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Insider: Colts' 2018 rookie class was one of NFL's best draft hauls in 25 years

Insiders Zak Keefer and Joel Erickson look back at the Colts' playoff loss and look ahead to the offseason. Clark Wade, Clark.Wade@Indystar.com

INDIANAPOLIS — The night of April 28, 2018 is always going to stick out in Chris Ballard’s mind.

A year’s worth of work had just ended. Eleven picks made over three days, the kind of haul that can make or break a rebuilding franchise.

Ballard felt like something special had happened in those three days. When the draft was over, he and his staff didn’t go home right away.

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