Ranking the Colts' roster from 1 to 90

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The offseason is successful afloat plaything truthful here's a ranking of the Colts' roster from No. 1 to No. 90; what you request to know:

>> The 90th subordinate connected this roster is successful the apical 1% of his field; respect what it takes to marque adjacent an NFL 90-man roster

>> The ranking is based connected however bully a subordinate is compared to his NFL peers, not based connected however important helium is to the Colts. In different words, Daniel Jones whitethorn beryllium the astir important subordinate to the Colts' occurrence this play but he's not 1 of the 10 champion quarterbacks successful the NFL, frankincense he's little connected this list

>> Take the bottommost fractional with a atom of brackish arsenic galore of the players haven't played overmuch (if astatine all)

1.Quenton Nelson, G

He's an eight-time Pro Bowler and six-time All-Pro. Nelson's connected a hallway of fame way and is 1 of the champion guards successful the NFL, making him an casual prime for No. 1 connected this list.

2.Jonathan Taylor, RB

He's a three-time Pro Bowler -- including the past 2 seasons -- and has led the NFL successful rushing touchdowns doubly successful six years. Injuries are ever a question with moving backs (Taylor's missed games successful 4 of his six seasons) but close present he's steadfast and there's not overmuch statement astir wherever helium belongs connected this list.

3.Sauce Gardner, CB

Gardner made the Pro Bowl his archetypal 2 seasons with the Jets but has seen his accumulation and playing clip dip the past 2 years. The Colts request him to beryllium an All-Pro country again.

4.Alec Pierce, WR

A spot of a projection based connected Pierce taking implicit the No. 1 receiver relation but starring the NFL successful yards per drawback successful back-to-back seasons is an underappreciated accomplishment. There's nary crushed helium can't beryllium a morganatic No. 1 receiver.

5.Tyler Warren, TE

He was 1 of the astir productive rookie choky ends successful NFL past past year. His productivity slipped importantly during the seven-game losing streak to extremity the play (26 catches, 200 yards, 1 TD vs. 50-617-3).

6.Charvarius Ward, CB

Ward got amended each play until the tragic decease of his girl successful 2024. His 3 concussions past play rise superior concerns astir his aboriginal but his endowment puts him successful the apical 5 of this list.

7.DeForest Buckner, DT

There are excessively galore players with wounded concerns astatine the apical of this list. Buckner has said his cervix country volition change however helium plays; that drops him from 3rd to sixth connected this list. He's a three-time Pro Bowler, the past clip successful 2023, but his interaction was undeniable past play erstwhile healthy.

8.Cam Bynum, FS

Bynum is simply a wide interaction starter astatine escaped information and could beryllium adjacent much productive with a much versatile moving mate successful the antiaircraft backfield this season.

9.Rigoberto Sanchez, P

Sanchez had a career-high 44.7-yard nett punting mean past play with 50% of his kicks landing wrong the 20, besides a career-high. He's 1 of the astir invaluable punters successful the NFL.

Indianapolis Colts violative tackle Bernhard Raimann (79) stretches Monday, July 28, 2025, during grooming campy held astatine Grand Park successful Westfield.

10.Bernhard Raimann, OT

There should beryllium nary complaints astir Raimann's improvement arsenic a third-round prime successful 2022. He had a unsmooth rookie twelvemonth but has go a coagulated starter astatine near tackle, a necessity for immoderate playoff team.

11.Daniel Jones, QB

Jones had his champion play aft signing with Shane Steichen past season, it's a substance of recovering from his Achilles tendon teardrop and staying steadfast now.

12.Laiatu Latu, DE

Latu was productive with 3 interceptions and 8.5 sacks past play but helium hasn't demonstrated helium tin beryllium the No. 1 walk rusher the Colts desperately request contempt being the archetypal antiaircraft subordinate selected successful 2024. If Buckner isn't astatine afloat strength, Indianapolis volition beryllium putting a batch of unit connected the antiaircraft backs astatine the apical of this list.

13.Grover Stewart, DT

Entering his eighth play arsenic a starting antiaircraft tackle, Stewart remains a productive tally stopper and the Colts volition request him to proceed successful that relation entering his Age 33 season.

Indianapolis Colts linebacker CJ Allen (53) warms up Monday, June 1, 2026, during signifier astatine the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center.

14.C.J. Allen, LB

The second-round prime made a bully content successful the offseason workouts and the Colts' request an upgrade astatine linebacker.

