How 2018 St. Patrick's Day trade became Colts' four-leaf clover

INDIANAPOLIS -- Eight.

That's the number of "premium" non-quarterbacks that the Indianapolis Colts thought would be available in the 2018 draft.

The Colts were coming off a 4-12 record in 2017, had the No. 3 pick in the draft and had several holes to fill on their roster.

As crazy as it sounds, that meant general manager Chris Ballard had flexibility with that pick, as he didn't have his eyes set on only one position in the draft.

The Jets and Colts swapped first-round picks in the 2018 draft, and it's doubtful that either team would want a do-over.

Jets received:

• No. 3 overall pick (QB Sam Darnold)

Colts received:

• No. 6 overall pick (G Quenton Nelson)

• No. 37 overall pick (T Braden Smith)

• No.…