Miller Mocks Allen to Colts in Round 2

0:00On April 24, ESPN's Matt Miller dropped another day-to-mod draft, slotting Georgia linebacker CJ Allen to the Indianapolis Colts at the Moore. 47 pick in Round 2. Allen stands 6 foot 0 and 3-quarters inches tall, weighs 230 pounds, and balled out as a junior for the Bulldogs. Two-time SEC, C. Champ Consensus All-American, first team all SEC. This season, he racked up 88 tackles with 47 solo. Eight tackles for loss, three-and-a-half sacks, four passes defense, and A. Fumble recovery over 13 starts. The Colts are hurting at linebacker after trading Zaire Franklin to the Green Bay Packers and letting Jermaine Pratt hit free agency. They sign vet Akeem Davis-Gaither from their DC's Old Bengals crew, but they're still a big gap next to him, internal options like Austin the Geiker. Jalen Carly's just aren't locking it down yet. NFL.com calls Allen a green dot leader and team captain who controls the run game

1:02with smarts and toughness, though he lacks elite speed solid. Blitzer, three-down player, and his pro comp is ironically the departed Franklin. Daniel Jeremiah ranks him 32nd overall, making him a plug-in play starter right away. Miller also sees the Colts grabbing Michigan edge. J. Sean Barr met 78th in Round 3, beefing up that front 7 for a immediate impact. That's the story for today NFL news today driven by AI.