15.Tanor Bortolini, C

The Colts fto long-time halfway Ryan Kelly, a four-time Pro Bowler, spell successful escaped bureau and Bortolini stepped successful without a hitch.

16.Josh Downs, WR

Small (5-9) slot receivers person a ceiling but Downs is much than susceptible of hitting it, totaling 1,500 receiving yards his archetypal 2 seasons. He dipped to 566 yards past play but should tick backmost up arsenic the Colts request to regenerate Michael Pittman.

17.Matt Goncalves, G

After spending astir of his vocation arsenic a tackle, Goncalves stepped successful efficaciously astatine close defender past season. The Colts fto close tackle Braden Smith permission successful escaped bureau and drafted Jalen Farmer. Goncalves, Jalen Travis and Farmer volition capable the 2 spots connected the close broadside of the line.

18.Arden Key, DE

Key is simply a good rotational portion astatine antiaircraft extremity but would apt beryllium starting if the play began today. He had 16.5 sacks arsenic a starter successful Tennessee the erstwhile 3 seasons, expect akin accumulation this season.

Indianapolis Colts cornerback Justin Walley (27) defends Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Laquon Treadwell (13) connected Monday, July 28, 2025, during grooming campy held astatine Grand Park successful Westfield.

19.Justin Walley, CB

Walley earned playing clip successful grooming campy past play until a torn ACL ended his season. He's expected to regenerate Kenny Moore successful the slot.

20.Jalen Travis, OT

He filled successful efficaciously successful 4 starts astatine close tackle past season. Travis volition person to vie for his spot with Goncalves and rookie Jalen Farmer but the Colts should consciousness bully astir the close broadside of its violative line.

21.A.J. Haulcy, SS

The third-round prime is expected to beryllium the starting beardown information but playing much of a hybrid relation with Bynum to marque the defence much hard to read. We'll slot Haulcy successful present and spot if he's up to the task.

Indianapolis Colts antiaircraft tackle Adetomiwa Adebawore (95) practices during the team’s seasoned minicamp Tuesday, June 9, 2026, astatine the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center successful Indianapolis.

22.Adetomiwa Adebawore, DL

He emerged successful his 3rd play arsenic an effectual rotational antiaircraft lineman with 36 tackles and 4 sacks. If helium takes different measurement forward, helium jumps up this list.

23.Blake Grupe, K

Kickers are tricky. Grupe missed 8 kicks with the Saints, earning his release. But signed with the Colts and was close including going 4-for-4 from 50-plus yards. Kickers (and punters) get devalued due to the fact that determination are a batch of them retired determination but successful presumption of players connected the Colts, we're comfy with the peculiar teamers here.

24.Mekhi Blackmon, CB

Added for a sixth-round prime anterior to past season, Blackmon was an fantabulous reserve corner, appearing successful each 17 games with 11 starts and making 2 interceptions aft missing 2024 owed to injury. Colts seemed to similar Walley amended truthful Blackmon's deeper connected the list.

25.Mo Alie-Cox, TE

Blocking choky ends aren't breathtaking players -- adjacent ones with the size to beryllium a menace successful the reddish portion connected juncture -- but they are needed. Alie-Cox volition beryllium entering his ninth play filling that relation for the Colts

Houston Texans backmost C.J. Stroud (7) is tackled by Arizona Cardinals linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither (27) successful the 3rd 4th astatine NRG Stadium successful Houston connected Dec. 14, 2025.

26.Akeem Davis-Gaither, LB

He's seen his playing clip summation from 1 commencement to 7 to 13, portion besides moving connected from Lou Anarumo's defence successful Cincinnati to Arizona past season. He was productive with 5 passes defensed and 117 tackles but it's improbable he's an upgrade connected Zaire Franklin and Germaine Pratt.

27.Colby Wooden, DT

Added successful a commercialized for Zaire Franklin, Wooden had improved each play successful Green Bay and gives the Colts needed extent connected the antiaircraft enactment down the aging Buckner and Stewart.

28.Juanyeh Thomas, S

He was the favourite to commencement astatine information earlier the draught arsenic helium seemed to beryllium carving retired a starting relation for himself successful Dallas earlier a nervus contented ended his 2025 play with the Cowboys. The Colts took Haulcy, truthful possibly they weren't that assured successful Thomas but he'll get a accidental to beryllium himself.

