Predict the Colts Final 53 Man Roster

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

The NFL changed the rule for roster cuts this year - instead of a gradual trimming of the roster through multiple cut dates, there is now just the one final cut date - teams need to pare down to 53 players by Tuesday, August 29.


What are your thoughts about the final roster for the Colts?


OFFENSE:

OL: Emil Ekiyor Jr., Blake Freeland, Wesley French, Will Fries, Arlington Hambright, Ryan Kelly, Quenton Nelson, Carter O’Donnell, Danny Pinter, Bernhard Raimann, Dakoda Shepley, Dan Skipper, Braden Smith, Matthew Vanderslice

QB: Sam Ehlinger, Gardner Minshew, Anthony Richardson

RB: Kenyan Drake, Jake Funk, Evan Hull, Jason Huntley, Deon Jackson, Zack Moss, Jonathan Taylor

WR: Tyler Adams, Kody Case, Josh Downs, Isaiah McKenzie, D.J. Montgomery, Breshad Perriman, Alec Pierce, Michael Pittman Jr., Amari Rodgers, Vyncint Smith, Mike Strachan, James Washington, Juwann Winfree

TE: Mo Alie-Cox, Pharaoh Brown, Nick Eubanks, Kylen Granson, Michael Jacobson, Will Mallory, Drew Ogletree, Ricky Seals-Jones, Jelani Woods

DEFENSE:

DL: Adetomiwa Adebawore, McTelvin Agim, Taven Bryan, DeForest Buckner, Samson Ebukam, Eric Johnson II, Khalid Kareem, Titus Leo, Tyquan Lewis, Al-Quadin Muhammad, Dayo Odeyingbo, Kwity Paye, Caleb Sampson, Grover Stewart

LB: Liam Anderson, JoJo Domann, Zaire Franklin, Shaquille Leonard, Cameron McGrone, Donavan Mutin, Segun Olubi, EJ Speed, Grant Stuard

CB: Darrell Baker Jr., Julius Brents, Tony Brown, Dallis Flowers, Jaylon Jones, Chris Lammons, Kenny Moore II, Darius Rush, Isaac Taylor-Stuart, Kevin Toliver II

S: Henry Black, Julian Blackmon, Nick Cross, Marcel Dabo, Trevor Denbow, Ronnie Harrison, Teez Tabor, Rodney Thomas II

SPECIALISTS:

ST: K-Matt Gay, K-Lucas Havrisik, LS-Luke Rhodes, P-Rigoberto Sanchez

[HoosierinFL]

Cannot have a guy on this roster named Vanderslice. It's too traumatic.

[JAFF]

Cannot have a guy on this roster named Vanderslice. It's too traumatic.

No, we need to defy karma.

[Racehorse]

My best guess, but the Taylor situation makes this more difficult than it needs to be.


OFFENSE:

OL: Blake Freeland, Will Fries, Arlington Hambright, Ryan Kelly, Quenton Nelson, Danny Pinter, Bernhard Raimann, Dan Skipper, Braden Smith (9)

QB: Sam Ehlinger, Gardner Minshew, Anthony Richardson (3)

RB: Evan Hull, Deon Jackson, Zack Moss, Jonathan Taylor (Funk will be kept if Taylor gets traded) (4)

WR: Josh Downs, Isaiah McKenzie, Alec Pierce, Michael Pittman Jr., Mike Strachan, James Washington, (6)

TE: Mo Alie-Cox, Kylen Granson, Will Mallory, Drew Ogletree, Jelani Woods (5)

DEFENSE:

DL: Adetomiwa Adebawore, DeForest Buckner, Samson Ebukam, Khalid Kareem, Tyquan Lewis, Al-Quadin Muhammad, Dayo Odeyingbo, Kwity Paye, Grover Stewart (9)

LB: JoJo Domann, Zaire Franklin, Shaquille Leonard, EJ Speed, Grant Stuard (5)

CB: Darrell Baker Jr., Julius Brents, Dallis Flowers, Kenny Moore II, Darius Rush, (5)

S: Julian Blackmon, Nick Cross, Trevor Denbow, Rodney Thomas II (4)

SPECIALISTS:

ST: K-Matt Gay, LS-Luke Rhodes, P-Rigoberto Sanchez (3)


That was tough to do. I wanted to keep a few guys for depth, so hoping they make it to the practice squad.

