With the 2023 NFL draft officially two weeks away, there will be plenty of news and reports to sift through, especially when it comes to the Indianapolis Colts and their plans for the quarterback position.
The team has kept everything extremely tight-lipped throughout the offseason so it’s best to take every report we see with a grain of salt, regardless of whether it confirms what we want to read.
However, Matt Miller of ESPN reported the Colts have Kentucky’s Will Levis ranked higher on their board than Florida’s Anthony Richardson.
They need a Day 1 starter from this rookie class, too, and Levis is currently ahead of Anthony Richardson (Florida) for Indianapolis, according to sources close to the team, because he’s more likely to be able to play right away.
The Colts just wrapped up their top-30 visit with Richardson on Wednesday. They had their workout and visit with Levis last week. So they certainly are getting closer to finalizing their big board.
It’s difficult to imagine the difference between the prospects being their readiness to play Week 1. Both players have development ahead of them, and the Colts are likely going to take the prospect they believe has the highest ceiling. It’s not going to come down to who they think will start right away.
The Colts have been so tight-lipped when it comes to leaking information that an argument could be made that any reported information is done so deliberately and for a specific reason.
Out of the top-four quarterbacks, the most “sourced information” we’ve heard about has been with Levis. That partly could be due to the fact that C.J. Stroud and Bryce Young are expected to be selected with the first two picks.
However, it’s best to stay fluid with the information that’s being reported leading up to the draft. It’s usually done so for a specific reason and may not always come from the team’s officials.
Levis does have a profile the Colts would like so it’s not a wild idea to believe in general. He’s tough, a strong leader and has an admirable work ethic to go along with elite arm strength and solid size for the position.
Levis very well could be the pick for the Colts in two weeks. They also could be doing this to deter teams from trading up for Richardson.
We won’t know for sure until draft night arrives, but this is something to keep in the back of our minds.
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