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The 2023 NFL offseason is well underway now and one of the biggest dates on the calendar, in talent acquisition terms, is the NFL Draft. NFL teams, including the Indianapolis Colts, are allowed to draft/pick and sign players who have declared for the upcoming draft from the college ranks. The NFL Draft begins with day one on Thursday, April 27th, and carries on for two more days, ending on April 29th. Day one sees the first round of the draft, day two sees the second and third rounds and, finally, day three sees rounds four through seven. The Colts, as in previous years under General Manager Chris Ballard, are seemingly very well prepared. The Colts have some roster needs but not as many as they had before free agency. During the free agency period, the Colts added two veteran players on multi year deals with the additions of Defensive End Samson Ebukam on a 3 year deal and Kicker Matt Gay in a 4 year deal. The Colts also signed a couple of veteran free agents to 1-year deals at positions of need whilst also managing to re-sign some of their own free agents too. While the team was relatively quiet in signing free agents, the focus now switches to the NFL Draft. The Colts own nine draft picks remaining, one first-round pick, one second-round pick, one fourth, three fifths, no sixth and two seventh-round picks.