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1998 1st pick overall Peyton Manning

The Indianapolis Colts joined the National Football League (NFL) in 1953 where they participated in their first NFL Draft and selected Billy Vessels, a halfback from the University of Oklahoma. The team's most recent first round selection was Donald Brown, a running back from the University of Connecticut in the 2009 NFL Draft.

Every year during April, each NFL franchise seeks to add new players to its roster through a collegiate draft officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting but more commonly known as the NFL Draft. Teams are ranked in inverse order based on the previous season's record, with the worst record picking first, and the second worst picking second and so on. The two exceptions to this order are made for teams that appeared in the previous Super Bowl; the Super Bowl champion always picks last, and the Super Bowl loser always picks second last. Teams have the option of trading away their picks to other teams for different picks, players, cash, or a combination thereof. Thus, it is not uncommon for a team's actual draft pick to differ from their assigned draft pick, or for a team to have extra or no draft picks in any round due to these trades.^[1]

The Colts have selected the number one overall pick in the draft on six separate occasions, one of which was used to select Super Bowl XLI MVP Peyton Manning. They have also selected the second overall pick five times and the third overall pick twice. The team's five selections from Ohio State University are the most chosen by the Colts from one university.

[edit] Player selections

2003 Colts 1st round pick Dallas Clark

2002 Colts 1st round pick Dwight Freeney

1996 Colts 1st round pick Marvin Harrison

*	Selected number one overall
†	Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Year	Pick	Player name	Position	College	Notes
National Football League, Early Era (1953–1969)
Baltimore Colts (1953-1983)
1953	2	Billy Vessels	HB	Oklahoma
1954	5	Cotton Davidson	QB	Baylor
1955	1 *	George Shaw	QB	Oregon	^[2]
1955	3	Alan Ameche	FB	Wisconsin
1956	9	Lenny Moore †	HB	Penn State
1957	8	Jim Parker †	G	Ohio State
1958	11	Lenny Lyles	CB	Louisville
1959	12	Jackie Burkett	C	Auburn
1960	10	Ron Mix †	OT	Southern California
1961	7	Tom Matte	RB	Ohio State
1962	9	Wendell Harris	CB	Louisiana State
1963	5	Bob Vogel	OT	Ohio State
1964	8	Marv Woodson	S	Indiana
1965	14	Mike Curtis	LB	Duke
1966	15	Sam Ball	OT	Kentucky
1967	1 *	Bubba Smith	DE	Michigan State	^[3]
1967	20	Jim Detwiler	HB	Michigan
1968	23	John Williams	OT	Minnesota
1969	25	Eddie Hinton	WR	Oklahoma
Modern Era (1970–present)
1970	18	Norm Bulaich	RB	Texas Christian
1971	22	Don McCauley	RB	North Carolina	^[4]
1971	26	Leonard Dunlap	CB	North Texas
1972	22	Tom Drougas	OT	Oregon
1973	2	Bert Jones	QB	Louisiana State	^[5]
1973	10	Joe Ehrmann	DT	Syracuse
1974	5	John Dutton	DT	Nebraska
1974	24	Roger Carr	WR	Louisiana Tech	^[6]
1975	3	Ken Huff	G	North Carolina	^[7]
1976	20	Ken Novak	DT	Purdue
1977	26	Randy Burke	WR	Kentucky
1978	25	Reese McCall	TE	Auburn
1979	6	Barry Krauss	LB	Alabama
1980	5	Curtis Dickey	RB	Texas A&M
1980	24	Derrick Hatchett	CB	Texas	^[8]
1981	12	Randy McMillan	RB	Pittsburgh
1981	18	Donnell Thompson	DE	North Carolina	^[9]
1982	2	Johnie Cooks	LB	Mississippi State
1982	4	Art Schlichter	QB	Ohio State	^[10]
1983	1 *	John Elway †	QB	Stanford	^[11]
Indianapolis Colts (1984-present)
1984	8	Leonard Coleman	CB	Vanderbilt
1984	19	Ron Solt	G	Maryland	^[12]
1985	5	Duane Bickett	LB	Southern California
1986	4	Jon Hand	DE	Alabama
1987	2	Cornelius Bennett	LB	Alabama
1988	—	— No Pick	—	—	^[13]
1989	22	Andre Rison	WR	Michigan State
1990	1 *	Jeff George	QB	Illinois
1991	—	— No Pick	—	—	^[14]
1992	1 *	Steve Emtman	DE	Washington
1992	2	Quentin Coryatt	LB	Texas A&M	^[15]
1993	16	Sean Dawkins	WR	California
1994	2	Marshall Faulk	RB	San Diego State
1994	5	Trev Alberts	LB	Nebraska	^[16]
1995	15	Ellis Johnson	DT	Florida
1996	19	Marvin Harrison	WR	Syracuse
1997	19	Tarik Glenn	OT	California
1998	1 *	Peyton Manning	QB	Tennessee
1999	4	Edgerrin James	RB	Miami (FL)
2000	28	Rob Morris	LB	Brigham Young
2001	30	Reggie Wayne	WR	Miami (FL)
2002	11	Dwight Freeney	DE	Syracuse
2003	24	Dallas Clark	TE	Iowa
2004	—	— No Pick	—	—	^[17]
2005	29	Marlin Jackson	CB	Michigan
2006	30	Joseph Addai	RB	Louisiana State
2007	32	Anthony Gonzalez	WR	Ohio State
2008	—	— No Pick	—	—	^[18]
2009	27	Donald Brown	RB	Connecticut

