Peyton Manning , first overall pick of the 1998 draftTheBaltimore Colts joined theNational Football League (NFL) in 1953 where they participated in their firstNFL draft and selectedBilly Vessels , ahalfback from theUniversity of Oklahoma . The team's most recent first-round selection wasTyler Warren , a tight end fromPenn State in the2025 NFL draft .
Every year during April, each NFL franchise seeks to add new players to its roster through a collegiatedraft officially known as theNFL 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 previousSuper Bowl ; the Super Bowl championalways picks last, and the Super Bowl loseralways 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 selectSuper 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.
Table key ^ Indicates the player was inducted into thePro Football Hall of Fame . * Selected number one overall † Indicates the player was selected for thePro Bowl at any time in their career. — The Colts did not draft a player in the first round that year. Year Each year links to an article about that particular NFL Draft. Pick Indicates the number of the pick within the first round Position Indicates the position of the player in the NFL College The player's college football team
2003 Colts 1st round pickDallas Clark 2002 Colts 1st round pickDwight Freeney in thePro Bowl 1996 Colts 1st round pickMarvin Harrison 2001 Colts 1st round pickReggie Wayne Indianapolis Colts first-round draft picks Year Pick Player name Position College Notes 1953 2 Billy Vessels HB Oklahoma 1954 5 Cotton Davidson QB Baylor 1955 1 * George Shaw QB Oregon [ 2] 3 Alan Ameche †FB Wisconsin 1956 9 Lenny Moore ^HB Penn State 1957 8 Jim Parker ^G Ohio State 1958 11 Lenny Lyles †CB Louisville 1959 12 Jackie Burkett C Auburn 1960 10 Ron Mix ^OT USC 1961 7 Tom Matte †RB Ohio State 1962 9 Wendell Harris CB Louisiana State 1963 5 Bob Vogel †OT Ohio State 1964 8 Marv Woodson †S Indiana 1965 14 Mike Curtis †LB Duke 1966 15 Sam Ball OT Kentucky 1967 1 * Bubba Smith †DE Michigan State [ 3] 20 Jim Detwiler HB Michigan 1968 23 John Williams OT Minnesota 1969 25 Eddie Hinton WR Oklahoma 1970 18 Norm Bulaich †RB Texas Christian 1971 22 Don McCauley RB North Carolina [ 4] 26 Leonard Dunlap CB North Texas 1972 22 Tom Drougas OT Oregon 1973 2 Bert Jones †QB Louisiana State [ 5] 10 Joe Ehrmann †DT Syracuse 1974 5 John Dutton †DT Nebraska 24 Roger Carr †WR Louisiana Tech [ 6] 1975 3 Ken Huff G North Carolina [ 7] 1976 20 Ken Novak DT Purdue 1977 26 Randy Burke WR Kentucky 1978 25 Reese McCall TE Auburn 1979 6 Barry Krauss LB Alabama 1980 5 Curtis Dickey RB Texas A&M 24 Derrick Hatchett CB Texas [ 8] 1981 12 Randy McMillan RB Pittsburgh 18 Donnell Thompson DE North Carolina [ 9] 1982 2 Johnie Cooks LB Mississippi State 4 Art Schlichter QB Ohio State [ 10] 1983 1 * John Elway ^QB Stanford [ 11] 1984 8 Leonard Coleman CB Vanderbilt 19 Ron Solt †G Maryland [ 12] 1985 5 Duane Bickett †LB USC 1986 4 Jon Hand DE Alabama 1987 2 Cornelius Bennett †LB Alabama 1988 — — No Pick — — [ 13] 1989 22 Andre Rison †WR Michigan State 1990 1 * Jeff George QB Illinois 1991 — — No Pick — — [ 14] 1992 1 * Steve Emtman DE Washington 2 Quentin Coryatt LB Texas A&M [ 15] 1993 16 Sean Dawkins WR California 1994 2 Marshall Faulk ^RB San Diego State 5 Trev Alberts LB Nebraska [ 16] 1995 15 Ellis Johnson DT Florida 1996 19 Marvin Harrison ^WR Syracuse 1997 19 Tarik Glenn †OT California 1998 1 * Peyton Manning ^QB Tennessee 1999 4 Edgerrin James ^RB Miami (FL) 2000 28 Rob Morris LB BYU 2001 30 Reggie Wayne †WR Miami (FL) 2002 11 Dwight Freeney ^DE Syracuse 2003 24 Dallas Clark †TE Iowa 2004 No pick (traded toAtlanta Falcons , used to selectMichael Jenkins ) [ 17] 2005 29 Marlin Jackson CB Michigan 2006 30 Joseph Addai †RB LSU 2007 32 Anthony Gonzalez WR Ohio State 2008 No pick (traded toSan Francisco 49ers , used to selectKentwan Balmer ) [ 18] 2009 27 Donald Brown RB Connecticut 2010 31 Jerry Hughes DE TCU 2011 22 Anthony Castonzo OT Boston College 2012 1 * Andrew Luck †QB Stanford 2013 24 Björn Werner DE Florida State 2014 No pick (traded toCleveland Browns , who then traded it toPhiladelphia Eagles , used to selectMarcus Smith ) [ 19] 2015 29 Phillip Dorsett WR Miami (FL) 2016 18 Ryan Kelly †C Alabama 2017 15 Malik Hooker S Ohio State 2018 6 Quenton Nelson †G Notre Dame 2019 No pick (traded toWashington Redskins , used to selectMontez Sweat ) [ 20] 2020 No pick (traded toSan Francisco 49ers , who then traded it toTampa Bay Buccaneers , used to selectTristan Wirfs ) 2021 21 Kwity Paye DE Michigan 2022 No pick (traded toPhiladelphia Eagles , who then traded it toNew Orleans Saints , who then traded it toWashington Commanders , used to selectJahan Dotson ) 2023 4 Anthony Richardson QB Florida 2024 15 Laiatu Latu DE UCLA 2025 14 Tyler Warren TE Penn State
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