According to NFL.com’s Nick Shook, Indianapolis Colts newly named QB1 Daniel Jones is the 31st best starting quarterback entering the 2025 campaign:

Rank

31. Daniel Jones

In this ranking, Jones is just below new New York Jets starting quarterback Justin Fields, but one spot ahead of the last spot, which is occupied by New Orleans Saints 2nd-year pro Spencer Rattler.

The 28-year-old veteran Jones ultimately beat out former incumbent, 23-year-old Anthony Richardson, who was the former 4th overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft, during training camp and preseason with the Colts.

Jones signed a...

According to a few of the mainstream media NFL power rankings, the Indianapolis Colts are not initially well thought of as they are set to begin the 2025 regular season:

VIA ESPN

23. Indianapolis Colts

Chances to make the playoffs: 32.0%
Chances to win division: 21.1%
Projected wins: 7.7
Strength of schedule: Eighth easiest
2024 record: 8-9

Biggest strength: Defensive line. The Colts rank in the top 10 in spending on interior defensive linemen and edge rushers, and that has created perhaps the team’s strongest position group. The unit is...

According to ESPN’s Ben Solak, the Indianapolis Colts have a surprising ‘X-factor’ for the upcoming 2025 regular season, 2nd-year center Tanor Bortolini:

Indianapolis Colts: C Tanor Bortolini

The quarterback position has dominated headlines in Indianapolis, but there’s another, critical storyline to track: the offensive line. Ryan Kelly is not starting as the Colts’ center for the first time since he was drafted in 2016. In his place is Bortolini, a 2024 fourth-round selection who played more than 300 snaps at center in relief of the injured Kelly a year ago.

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The goal for every team is to get out to a hot start. It builds confidence and sets the tone early. Things can always change because a fast start isn’t everything as some teams fade and others come on strong late. While ultimately desired, how important will it be for the Indianapolis Colts to start out on the right foot and string together wins from the beginning? It isn’t something they have done often over the last decade plus, and the answer to the question is two-fold.

The first way to look at this question is from a scheduling perspective....

According to The Athletic’s Ted Nguyen (subscription), Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen has been somewhat surprisingly ranked in the Top 10 of NFL offensive play callers headed into the 2025 campaign.

Nguyen surveyed six current NFL defensive coordinators and defensive assistant coaches. The results were then compiled, and the Colts’ 3rd-year coach came in at the 10th and final spot listed:

10. Shane Steichen, Colts

Steichen has had a couple of down years with Gardner Minshew and navigating the development of Anthony Richardson, but he’s had success with several different types of quarterbacks throughout...

Respect is earned.

For the first time since 2018, zero Indianapolis Colts players cracked the NFL’s annual top 100 players list. It’s the 15th edition of the NFL Network countdown in which players voted on their peers to rank the league’s 100 best players ahead of the 2025 season. There were several snubs who could justifiably feel underrated, but it’s downright disrespectful to omit the cornerstone leaders on the Colts.

Is Jonathan Taylor not a top 10 running back? Despite missing three games last season with a high ankle sprain, Taylor (102.2) was one of three tailbacks to average over...

It’s a new year, and Opening Odds is back in action. The Indianapolis Colts are set to square off against the Miami Dolphins in a week one matchup. These two teams met at Lucas Oil last year in which the Colts got the win. Both teams will have a different look mainly because the man under center for both won’t be the same as the last meeting. FanDuel Sportsbook is giving the Colts some early season love as they open as 1.5 favorites. The Colts may have the advantage with the oddsmakers, but they are under a lot of pressure...

The Indianapolis Colts released their unnoffical depth chart ahead of their season opener against the Miami Dolphins this Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Aside from the heavily anticipated quarterback decision that reared its head weeks ago, the starting depth chart largely resembled expectations from before training camp. That is, however, outside of two free agent acquisitions on the defensive side of the ball who are now slated to start Week 1.

Veteran defensive backs Charvarius Ward and Camryn Bynum (as well as QB Daniel Jones) headlined the Colts’ uncharacteristically rich offseason, with the depth pieces added after the fact falling...

The Indianapolis Colts may not have the most exciting team on paper, but there are ways of making games and the season more interesting. One of those ways are looking at season bets, and here are a few that I believe are value and worth considering.

Odds are from Bet365. Please bet responsibly.

Colts to win the AFC South (+375)

Things might be pretty bleak for the Colts, but it’s also pretty bleak for the AFC South. The Titans are in a pure rebuild phase with a rookie quarterback and a mostly young team, so they aren’t serious contenders...

The Indianapolis Colts announced on Monday that the team has added veteran linebacker Anthony Walker Jr. to the team’s practice squad and waive defensive tackle Josh Tupou in a corresponding roster move.

Originally a 2017 5th round pick of the Colts out of Northwestern, the 6’1”, 235 pound linebacker played his first four seasons in Indianapolis, making 48 career starts and recording 343 total tackles during that same span.

Walker Jr. spent last season with the Dolphins where he had 68 tackles (34 solo), a sack, 2 passes defensed, and an interception during 14 games (8 starts). He earned just...

The Indianapolis Colts scouting department was well represented during two of Saturday’s biggest college football games, namely #1 Texas at #3 Ohio State and #9 LSU at #4 Clemson:

Now, NFL teams sending scouts to marquee matchups is nothing new (*or really college football games in general), but all four of these competing top ranked teams have potential highly regarded prospects at positions of need for the Colts as soon as next offseason, among them:

Quarterback

Cade Klubnik, Clemson

Garrett Nussmeier, LSU

Arch Manning, Texas

Wide Receiver

Aaron Anderson, LSU

Carnell Tate, Ohio State

Antonio Williams, Clemson

Interior Offensive Line...

The Horseshoe Faithful have spoken on the biggest question that faced the Indianapolis Colts this very late offseason regarding who should be the team’s 2025 Week 1 starting quarterback.

In what was publicly declared as an open offseason competition by the Colts’ top leadership between 3rd-year pro Anthony Richardson and veteran free agent addition Daniel Jones, it was the latter who ultimately won out.

Somewhat surprisingly, 51% of Colts fans here actually agreed with 3rd-year head coach Shane Steichen’s controversial decision to name Jones as his new starter over Richardson.

Perhaps, those Colts fans have given a lot of credence...