29.Micheal Clemons, DE

Clemons started each 17 games successful 2024 with akin accumulation arsenic Adebawore (34 tackles, 4.5 sacks) but returned to a reserve relation past play and produced acold little (22 tackles, 1 sack).

30.Cameron Taylor-Britt, CB

Taylor-Britt has much upside than immoderate of the different off-season acquisitions arsenic helium had 7 interceptions successful 2023 and '24 earlier a down 2025 successful Cincinnati. The Colts person extent astatine cornerback truthful he'll person to gain his mode onto the field.

31.Ashton Dulin, WR

An fantabulous peculiar teams subordinate who tin capable successful astatine receiver -- though making him the No. 3 receiver is simply a agelong -- and was an effectual footwear returner.

Indianapolis Colts antiaircraft extremity Jaylahn Tuimoloau (91) practices during the team’s minicamp Thursday, June 11, 2026, astatine the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center successful Indianapolis.

32.Jaylahn Tuimoloau, DE

He's a erstwhile second-round pick. He had 15 backmost pressures successful constricted clip and a 12.2% unit rate, down lone Latu connected the Colts past season. But Tuimoloau lone played 215 snaps. He astir has to play this play truthful we'll spot if helium tin play oregon not.

33.Anthony Richardson, QB

How antithetic is this offseason if Richardson doesn't wounded his oculus successful a freak mishap and is disposable erstwhile Jones gets hurt? The Colts (and the NFL) would person a amended consciousness of his value. A bully backup backmost is important and Richardson has started 15 games successful his career, winning 8 of them.

34.Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, WR

He had a precise defined relation successful Tennessee, making 25 to 38 catches for 370 to 497 yards implicit each of 4 seasons. He couldn't get connected the tract successful Miami past season. Ignore the 9 touchdowns successful 2024, he's a heavy menace bully for 2 catches per crippled if he's utilized carefully.

35.Johnathan Edwards, CB

The undrafted escaped cause appeared successful 14 games and earned 5 starts, making 26 tackles and breaking up 3 passes.

36.Jaylon Jones, CB

Jones has proven himself to beryllium a susceptible cornerback but struggled to get connected the tract for Anarumo. It's imaginable helium doesn't marque the roster but we'll slot him present connected production.

37.Luke Rhodes, LS

I person nary thought however to fertile a agelong snapper. He's a bully agelong snapper, being sanction archetypal squad All-Pro 1 season.

38.Drew Ogletree, TE

He's a lesser mentation of Alie-Cox. Ogletree is present to artifact and astonishment the defence by catching a walk each erstwhile successful a while. A cardinal contributor to peculiar teams arsenic well.

39.Hunter Wohler, S

Too precocious for a seventh-round prime who was injured his full rookie season? Perhaps. But the Colts request assistance covering the mediate of the tract and drafted Wohler for that circumstantial role.

Indianapolis Colts linebacker Austin Ajiake (58) practices with Indianapolis Colts linebacker Joe Bachie (48) connected Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, during Indianapolis Colts Training Camp astatine Grand Park successful Westfield.

40.Austin Ajiake, LB

Ajiake earned important clip connected peculiar teams and adjacent a half-sack connected defense. He'll person a spot connected the roster.

41.Jerry Tillery, DT

Another extent signing connected the antiaircraft line. Tillery has been a starter disconnected and connected passim his vocation but hasn't been overly productive since 2021.

42.Riley Leonard, QB

Leonard played amended than expected but his 67.7 passer standing and .582 completion percent weren't precisely good. The assemblage is inactive retired connected if he's an NFL backup quarterback.

43.Cameron Mitchell, CB

Mitchell earned a commencement aft getting picked up from the Browns and broke up 4 passes.

Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Laquon Treadwell (13) runs during the team’s seasoned minicamp Tuesday, June 9, 2026, astatine the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center successful Indianapolis.

44.Laquon Treadwell, WR

A first-round prime arsenic a receiver, Treadwell has carved retired a vocation connected peculiar teams. He hasn't made a drawback with the Colts but volition get a longer look arsenic the squad searches for a No. 3 receiver.

45.Spencer Shrader, K

Grupe gets the borderline due to the fact that he's proven he's got a bigger limb and Shrader needs to amusement his limb has recovered from a horrific injury. If he's healthy, he's a starting NFL kicker.

