The first frenetic wave of NFL free agency in 2026 has ended, and general managers across the league are beginning to turn their attention to the upcoming NFL draft. But there are still players floating around unsigned, and some of them should have good days ahead of them. Perhaps only one year, perhaps five. Some of those players could be on Indianapolis Colts GM Chris Ballard’s radar.
Ballard finds himself without a first-round draft pick in the upcoming draft. But he still has some money left to spend. That lack of a first-rounder actually gives Ballard a little bit more leeway in stretching his approximately 30 million dollars in cap space.