[edit] Notes

^ Alder, James. ""NFL Draft Basics:Determining Order of Selection"". football.about.com. http://football.about.com/od/miscinformation/a/detdraftorder.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
^ Lottery bonus pick.
^ Acquired from the New Orleans Saints - Pro Football Draft History 1967
^ Acquired from the Miami Dolphins - Pro Football Draft History 1971
^ Acquired from the San Diego Chargers - Pro Football Draft History 1973
^ Acquired from the Los Angeles Rams - Pro Football Draft History 1974
^ Acquired from the Atlanta Falcons - Pro Football Draft History 1975
^ Acquired from the Dallas Cowboys - Pro Football Draft History 1980
^ Acquired from the Minnesota Vikings - Pro Football Draft History 1981
^ Acquired from the Los Angeles Rams - Pro Football Draft History 1982
^ Traded Elway to the Denver Broncos for QB Mark Herrmann, rights to OL Chris Hinton and a first-round pick in the 1984 NFL Draft. - A 'true test' for Elway
^ From Denver Broncos in Elway trade
^ The Colts traded their #20 overall pick to the Los Angeles Rams - Pro Football Draft History 1988
^ The Colts traded their #13 overall pick to the Atlanta Falcons - Pro Football Draft History 1991
^ Acquired from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Pro Football Draft History 1992
^ Acquired from the Los Angeles Rams - Pro Football Draft History 1994
^ The Colts traded their #29 overall pick to the Atlanta Falcons - Pro Football Draft History 2004
^ The Colts traded their 1st round pick (29th overall) to the San Francisco 49ers

[edit] References

"databasefootball.com – IND Colts". databasefootball.com. http://www.databasefootball.com/draft/draftteam.htm?tm=BLC&lg=nfl. Retrieved January 13, 2008.
"Indianapolis Colts (1984-Present)". Sports E-cyclopedia. http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/indy/icolts.html. Retrieved January 13, 2008.
"Hall of Famers by Franchise". Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/teams.html. Retrieved January 13, 2008.
"NFL Draft History: First Round by Team: IND Colts". National Football League official Web site. http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/teambyteam?team=Indianapolis+Colts. Retrieved January 13, 2008.
"Professional Football Transactions Archive". NC Systems website. http://www.n-c-systems.com/football/DraftTrades/1953.html. Retrieved January 13, 2008.

[0] Alder, James. ""NFL Draft Basics:Determining Order of Selection"". football.about.com. http://football.about.com/od/miscinformation/a/detdraftorder.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-14.

[1] Lottery bonus pick.

[2] Acquired from the New Orleans Saints - Pro Football Draft History 1967

[3] Acquired from the Miami Dolphins - Pro Football Draft History 1971

[4] Acquired from the San Diego Chargers - Pro Football Draft History 1973

[5] Acquired from the Los Angeles Rams - Pro Football Draft History 1974

[6] Acquired from the Atlanta Falcons - Pro Football Draft History 1975

[7] Acquired from the Dallas Cowboys - Pro Football Draft History 1980

[8] Acquired from the Minnesota Vikings - Pro Football Draft History 1981

[9] Acquired from the Los Angeles Rams - Pro Football Draft History 1982

[10] Traded Elway to the Denver Broncos for QB Mark Herrmann, rights to OL Chris Hinton and a first-round pick in the 1984 NFL Draft. - A 'true test' for Elway

[11] From Denver Broncos in Elway trade

[12] The Colts traded their #20 overall pick to the Los Angeles Rams - Pro Football Draft History 1988

[13] The Colts traded their #13 overall pick to the Atlanta Falcons - Pro Football Draft History 1991

[14] Acquired from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Pro Football Draft History 1992

[15] Acquired from the Los Angeles Rams - Pro Football Draft History 1994

[16] The Colts traded their #29 overall pick to the Atlanta Falcons - Pro Football Draft History 2004

[17] The Colts traded their 1st round pick (29th overall) to the San Francisco 49ers

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