The Colts will enter the 2022 NFL Draft confident in the group of pass-catching weapons they already have on their roster, which among others includes a 1,000-yard receiver (Michael Pittman Jr.), a proven playmaker they expect to be involved more (Nyheim Hines), a go-up-and-get-it tight end who’s still an ascending player (Mo Alie-Cox) and a number of young guys who have upside the team values (Parris Campbell, Dezmon Patmon, Mike Strachan, Kylen Granson).
(Jonathan Taylor, by the way, is a pretty good weapon to have, too; he caught 40 passes for 360 yards while leading the NFL in rushing by a wide margin last season.)
So while general manager Chris Ballard knows the chatter out there – that the Colts need to draft at least one wide receiver – that’s not necessarily how he sees things.
“Everybody says we lack complete weapons,” Ballard said. “Well, Jonathan’s pretty good, Nyheim’s pretty good, Pittman’s pretty good. There’s only one ball now.
“Do we need to add? Yeah, we do. But…