The Colts are back from the Senior Bowl after a week of scouting college prospects up close and in person in practice settings.

It's a process general manager Chris Ballard and his staff love and tend to draft from every season.

The week-long all-star event is just a piece of the evaluation for the prospects involved, but it can act as a showcase of players who are rising up draft boards.

The Colts had a close eye on those players last week in Mobile, Ala. Here are five players who should be firmly on their radar now:

Darius Robinson, EDGE, Missouri

In a week with lots of standout performances, the most rave reviews seemed to surround a single player. Missouri's Darius Robinson was already a rising name after registering 14 tackles-for-loss and 8.5 sacks to lead the Tigers to a surprise 11-2 season. But the consistent dominance with which he reportedly played with in 1-on-1 drills took many aback.

At a listed 6-foot-5 and 296 pounds, Robinson is one of the first players a team would take just based on physical appearance. He has so many tools to offer that Missouri played him at defensive tackle for his first three seasons. But his move to the edge unleashed his playmaking skills, and he has only gotten better and better, carrying over a dominant Cotton Bowl performance against Ohio State into a flashy Senior Bowl, where he handled Oklahoma Tyler Guyton and other top tackle prospects in ways few edge rushers did.

Robinson can play from a number of alignments, which is the trademark of a top-flight pass rusher in today's game. The Colts have something like that in Dayo Odeyingbo, but they could lose another versatile lineman in Tyquan Lewis and also have Kwity Paye entering a possible contract year.

It's possible Robinson could rise far enough to be in range for their first pick at No. 15. It's also possible that he could be a target in a trade-back scenario that the Colts love to pull off, especially in the first round.

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Quinyon Mitchell, CB, Toledo

One of the players who entered with some of the most hype actually comes from the Mid-American Conference. Quinyon Mitchell racked up six interceptions and 37 passes defensed combined the past two years at Toledo, but questions remained about how he'd perform against elite-level wide receivers.

His week in Mobile was a test of that, and by all reports, Mitchell soared. He showed sticky man coverage in 1-on-1 drills and team settings, all of which are geared in favor of the offense. He flashed the ball skills that had him on those radars in the first place. And it all fed the confidence of a player who is looking the part at outside cornerback.

At a listed 6-foot and 196 pounds, Mitchell meets the thresholds for size for a number of schemes and can be a fit in the Colts' man-press-heavy, Seattle-style approach given how well he plays from that tight alignment. He isn't as physical as JuJu Brents but has more recovery speed and can offer a bit of variety in matching up with opposing outside wide receivers.

The Colts were leaky in the secondary last season and could have a greater need here if Kenny Moore II walks, so Mitchell should be in consideration with their first-round pick.

Brenden Rice, WR, USC

The Colts like to draft wide receivers with NFL bloodlines, and this year's class happens to offer the son of the greatest receiver in league history. Brenden Rice, the son of Jerry Rice, had a solid final season at USC with 791 yards on a gaudy 17.6 yards per reception with 12 touchdowns. But questions about his individual prowess away from Caleb Williams were in question until the Senior Bowl.

Rice reportedly showed a little of everything in Mobile. He caught most of the attention with his route running, which was his father's forte.

His week helped round out a profile that's already explosive in production and traits, such as his abilities as a kick returner; and big in size at a listed 6-3 and 210 pounds. His college career started slow before a transfer from Colorado, but his past calendar year now casts him as a player coming into some elite measurables and genes.

Under Ballard, the Colts love to draft big receivers who can block and offer large catch radiuses to their outside positions. They have an immediate need for a third outside receiver and could possibly entertain an upgrade at the spot opposite Michael Pittman Jr. if Rice catches their eye on Day 2.

Adisa Isaac, EDGE, Penn State

The Colts are coming off their best pass rush season in Indianapolis history after registering 51 sacks in 2023. But for all the faces they have anchoring that unit, what they're missing is the kind of twitchy player who can win off the snap on 3rd-and-long.

That might be precisely who Adisa Isaac is after racking up 7.5 sacks and 16 tackles-for-loss for Penn State last season. At least, that's how he reportedly looked during Senior Bowl practices. Entering the week as the lesser-known of Penn State's two edge rushers behind Chop Robinson, Isaac seemed too quick for many of the Senior Bowl tackles in the run and pass games.

At a listed 6-4 and 249 pounds, Isaac has a pass rush specialist's body, which is why he isn't likely to be an early pick, but his performance and traits could push him into the third- or fourth-round range. He could be the type of twitchy player the Colts need for their wide-nine alignments on obvious passing downs.

Isaiah Davis, RB, South Dakota State

The NFL Draft has proven time and again that Day 3 can be a great time to find playable running backs, and the Colts would be wise to keep a dial tuned to Isaiah Davis.

The South Dakota State running back entered the Senior Bowl after back-to-back seasons with at least 1,400 yards and 15 touchdowns. The fact that those came at a lower level of competition at South Dakota State made the Senior Bowl more important, and it should allow his powerful runs and quality routes from the week to stand out even more as a result.

At a listed 6-1 and 220 pounds, Davis doesn't appear to be the type of burner who can be drafted on the first two days, but he has the blend of power, contact balance and vision to replicate much of what Zack Moss brought into the league out of Utah and with the Colts last season.

With Moss a free agent and last year's sixth-round pick, Evan Hull, working back from knee surgery, the Colts could be in need for a strong runner behind Jonathan Taylor next season. It's hard to count on rookies to fill many roles on a team, but running back tends to be an exception.

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