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Last updated on Friday, April 27, 2018
(INDIANAPOLIS, IN) - The Indianapolis Colts selected Notre Dame offensive guard Quenton Nelson with the No. 6 overall pick in the NFL Draft.
Many view Nelson as the most sure-thing in the draft and the Colts decided to make sure Andrew Luck stays upright as much as possible.
Nelson is the first guard selected by the Colts in the first round since 1984 and GM Chris Ballard threw some high praise at his first round pick.
"You can feel him. I could feel when I watched Adrian Peterson. Same thing with Dez Bryant. You can feel Quenton Nelson."
Colts head coach Frank Reich said he is thrilled to have Nelson in the fold.
"First impression was that he's the best offensive lineman I've seen in the draft in a while. In our mutual consensus, this is where we have to go. We have to build the fronts."
Nelson said he was thrilled to become a Colt and it will make it easy on his family.
"My parents bought a house when I committed to Notre Dame and now they don't have to move. They can watch Notre Dame on Saturdays and come watch me play NFL football on Sundays at Lucas Oil Stadium."
The Colts are set to have a busy Day 2 of the draft as they own four picks. They have three second round picks with the 4th (36), 5th (37th) and 17th (49th) overall selections as well as the third overall pick in the third round (No. 67).
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