Colts draft DE J.T. Tuimoloau - Round 2, Pick 45

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

https://x.com/JoelAErickson/status/1915920828249604270

Colts take DE J.T. Tuimoloau with the 45th pick.

Three straight years First Team All-Big Ten.

Indianapolis needed defensive line help.

https://x.com/ZachHicks2/status/1915920922407571632

JT Tuimoloau is a Lou Anarumo type of edge rusher.

Big bodied player with long arms and good against the run.

Wins with power and finishes sacks.

Good pairing with Laiatu Latu, who is more of a rush winner that struggles to finish sacks

https://x.com/ZachHicks2/status/1915921604279762983

JT pick is very much like swinging for a double instead of a HR.

Very, very high floor player even if he’s unlikely to be a star in the NFL.

Rock solid player

[nate505]

He seems solid. Can't complain.

[Racehorse]

I am a little shocked. I know Polian said you never pass on a passer or a guy who can get to the passer, but were there no interior DL guys?

[omahacolt]

Ballard should not be allowed to draft defensive linemen

[IndyNorm]

Originally Posted by Racehorse

I am a little shocked. I know Polian said you never pass on a passer or a guy who can get to the passer, but were there no interior DL guys?

Same here. Seems like a good pick overall, but we need someone who can rush the passer from the inside other than Defo. Alexander seemed like a good fit, but our FO obviously didn't like him enough. To be fair no one else has either.

[ChaosTheory]

A lot of guys have been saying around 35 DL are going to go top-100.

[Spike]

After doing some research on JTT, there were some who were saying he could have been a 1st round pick. So I assume that Ballard was taking the BPA. At least he was very productive and not just a RAS ass pick.