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Kevin Hickey

2023 NFL draft: Colts select TE Will Mallory with No. 162 pick

The Indianapolis Colts selected Miami TE Will Mallory with the No. 162 overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft.

Receiving this pick in the mid-season trade with the Buffalo Bills, the Colts add to the tight end room with Mallory, who is an athletic tight end from a family with plenty of football history.

Mallory is pretty lean for a tight end at 6-foot-4 and 239 pound, but he ran a 4.54 in the 40-yard dash and posted a 36.5-inch vertical and 10-foot-1-inch broad jump at the NFL combine.

A fifth-year senior, Mallory was a team captain in 2022 and particpated in the Senior Bowl.

Mallory is a good athlete and blocker when detached from the line, but it’s unlikely he will be used as an in-line blocker considering his light frame against NFL caliber edge rushers.

That said, he’s a reliable player who understands how to work holes in zone coverage and has even shown some juice on vertical concepts. He’s probably best suited for a move tight end role alongside Kylen Granson.


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