The Indianapolis Colts may have drafted Ohio State wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez in the first round of this year's draft, but they are quickly learning the special things they have in receiver Roy Hall, who was drafted in the fifth round.

The 6-foot-3, 240-pound receiver showed during a week of practice that he has a lot to offer and could be on the verge of receiving more playing time should the high level of play continue throughout Colts training camp.

The coaching staff began to see some things in Hall after Wednesday's practice.

"We're really finding out things that Roy can do," head coach Tony Dungy said. "I have a feeling he's going to be an excellent special-teams player. We've got him doing some things on the coverage units as a gunner and a kick-off coverage guy. We are looking at him in the slot. He might be a Marcus Pollard-type guy. I don't know what Marcus looked like when he first got here, probably very similar. We are working him basically on the outside on Reggie (Wayne's) side. We are still finding out exactly, what he's going to be able to do."

What the coaching staff saw earlier in the week came into focus Saturday morning during the team's Blue and White intrasquad game.

"Roy (Hall) can make some plays," Dungy said. "He has great speed and size. He did some good things on special teams, caught a couple of balls, which was good to see. All in all, I think he's had a good line of work."

Hall flew under the radar at Ohio State playing behind Gonzalez and Ted Ginn Jr., and was shown very little love during the draft process. Hall was not invited to the Combine, which caused the receiver to have a chip on his shoulder. To this day, Hall feels like he has something to prove. It wasn't until the school's Pro Day did Hall gain attention from teams when he ran a blistering 4.35 in the 40-yard dash.

"The Colts and coach Dungy thought that I had great potential and I have to prove to them that they didn't waste a draft pick," Hall said.

So far Hall has proven to be more than worthy of what his draft status indicates.

Hall's play and ability to learn the Colts complex offense has progressed since mini-camp. He appears to be getting more comfortable playing in the offense with each practice. Hall has two of the league's premier receivers, Marvin Harrison and Wayne, to learn from, and credits Wayne for helping him with the learning curve.

"I've learned a lot from Reggie in a short amount of time," Hall said. "He has helped me with my technique and little things like releases from defensive backs. Marvin is a workaholic and doesn't say too much. He's more of a lead-by-example guy and I try to pick up little things I see him do. But I've learned a lot from Reggie in four or five practices about how to handle certain situations."

Hall gives Manning his props

"I always envisioned myself catching balls from an NFL quarterback, but for it to be Peyton Manning it's truly a blessing," Hall said. "When you have a guy who works that hard at his position and a future Hall of Famer throwing you the ball, yeah, it's a blessing.

"Manning is a perfectionist and demands greatness, so he's going to expect the same things from you. You have to go out there and try to work as hard as he does. You have to understand and learn the things that he has learned.

"Hopefully, you can use that and be successful like him. Once I realized the work and dedication he put in it became clear why he's so successful. I'm glad that I am in a situation to learn from him. I want to know what motivates Peyton Manning to be the best."

The organization isn't treating Hall like he's just a fifth-round receiver, but more like "we know what we have in you now let's show the rest of the world what you can do." Add another weapon to the Colts arsenal on offense.