Colts’ 2024 draft class ranked as NFL’s 24th ‘most productive’ during past year’s rookie campaign
The Colts may have gotten at least 3 solid starters from last year’s draft class, even if it lacks star power right now.
To be fair, the Colts really won’t know what they have with this draft class until after the 2025 campaign, maybe even the 2026 season—if you’re allowing for extra development time.
The first defensive player chosen in the 2024 NFL Draft, pass rusher Laiatu Latu, with the 15th overall pick, was solid if not unspectacular. Entering last year, Latu was touted as the most NFL-ready pass rusher in this past year’s draft class and finished with 4.0 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, and 38 total QB pressures to his credit.
That being said, it’s a fair question of whether he has the same ceiling for growth as some of the other pass rushers in last year’s class as more of a polished technician than a pure athletic freak. Don’t get me wrong, I think he’ll be pretty good in time, but I also don’t think he’ll necessarily be Hall of Famer Dwight Freeney either, who finished with 13.0 sacks and 9 forced fumbles as a rookie out of Syracuse way back in the 2002 season.
According to PFF’s Bradley Locker, the Indianapolis Colts had the 24th most productive draft class from this past season:
To be fair, the Colts really won’t know what they have with this draft class until after the 2025 campaign, maybe even the 2026 season—if you’re allowing for extra development time.
The first defensive player chosen in the 2024 NFL Draft, pass rusher Laiatu Latu, with the 15th overall pick, was solid if not unspectacular. Entering last year, Latu was touted as the most NFL-ready pass rusher in this past year’s draft class and finished with 4.0 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, and 38 total QB pressures to his credit.
That being said, it’s a fair question of whether he has the same ceiling for growth as some of the other pass rushers in last year’s class as more of a polished technician than a pure athletic freak. Don’t get me wrong, I think he’ll be pretty good in time, but I also don’t think he’ll necessarily be Hall of Famer Dwight Freeney either, who finished with 13.0 sacks and 9 forced fumbles as a rookie out of Syracuse way back in the 2002 season.