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Here was Bowen's projection:

https://1075thefan.com/playlist/colts-53-man-roster-projection-ahead-of-preseason-finale/item/2


OFFENSE:

OL: Emil Ekiyor Jr., Blake Freeland, Will Fries, Arlington Hambright, Ryan Kelly, Quenton Nelson, Danny Pinter, Bernhard Raimann, Braden Smith (9)

QB: Sam Ehlinger, Gardner Minshew, Anthony Richardson (3)

RB: Evan Hull, Deon Jackson, Zack Moss, Jonathan Taylor (4)

WR: Josh Downs, Isaiah McKenzie, Breshad Perriman, Alec Pierce, Michael Pittman Jr. (5)

TE: Mo Alie-Cox, Kylen Granson, Will Mallory, Jelani Woods (4)

DEFENSE:

DL: Adetomiwa Adebawore, Taven Bryan, DeForest Buckner, Samson Ebukam, Eric Johnson II, Tyquan Lewis, Dayo Odeyingbo, Kwity Paye, Grover Stewart (9)

LB: JoJo Domann, Zaire Franklin, Shaquille Leonard, Segun Olubi, EJ Speed, Grant Stuard (6)

CB: Darrell Baker Jr., Julius Brents, Dallis Flowers, Jaylon Jones, Kenny Moore II, Darius Rush (6)

S: Julian Blackmon, Nick Cross, Trevor Denbow, Rodney Thomas II (4)

SPECIALISTS:

ST: K-Matt Gay, LS-Luke Rhodes, P-Rigoberto Sanchez (3)

[burnzone]

OFFENSE:

OL: Raimann, Nelson, Kelly, Fries, Smith, Pinter, Freeland, Hambright, Skipper (9)

QB: Richardson, Minshew, Ehlinger (3)

RB: Moss, Jackson, Hull, Drake (4)

WR: Pittman Jr., Pierce, Downs, McKenzie, Rodgers, Washington (6)

TE: Granson, Woods, Ogletree, Mallory (4)


DEFENSE:

DL: Paye, Buckner, Stewart, Odeyingbo, Ebukam, Adebawore, Johnson II, Lewis, Leo (9)

LB: Leonard, Franklin, Speed, Olubi, Stuard (5)

CB: Baker Jr., Flowers, Moore II, Brents, Rush, Jones (6)

S: Blackmon, Cross, Thomas II, Denbow (4)


SPECIALISTS:

K: Gay, LS: Rhodes, P: Sanchez (3)



Practice Squad

Wesley French - C/G
Carter O'Donnell - G/T
JoJo Domann - LB
Khalid Kareem - DE
Henry Black - S
McTelvin Agim - DT
Matthew Vanderslice - OT
Isaac Taylor-Stuart - CB
Mike Strachan - WR
Liam Anderson - LB
Lucas Havrisik - K
Emil Ekiyor - G
Michael Jacobson - TE
Jake Funk - HB
Caleb Sampson - DT
Kody Case - WR
Marcel Dabo - S *international player pathway

[CletusPyle]

My best guess, but the Taylor situation makes this more difficult than it needs to be.


OFFENSE:

OL: Blake Freeland, Will Fries, Arlington Hambright, Ryan Kelly, Quenton Nelson, Danny Pinter, Bernhard Raimann, Dan Skipper, Braden Smith (9)

QB: Sam Ehlinger, Gardner Minshew, Anthony Richardson (3)

RB: Evan Hull, Deon Jackson, Zack Moss, Jonathan Taylor (Funk will be kept if Taylor gets traded) (4)

WR: Josh Downs, Isaiah McKenzie, Alec Pierce, Michael Pittman Jr., Mike Strachan, James Washington, (6)

TE: Mo Alie-Cox, Kylen Granson, Will Mallory, Drew Ogletree, Jelani Woods (5)

DEFENSE:

DL: Adetomiwa Adebawore, DeForest Buckner, Samson Ebukam, Khalid Kareem, Tyquan Lewis, Al-Quadin Muhammad, Dayo Odeyingbo, Kwity Paye, Grover Stewart (9)

LB: JoJo Domann, Zaire Franklin, Shaquille Leonard, EJ Speed, Grant Stuard (5)

CB: Darrell Baker Jr., Julius Brents, Dallis Flowers, Kenny Moore II, Darius Rush, (5)

S: Julian Blackmon, Nick Cross, Trevor Denbow, Rodney Thomas II (4)

SPECIALISTS:

ST: K-Matt Gay, LS-Luke Rhodes, P-Rigoberto Sanchez (3)


That was tough to do. I wanted to keep a few guys for depth, so hoping they make it to the practice squad.

When you look at the roster, we don't look half bad!

[Racehorse]

When you look at the roster, we don't look half bad!

Not really. OL depth is an issue, like everywhere else in the league. Lots of potential on this roster. Need to stay healthy, and develop AR.

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

My best guess, but the Taylor situation makes this more difficult than it needs to be.



Another wild card is what happens with Special Teams.

Lost Dulin to injury.

A few guys who played a lot of snaps last season are now gone.

If Deon Jackson has a more prominent role in the offense, his special teams snaps will probably decrease as well.

