Measurables 2025 Stats Awards/Accolades Strengths Weaknesses Draft Projection Round 2 Grade Matayo was ranked #45 on my initial Big Board Top 100, so there is a good chance he could be available by the time the Colts pick at the 47th Overall Pick. His length, first step, bend, and flexibility is rare mix for a […]
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According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the Indianapolis Colts are not expected to make major coaching staff changes, other than adding a new defensive line coach after Charlie Partridge’s departure: Indianapolis Colts Significant staff changes are not expected here. The Colts will need to replace defensive line coach Charlie Partridge, who is headed to Notre Dame. […]
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Measurables 2025 Stats Awards/Accolades Strengths Weaknesses Draft Projection Round 1-2 Grade Ty Simpson is a complicated evaluation. Early on in his debut season for the Crimson Tide the consensus was he was a Round 1 Quarterback Prospect with a chance at the 1st Overall Pick. However as the season went along his play took a […]
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Measurables 2025 Stats Awards/Accolades Strengths Weaknesses Draft Projection Round 2-3 Grade Zion Young is a talented player with outstanding power and aggression on the field. But he is far from a finished product with his lack of counters and finesse in his game, but he still wins consistently with a straight line power bull rush […]
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Carlie Irsay-Gordon and her sisters just concluded their first year as owners of the Indianapolis Colts. Overall, they did a good job. Seeing their involvement with the team bodes well for the future. Witnessing Irsay-Gordon swing for the fences by acquiring Sauce Gardner was a welcomed sight because watching an aggressive move not fully come […]
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According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the New York Giants have requested to interview Indianapolis Colts veteran defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo for their open head coaching job: The 59-year-old defensive coordinator just completed his debut season for Indianapolis, but has also been requested to interview for the Tennessee Titans open head coaching vacancy this cycle. […]
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The Indianapolis Colts ownership, namely the three Irsay sisters, Charlie Irsay-Gordon (Team Owner & CEO), Casey Foyt (Team owner and Executive Vice President), and Kalen Jackson (Team Owner and Chief Brand Officer & President of the Indianapolis Colts Foundation), posted a letter on X to the Horseshoe Faithful: It reiterated many of the talking points […]
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Measurables 2025 Stats Awards/Accolades Strengths Weaknesses Draft Projection Round 3-4 Grade Nussmeier was ranked outside of my initial Top 100 Big Board, which had Fernando Mendoza, Dante Moore (undeclared for the Draft), Ty Simpson (undeclared for the Draft, could transfer from Alabama), Jayden Maiava (returning to College), and LaNorris Sellers (returning to College) all ranked. […]
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Indianapolis, IN — The Indianapolis Colts are long past their days of upholding one of the highest standards that the NFL has to offer. Perhaps it’s a byproduct of no longer having one of the league’s best quarterbacks leading the way, or maybe it speaks to a greater dysfunction that has seen a once-was organization […]
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Measurables 2025 Stats Awards/Accolades Strengths Weaknesses Draft Projection Round 2 Grade Jake Golday is a fascinating ball of traits to work with. His athleticism is outstanding and his flashes of high level coverage play give hope that he can be a 3 down LB in the NFL. Blitz heavy Defensive Coordinators that are open to […]
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According to new team owner and CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon, the sense of urgency for the Indianapolis Colts “has never been higher” following another late season collapse that saw her franchise lose 7 straight games and be eliminated from playoff contention yet again—after such a promising 8-2 start. As you may likely recall, the Colts have […]
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Measurables (*As Listed by Toledo, others list him at 6’3.5 & 210 lbs.) 2025 Stats Awards/Accolades Strengths Weaknesses Draft Projection Round 2 Grade Emmanuel McNeil-Warren #42 Overall on my initial Big Board, and he could rise even higher going from MACtion level competition to competing with top prospects in Mobile Alabama. Scouts will be keying […]
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Indianapolis Colts former Pro Bowl veteran cornerback Charvarius Ward indicated to members of the local media on Monday morning that he’s contemplating retirement this offseason—after suffering three documented concussions this year, during his debut campaign in Indy (via The Athletic’s James Boyd): Obviously, his initial season didn’t go as either the Colts and Ward initially […]
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According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Tennessee Titans have requested to interview Indianapolis Colts veteran defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo for their current head coaching vacancy—among other top candidates: The 59-year-old defensive coordinator just completed his debut campaign coaching the defense in Indianapolis, with ultimately up-and-down results, once the dust fully settled. The Colts defense […]
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This cursed season is finally over. Perhaps the one that hurt the most because of how it started, and how certain I was at 7-1 that this was the season it was going to be different. We can keep talking about that first 8 weeks and how perfect everything was back then, but there is […]
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The thrill is gone. The good vibes and tough nosed, no nonsense energy Chris Ballard brought to the table nearly a decade ago have long faded. Talk is cheap, but it appears to still hold some value because that is all Ballard has to offer to new ownership of the Indianapolis Colts. It worked, as […]
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Measurables 2025 Stats Awards/Accolades Strengths Weaknesses Draft Projection Round 1-2 Grade I might have one of the higher initial grades of Chris Johnson in the 2026 Draft cycle. Currently CB6 on my board and #38 on my initial Big Board, Chris Johnson has a big opportunity to rise even higher at the Senior Bowl in […]
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The Indianapolis Colts have been locked into third place in the AFC South for a while, but their opponents for the 2026 season weren’t set until the end of the regular season. In addition to the regular rotations against the AFC South, the Colts play the NFC East and the AFC North. The same-ranked NFC […]
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The Indianapolis Colts don’t have a pick in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft, so while most teams that missed the playoffs have something to look forward to, the Colts are in this limbo space. The Colts traded two first-round picks (one in 2026 and one in 2027) plus receiver Adonai Mitchell to […]
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According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Indianapolis Colts team owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon has already made a decision on the futures of general manager Chris Ballard and head coach Shane Steichen—both of whom will reportedly return for the 2026 campaign: As Schefter notes, Irsay-Gordon will hold a press conference with the media on Monday. While there’s a […]
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Both Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen and wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. addressed their murky futures with the franchise post-game, following another disappointing late season collapse (via WISH-TV News and The Athletic’s James Boyd respectively): Regarding Steichen, the 40-year-old head coach has failed to make the playoffs in his first three years as Colts […]
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The Indianapolis Colts closed the 2025 season with a 38-30 loss to the Houston Texans, spiraling to a seventh straight defeat and finishing with a losing record after a 7-1 start. Rookie quarterback Riley Leonard made his first NFL start against the league’s most unforgiving defense, but Indy’s sixth round draft pick started dealing out […]
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The Indianapolis Colts (8-9) both failed to make the playoffs and finish above .500, as they fell 38-30 to the Houston Texans (12-5) in the regular season finale. It was their fifth straight loss against the Texans. With Indianapolis already eliminated from the playoffs two weeks ago, and Houston already knowing it wouldn’t be winning […]
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Rookie quarterback Riley Leonard showed that he belongs after his first NFL start against the Houston Texans in the Indianapolis Colts’ 2025-26 regular season finale. A sixth-round draft selection (189th overall) of the 2025 NFL Draft, Leonard went from training with fellow Alabama native Philip Rivers in the pre-draft process to learning directly from him […]
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