46.Bryce Boettcher, LB

Boettcher was the 2nd mediate linebacker the Colts took successful the draft, tin helium play an off-ball role? If helium can, helium jumps up this database but he'll request to beryllium it.

47.Jaylon Carlies, LB

Carlies was drafted to beryllium a sum linebacker but hasn't been steadfast capable to gain the spot. If helium can, helium moves up this list. If helium can't, helium won't beryllium connected the roster.

48.Jalen Farmer, G

The rookie defender volition vie with Goncalves and Travis connected the close broadside of the enactment with the anticipation of stepping into the starting lineup down the enactment if not immediately.

49.Caden Curry, DE

The erstwhile Center Grove High School prima was precise productive astatine Ohio State but lacks the carnal attributes the Colts often look for. They request walk unreserved and Curry volition get an widen accidental to amusement what he's got.

Indianapolis Colts backmost Anthony Richardson Sr. (5) hands the shot disconnected Wednesday, June 10, 2026, to moving backmost Seth McGowan (20) during minicamp astatine Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center successful Indianapolis.

50.Seth McGowan, RB

The Colts' seventh-round prime astatine moving back, there's a existent accidental for him to gain a spot connected the roster this play fixed he's the 2nd moving backmost connected this list.

51.Deion Burks, WR

A seventh-round prime with large carnal attributes and the imaginable to lend arsenic a receiver and returner.

52.Dalton Tucker, G

Tucker has made 9 starts successful 2 seasons but seems to beryllium settling successful arsenic a decent backup without starting potential.

53.Jimmy Morrissey, C

A 7th circular prime by the Raiders successful 2021, he's appeared successful 14 NFL games, including 3 snaps with the Colts past season. The Colts volition request a backup halfway and don't person a batch of acquisition connected the roster astatine the position.

54.Derrick Nnadi, DT

Nnadi was a six-year starter for the Kansas City Chief, mislaid his relation successful 2024 and regained it successful 2025. He's ne'er been overly productive truthful it's hard to spot him earning a roster spot but the Colts whitethorn privation immoderate acquisition connected the antiaircraft line.

55.Jonathan Owens, S

His non-special teams playing clip has dropped each of the past 3 years truthful don't expect to spot Owens overmuch astatine information but helium could beryllium a cardinal peculiar teams player.

56.Daniel Scott, S

The fifth-round information successful 2023 hasn't been capable to enactment healthy. He had the carnal abilities to lend but needs to enactment steadfast and beryllium it.

57.D.J. Giddens, RB

Giddens had each accidental to gain playing clip down Jonathan Taylor past play but couldn't bash it, averaging 3.7 yards per carry. He'll person to gain a spot connected the roster successful grooming camp.

58.Trey Washington, S

The undrafted information earned 4 appearances past play and volition get different look connected peculiar teams.

Indianapolis Colts violative tackle Luke Tenuta (67) walks the tract during the team’s minicamp Thursday, June 11, 2026, astatine the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center successful Indianapolis.

59.Luke Tenuta, OT

He's bounced astir the NFL since 2022, adding 4 appearances with the Colts past season. They'll request extent astatine tackle.

60.Will Mallory, TE

He had a productive rookie play with 18 catches for 207 yards but has appeared successful lone 12 games the past 2 seasons arsenic a receiving-first choky end.

61.George Gumbs Jr., DE

He's earthy but with the imaginable to beryllium what the Colts desperately need: An interaction walk rusher. Don't expect Gumbs to flash this play unless it's connected peculiar teams.

62.Coleman Owen, WR

A receiver and returner, Owen earned a look past play and should get different changeable this season.

63.Blake Freeland, OT

A breached limb caused Freeman to miss past play and, perhaps, support him from getting cut. He's dropped connected the extent illustration and volition person to gain a spot.

Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Anthony Gould (6) practices during the team’s minicamp Thursday, June 11, 2026, astatine the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center successful Indianapolis.

64.Anthony Gould, WR

Gould has had 2 seasons to gain a regular spot but has conscionable 3 catches and irregular clip arsenic the footwear returner. He'll person to impressment successful grooming campy to get a 3rd season.

65.Durell Nchami, DE

Nchami appeared successful 3 games past play and we're astatine the constituent connected the database wherever that's each we person to spell on.

66.Josh Sills , OL

The Colts request violative enactment extent and Sills has appeared successful 21 NFL games.

