Colts Select JT Tuimoloau with 45th Pick in Draft

The Indianapolis Colts selected Ohio State edge defender JT Tuimoloau with the 45th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

Ohio State Buckeyes defensive end JT Tuimoloau (44) celebrates tackling Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback Riley Leonard (13) during the College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on January 20, 2025. | Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

With the 45th overall pick in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Indianapolis Colts selected Ohio State defensive end JT Tuimoloau.

The National Championship defender has a great blend of size at 6'4", 265, with 33-3/4" arms and 10-1/2" hands as well as power.

Tuimoloau has great college production and was a full-time starter who earned First-Team All-Big Ten for the last three years, racking up 39 tackles for loss and 21.0 sacks in that time.

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The Colts' edge group seems fine on paper, pending a big leap from Laiatu Latu, but Kwity Paye, Samson Ebukam, and Tyquan Lewis are all due for free agency after the season.

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Tuimoloau should transition into this group seemlessly as a three-down player who can help the team against the run and pass.

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