pounds but he’s not a really good athlete.  He has problems with his pass protection which isn’t a good thing when you play for the Colts but he is a physical mauler in the running game.  The Colts are banking on the O-Line coach improving McClendon’s pass blocking to the point that they can use him in game very soon.  He started all 13 games at Tennessee last season and he played in 49 games (26 starts) in his four years there.  I never question the Colts when they draft O-Linemen as they have a very solid track record of developing good ones.