67.Shawn McKeon, TE

Another blocking choky end. He saw regular enactment arsenic a reserve for the Cowboys from 2020 to 2023; could gain a signifier squad spot arsenic depth.

Indianapolis Colts backmost Easton Stick (4) throws Wednesday, June 10, 2026, during minicamp astatine Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center successful Indianapolis.

68.Easton Stick, QB

He went 0-4 successful his lone NFL starts with the Chargers successful 2023, could marque the Colts this play if they woody Richardson.

69.Austin Brown, S

The Colts gave him a hefty $272,000 bonus arsenic an undrafted escaped cause truthful they spot potential.

Indianapolis Colts moving backmost Ulysses Bentley IV (37) gets a portion of h2o during the team’s seasoned minicamp Tuesday, June 9, 2026, astatine the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center successful Indianapolis.

70.Ulysses Bentley IV

The moving backmost earns this spot by virtuousness of his 1 quality successful an NFL game.

71.West Weeks, LB

A 2026 undrafted escaped cause but the Colts request linebackers and helium has high-level acquisition with LSU and Virginia.

72.Tim Smith, DT

A erstwhile sixth-round prime of the Colts, Smith has yet to look successful an NFL game.

73.Bayron Matos, OT

A assemblage hoops player, Matos earned a spot connected the Dolphins' signifier squad and has signed with the Colts arsenic a 6-7, 334-pound violative tackle.

74.Nolan Rucci, OT

A 2026 undrafted escaped cause who is large (6-8, 314 pounds) and made 18 starts betwixt Wisconsin and Penn State astatine tackle.

75.Geno VanDeMark, OL

A 2026 undrafted escaped agent, helium made starts astatine each 3 interior enactment spots betwixt Michigan State and Alabama.

76.Mitchell Melton, DE

A 2026 undrafted escaped cause who was honorable notation All-ACC aft a productive play astatine Virginia.

77.Eli Pancol, WR

Pendleton, Indiana, autochthonal has been connected the Jaguars' and Colts' signifier squads.

78.Devin Veresuk, LB

Colts signed the linebacker retired of the pass-happy CFL truthful he'll get a look with the squad needing to enactment up its walk defence successful the mediate of the field.

79.Rob Carter Jr., CB

Signed retired of the CFL truthful helium does person nonrecreational shot experience.

80.Ben Nikkel, S

He spent clip connected Washington's signifier squad successful 2024 and re-joined the Colts connected a Reserve/Future declaration aft getting a look successful 2025.

81.Lincoln Pare, RB

A 2026 undrafted escaped cause who was a dual menace moving backmost astatine Texas State.

Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Sahmir Hagans (11) pulls successful a walk Monday, June 1, 2026, during signifier astatine the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center.

82.Sahmir Hagans, WR

A 2026 undrafted escaped cause who volition get a look arsenic a footwear returner.

83.Josh Kreutz, C

The 2026 undrafted escaped cause made 37 starts astatine Illinois and earned honorable notation Big Ten designation successful 2023 and '24. Undersized astatine 6-2, 290 pounds.

84.Raylen Sharpe, WR

A 2026 undrafted escaped cause who was productive arsenic an undersized receiver (5-9, 173 pounds) arsenic helium bounced from Arkansas, Fresno State, Missouri State and Houston. Ran way astatine Houston.

85.Cameron Ball, DT

A 2026 undrafted escaped cause who wasn't overly productive astatine antiaircraft tackle.

86.Tahj Chambers, LB

A 2026 undrafted escaped cause who spent astir of his assemblage vocation astatine Missouri State earlier transferring to Mississippi past season.

87.E.J. Horton Jr., WR

A 2026 undrafted escaped cause who had 53 catches, 735 yards and 4 touchdowns successful college

88.Jai'Onte' McMillan, CB

A 2026 undrafted escaped agent, helium made 4 starts successful 2 seasons astatine Minnesota aft playing 33 games astatine Texas Christian.

Indianapolis Colts moving backmost Anderson Castle (42) catches a shot during the team’s minicamp Thursday, June 11, 2026, astatine the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center successful Indianapolis.

89.Anderson Castle, RB

A 2026 undrafted escaped agent, helium made 3 assemblage starts betwixt Duke and Appalachian State.

90.Carson Towt, TE

A Notre Dame hoops player, the Colts are looking astatine him astatine choky end.

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This nonfiction primitively appeared connected Indianapolis Star: Ranking the Colts' roster from 1 to 90

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