Getting to know the Colts’ 2022 Draft Class

INDIANAPOLIS – A look at the Indianapolis Colts’ 2022 draft class:

Round 2/53^rd overall

Alec Pierce, WR, Cincinnati

• Height: 6-3
• Weight: 211
• College resume:
  • Started 30 of 45 games and finished career with 106 receptions, 1,851 yards and 13 TDs
  • Was team captain as a senior and had best season with 52 receptions, 884 yards and eight TDs
  • Enjoyed best game against 9^th-ranked Notre Dame with six catches and 144 yards
  • Graduated in 3½ years with degree in mechanical engineering
  • Father, Greg, played football at Northwestern and mother, Stephanie, played volleyball at Cincinnati. Brother, Justin, played basketball at William & Mary and North Carolina.

Round 3/73^rd

Jelani Woods, TE

• Height: 6-7
• Weight: 253
• College resume:
  • Spent three seasons at Oklahoma State before transferring to Virginia
  • Last season appeared in 11 games with 10 starts and had 44 receptions for 598 yards and eight TDs
  • At Oklahoma State, appeared in 34 games (28 starts) and collected 31 receptions for 361 yards and four TDs
  • Transitioned to tight end from quarterback after redshirting for 2017 season.

Round 3/77^th

Bernhard Raimann, OT, Central Michigan

• Height: 6-6
• Weight: 303
• College resume:
  • Introduced to football as a 14-year old soccer player in Steinbrunn, Austria
  • Developed into first-team All-MAC selection at Central Michigan
  • Started 29 of 44 games, including 18 starts at left tackle and 11 at tight end
  • As senior, started all 12 games at left tackle for offense that averaged 32.2 points per game and 179.2 rushing yards per game.

Round 3/96^th

Nick Cross, S, Maryland

• Height: 6-0
• Weight: 212
• College resume: Versatile safety for Terps
  • Started 21 of 29 games and finished with 135 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, six interceptions and 18 passes defensed
  • Last season started all 13 games and had 67 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks and three interceptions.

Round 5/159^th

Eric Johnson, DT, Missouri State

• Height: 6-5
• Weight: 298
• College resume:
  • Five-year regular and first Missouri State’s first draft pick since 2011
  • Started 47 of 55 games and piled up 131 tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries
  • Second-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference selection twice
  • Played in school-record 55 consecutive games
  • As senior, started all 12 games and finished with 43 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.

Round 6/192^nd

Drew Ogletree, TE, Youngstown State

• Height: 6-7
• Weight: 250
• College resume:
  • Starter collegiate career at Findlay (2016-19) before transferring to Youngstown State
  • Last two years started 12 of 17 games and collected 40 receptions for 391 yards
  • Led Youngstown State in 2021 with 28 receptions and 282 yards in 10 games
  • At Findley, collected 54 receptions, 785 yards and 10 TDs
  • Two-way star at Northridge (Ohio) High School and was Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association Division 3 Player of the Year.

Round 6/216^th

Curtis Brooks, DT, Cincinnati

• Height: 6-2
• Weight: 285
• College resume:
  • Appeared in 61 games with 20 starts, and really emerged in 2021
  • Started all 14 games and generated 56 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks and one forced fumble
  • Named first-team All-AAC and appeared in NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.

Round 7/239^th

Rodney Thomas II, CB, Yale

• Height: 6-1
• Weight: 200
• College resume:
  • Versatile prospect who saw time at linebacker and defensive back at Yale
  • Finished with 134 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 21 passes defensed and six interceptions
  • As senior, started 10 games – nine as a DB, one as at linebacker – and posted 50 tackles, 11 passes defensed and two interceptions.

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