Colts reporter says quiet part out loud about recent draft bust

Jelani Woods of the Indianapolis Colts | Justin Casterline/GettyImagesNFL teams can't really afford to miss out on the first-round draft picks. Just ask the Indianapolis Colts. The team is desperately hoping that quarterback Anthony Richardson, the number four overall choice in the 2023 draft, will finally stay healthy and be consistently good in 2025.

But third-round picks can't be misses, either. Later-round picks? A team hopes they find a hidden gem. Third-round choices are supposed to develop into starters.

So far, however, tight end Jelani Woods hasn't developed into anything. If one thinks Richardson has problems staying healthy, then don't even look at Woods. He hasn't played since his…