David Parry to Indianapolis Colts: Full Draft-Pick Breakdown

The Indianapolis Colts have loved bringing in players from Stanford since general manager Ryan Grigson took over before the 2012 season. After Andrew Luck and Coby Fleener joined on a couple of years ago, the Colts have now drafted Henry Anderson and David Parry.

According to Phillip B. Wilson from Scout.com, the Colts traded up and gave one of their seventh-round picks to the San Francisco 49ers so that they could move up and take Parry. That says a lot about what they expect Parry to become, even if they only gave up a seventh-round pick.

Parry was an All-Pac-12 honorable mention last season despite coming to Stanford as a walk-on when he was a freshman. He's come a long way since then, making a significant impact in the middle of Stanford's defense while playing in almost every game of his college career.

Plenty of defensive linemen went before Parry, but Sam Monson from Pro Football Focus called the Stanford prospect his favorite player in the 2015 draft.

I can see why Monson is so high on Parry. Coming in as a walk-on, Parry plays like he'll never see another snap of football again when he's on the field. He has a nice 6'1'', 308-pound frame that he should be able to add a bit more weight to so that he can fill the role of a 3-4 nose tackle. 

With that frame, Parry is able to explode off the snap and keep his pads low to give himself as much leverage as possible on offensive linemen. With his strength and determination in the trenches, Parry can fill rushing lanes or collapse the pocket with a strong bull rush. His ability to disengage from blockers can also help him make plays at or behind the line of scrimmage.

Unfortunately, there are some aspects to Parry's game that caused him to drop to the fifth round. He doesn't have the ideal lower body or arm length for an NFL nose tackle, which will likely allow some of the bigger NFL offensive linemen to easily contain him. There are also concerns about his stamina, as he became gassed at times and was routinely subbed out of Stanford's defense.

However, that's to be expected at the nose tackle position, and that's why the Colts needed someone to rotate consistently with Josh Chapman. Both players were fifth-round selections, and many would be happy if Parry could play as well if not better than Chapman.

Many felt like Parry played with a chip on his shoulder, and he confirmed that when talking with Kevin Bowen from Colts.com.

Adding defensive line depth was a big need for the Colts heading into the draft, and now they've addressed the problem with two Stanford prospects that will be able to come in and play in the defensive rotation. His ceiling might be a bit limited, but because of his aggressiveness, I expect that Parry will be able to come off the bench and play some valuable snaps for the Colts in his rookie season.

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As for the future, we'll have to see if Parry can add some weight to his frame and become a more disruptive player at the next level.