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Ah, the Indianapolis Colts. That Andrew Luck fellow is pretty good, too, and he's got some very good receivers to throw to. They made the AFC Championship Game last year with something called "Boom Herron" starting at running back instead of the ghost of Trent Richardson's expectations, and now they have a productive (if old) tailback in Frank Gore.
But the defense?
Never mind that they held Peyton Manning and the Broncos to 13 points in the Divisional Round - they were 19th in the league in points allowed in the regular season and had 45 dropped on them by New England in the AFC Championship. This is a team that needs to get more stout up front as they continue to try to find the right personnel for their 3-4 defense.
With that in mind (and since I'm serving as Colts' GM in the APC Mock Draft) I've decided to plug the middle of the Colts' defense with arguably the best run-stuffing nose tackle in the draft. With the 29th pick, the Colts select...
Eddie Goldman, nose tackle, Florida State
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 336 pounds
Plain and simple, Goldman is an anchor against the run. He won't be racking up sacks, but that's not what the Colts need with Robert Mathis rushing off the edge. As a two-down nose tackle, Goldman can take on multiple blockers up front and should be a steady, imposing presence for the Colts for a long time.
Pick | Team | Player | Position | School |
1 | TB | Jameis Winston | QB | Florida State |
2 | TEN | Leonard Williams | DT | USC |
3 | JAX | Amari Cooper | WR | Alabama |
4 | OAK | Randy Gregory | OLB/DE | Nebraska |
5 | WAS | Dante Fowler, Jr. | OLB | Florida |
6 | NYJ | Marcus Mariota | QB | Oregon |
7 | CHI | Vic Beasley | OLB | Clemson |
8 | ATL | Brandon Scherff | OT | Iowa |
9 | NYG | Kevin White | WR | West Virginia |
10 | STL | La'el Collins | OT | LSU |
11 | MIN | DeVante Parker | WR | Louisville |
12 | CLE | Danny Shelton | DT | Washington |
13 | NO | Trae Waynes | CB | Michigan State |
14 | MIA | Marcus Peters | CB | Washington |
15 | SF | Malcom Brown | DT | Texas |
16 | HOU | Landon Collins | S | Alabama |
17 | SD | T.J. Clemmings | OL | Pittsburgh |
18 | KC | Andrus Peat | OT | Stanford |
19 | CLE (from BUF) | Ereck Flowers | OT | Miami (FL) |
20 | PHI | Jaelen Strong | WR | Arizona State |
21 | CIN | D.J. Humphries | OT | Florida |
22 | PIT | Dorial Green-Beckham | WR | Missouri |
23 | DET | Todd Gurley | RB | Georgia |
24 | ARI | Jordan Phillips | DT | Oklahoma |
25 | CAR | Kevin Johnson | CB | Wake Forest |
26 | BAL | Melvin Gordon III | RB | Wisconsin |
27 | DAL | P.J. Williams | CB | Florida State |
28 | DEN | Arik Armstead | DE | Oregon |
29 | IND | Eddie Goldman | NT | Florida State |
30 | GB |