The Indianapolis Colts will likely take a tight end or linebacker in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. But they could also draft an offensive lineman like Missouri\u2019s Armand Membou.<\/p>\n
Instead of predicting what he thinks<\/em> the Colts will do in the draft, Adam Rank of NFL.com<\/a> put together a mock draft where he made his picks based on what teams should<\/em> do. Rank thinks Indy should take Membou with the 14th overall pick:<\/p>\n \u201cGo ahead and continue this mini run on offensive linemen, Colts, by selecting Membou to help protect Anthony Richardson<\/a> (presuming he holds off Daniel Jones<\/a>). Now, if one of the tight ends falls to this spot, that would be an automatic pick. I just don’t see it happening, in which case the safest move is to build up an offensive line that lost Ryan Kelly and helped contribute to a 37.2% pressure-allowed rate (ninth-highest in the NFL) last season.\u201d<\/p>\n Selecting Membou wouldn\u2019t be the worst decision. The Colts certainly need to address the offensive line at some point in the draft. We\u2019ll see if such a move happens, though.<\/p>\n Membou starred at Lee\u2019s Summit North High School in Lee\u2019s Summit, Missouri. Rated as a four-star recruit, he received college offers from schools like Kansas State, Kansas, Oregon, Iowa State, Nebraska, and Missouri. Yet, he ultimately committed<\/a> to Missouri.<\/p>\n In 2023, Membou started all 13 contests at right tackle. He played a huge role in the Tigers\u2019 offensive line that was named a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award. The award is given to the nation’s top offensive line. Membou also helped block for a Missouri offense that rushed for at least 200 yards on six different occasions.<\/p>\n Last season Membou helped the Tigers accumulate 2,138 rushing yards, 2,926 passing yards, and 26 rushing touchdowns. He earned a spot on the Second Team All-SEC<\/a>. He also allowed only one sack over 12 games.<\/p>\n Perhaps most Colts fans want the team to take Tyler Warren<\/a> in the first round. Tight end might be Indy\u2019s biggest need, and the Penn State star is the position\u2019s top prospect in the draft. Fellow tight end Colston Loveland<\/a> would also be an ideal pick if Warren isn’t available.<\/p>\n However, it wouldn\u2019t be wrong to draft Membou. Again, the Colts need offensive line help. The unit lost center Ryan Kelly and guard Will Fries earlier this offseason. Both free agents signed<\/a> with the Minnesota Vikings<\/a>. It\u2019s unclear, though, whether Membou can switch from tackle to guard and replace Fries.<\/p>\n At 6-foot-4 and 332 pounds, Membou is a powerful presence who dominated weekly against SEC pass-rushers. He should develop into a great NFL offensive lineman as well. He’s an excellent athlete, is extremely quick, and possesses competitive toughness. Membou would be a solid addition to a Colts unit that includes guys like Quenton Nelson and Bernhard Raimann.<\/p>\n If both Warren and Loveland are off the board and the Colts don’t go the linebacker route, Membou would be an outstanding first-round pick.<\/p>\n Main Image: Eric Canha – USA Today Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An analyst thinks the Indianapolis Colts should select Missouri tackle Armand Membou in the first round of the draft. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4890,"featured_media":229130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,1647],"tags":[32977,7800,8259],"class_list":["post-228949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colts","category-nfl-draft","tag-armand-membou","tag-indianapolis-colts-news","tag-will-fries"],"modified_by":"Isaac Zuniga","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4890"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228949"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":229126,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228949\/revisions\/229126"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/229130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Missouri Offensive Lineman Armand Membou Listed as a Prospect the Indianapolis Colts Should Draft<\/h2>\n
His Career<\/h3>\n
Would It Be Wrong To Draft Membou?<\/h3>\n