Colts draft CB Justin Walley - Round 3, Pick 80

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Originally Posted by IndyNorm

Curious where you saw or heard that. Obviously Ballard thought he was going to go soon or he would have traded down. If he is a good player and is a good replacement for Moore then he'll obviously be worth the 3rd rounder.

After the draft, Destin Adams reached out to some scouts on other teams and he said that they were considering drafting Walley in the third round.


https://atozsports.com/nfl/indianapo...ach-but-steal/

Justin Walley was on multiple teams' radar in the third round

One of the first messages I got after the Colts' selection of Walley was announced was from a scout that I've built a strong relationship with over the years. He shared that he and the team he works for were gutted to see Walley go ahead of them, "Colts took our guy (Walley)," he said. "We were so sure he was ours this round." After hearing that, I reached out to a few other scouts around the league and discovered that another team also had Walley in their sights and they were planning on drafting him in the third round if he made it to their pick. I even found a team that heavily considered taking him with their pick, which was before the Colts in the third round, but ultimately went in a different direction. So, whether people were shocked by it or not, Walley was always going to hear his name called no later than the third round.