The question is which end of roster guys look good on Special Teams. Could tip the scales for them to make the team.

[Racehorse]

Another wild card is what happens with Special Teams.

Lost Dulin to injury.

A few guys who played a lot of snaps last season are now gone.

If Deon Jackson has a more prominent role in the offense, his special teams snaps will probably decrease as well.

The question is which end of roster guys look good on Special Teams. Could tip the scales for them to make the team.

I think it could be Washington, tbh

[smitty46953]

I will take a stab at it, with Pinter done I would imagine after cut downs the OL changes a bit. Notable cut Mo Allie Cox who if elect to keep 5 TE's over 6 WR I see Washington as next man out ? :cool:

OFFENSE:

OL (08): Bernhard Raimann, Quenton Nelson, Ryan Kelly, Will Fries, Braden Smith, Blake Freeland, Wesley French, Carter O’Donnell

QB (3): Sam Ehlinger, Gardner Minshew, Anthony Richardson

RB (4): Evan Hull, Deon Jackson, Zack Moss, Jonathan Taylor

WR (6): Alec Pierce, Michael Pittman Jr., Josh Downs, Isaiah McKenzie, James Washington, Juwann Winfree

TE (4): Kylen Granson, Will Mallory, Drew Ogletree, Jelani Woods

DEFENSE:

DL (9): Adetomiwa Adebawore, Taven Bryan, DeForest Buckner, Samson Ebukam, Eric Johnson II, Tyquan Lewis, Dayo Odeyingbo, Kwity Paye, Grover Stewart

LB (6): JoJo Domann, Zaire Franklin, Shaquille Leonard, Segun Olubi, EJ Speed, Grant Stuard

CB (6): Darrell Baker Jr., Julius Brents, Dallis Flowers, Jaylon Jones, Kenny Moore II, Darius Rush

S (4): Julian Blackmon, Nick Cross, Trevor Denbow, Rodney Thomas II,

SPECIALISTS:

ST (3): K-Matt Gay, LS-Luke Rhodes, P-Rigoberto Sanchez

[Racehorse]

I will take a stab at it, with Pinter done I would imagine after cut downs the OL changes a bit. Notable cut Mo Allie Cox who if elect to keep 5 TE's over 6 WR I see Washington as next man out ? :cool:

OFFENSE:

OL (08): Bernhard Raimann, Quenton Nelson, Ryan Kelly, Will Fries, Braden Smith, Blake Freeland, Wesley French, Carter O’Donnell

QB (3): Sam Ehlinger, Gardner Minshew, Anthony Richardson

RB (4): Evan Hull, Deon Jackson, Zack Moss, Jonathan Taylor

WR (6): Alec Pierce, Michael Pittman Jr., Josh Downs, Isaiah McKenzie, James Washington, Juwann Winfree

TE (4): Kylen Granson, Will Mallory, Drew Ogletree, Jelani Woods

DEFENSE:

DL (9): Adetomiwa Adebawore, Taven Bryan, DeForest Buckner, Samson Ebukam, Eric Johnson II, Tyquan Lewis, Dayo Odeyingbo, Kwity Paye, Grover Stewart

LB (6): JoJo Domann, Zaire Franklin, Shaquille Leonard, Segun Olubi, EJ Speed, Grant Stuard

CB (6): Darrell Baker Jr., Julius Brents, Dallis Flowers, Jaylon Jones, Kenny Moore II, Darius Rush

S (4): Julian Blackmon, Nick Cross, Trevor Denbow, Rodney Thomas II,

SPECIALISTS:

ST (3): K-Matt Gay, LS-Luke Rhodes, P-Rigoberto Sanchez

I could see MAC getting cut. He has been here a while, and we have probably seen the best we will see of his game. It might be time to invest in younger guys.

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

CB (6): Darrell Baker Jr., Julius Brents, Dallis Flowers, Jaylon Jones, Kenny Moore II, Darius Rush


FWIW - the Colts were using Tony Brown and Jaylon Jones as the gunners on Special Teams vs the Eagles.

Further, Tony Brown had a ton of snaps on Special Teams last year. I guess the Colts could cut him and hope he makes it to the practice squad (probably a better chance that Brown makes it to practice squad vs a drafted rookie or some other young player) and elevate him to the roster the first few weeks of the season.

[IndyNorm]

FWIW - the Colts were using Tony Brown and Jaylon Jones as the gunners on Special Teams vs the Eagles.

Further, Tony Brown had a ton of snaps on Special Teams last year. I guess the Colts could cut him and hope he makes it to the practice squad (probably a better chance that Brown makes it to practice squad vs a drafted rookie or some other young player) and elevate him to the roster the first few weeks of the season.

That's a good point on Brown. Guessing JT starts on the PUP list, which I think would allow us to keep Brown along w/ the other CBs Smitty mentioned.