Colts’ NFL Combine Primer: 5 top prospects at 5 positions of interest

The NFL Combine is kicking off this week, and the Colts have a number of needs that they could potentially fill.

This year’s NFL Combine officially kicks off this Thursday through Sunday at the friendly confines of Lucas Oil Stadium for the Indianapolis Colts scouting department.

The Colts are currently armed with the 14th overall pick in the upcoming NFL Draft.

Colts fans can either watch live at ‘the Luke’ or on NFL Network, beginning 3 PM EST on Thursday and going through Sunday starting at 1 PM EST—with the following position groups scheduled to perform/measure in:

• Defensive Linemen / Linebackers, Thursday, February 27th, 3 pm ET
• Defensive Backs / Tight Ends, Friday, February 28th, 3 pm ET
• Quarterbacks / Wide Receivers / Running Backs, Saturday, March 1st, 1 pm ET
• Offensive Linemen, Sunday, March 2nd, 1 pm ET

With that being said, we’ll take a look at 5 top prospects at 5 positions of interest for the Colts entering this draft season respectively:

Cornerback

1. Travis Hunter, Colorado (*also WR)
2. Jahdae Barron, Texas
3. Will Johnson, Michigan
4. Azareye’h Thomas, Florida State
5. Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky

Edge

1. Abdul Carter, Penn State
2. Jalon Walker, Georgia
3. Mykel Williams, Georgia
4. Mike Green, Marshall
5. James Pearce Jr., Tennessee

Linebacker

1. Jihaad Campbell, Alabama
2. Carson Schwesinger, UCLA
3. Smael Mondon Jr., Georgia
4. Barrett Carter, Clemson
5. Chris Paul Jr., Ole Miss

Safety

1. Nick Emmanwori, South Carolina
2. Malaki Starks, Georgia
3. Xavier Watts, Notre Dame
4. Billy Bowman Jr., Oklahoma
5. Kevin Winston Jr., Penn State

Tight end:

1. Tyler Warren, Penn State
2. Colston Loveland, Michigan
3. Mason Taylor, LSU
4. Elijah Arroyo, Miami (Fla.)
5. Harold Fannin Jr., Bowling Green