Locked On Colts - Daily Podcast On The Indianapolis Colts - INDIANAPOLIS COLTS: Biggest Team Needs Have Become More DIRE Through First Week of Free Agency

Starting point is 00:00:01 The Indianapolis Colts have already done quite a bit through the early stages of free agency, but you could say their biggest needs have probably become even more dire to this point. Let's get to it. You are Locked on Colts, your daily Indianapolis Colts podcast, part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day. All right, welcome to Locked On. Colts part of the Locked On podcast network, now the number one sports podcast network. work out there. And today's episode is brought to you by Fanduel. Fandul is giving you a way to turn

Starting point is 00:00:41 your energy into even bigger potential wins with a college basketball parley profit boost. Just had to Fandle.com to get started. What is up, everybody? This is Jake Arthur, your Indianapolis Colts beat reporter for roundtable sports. And today we're continuing our look at the Colts first week of free agency. They obviously got things started off with a bang on Monday. inking Alec Pierce to a record-setting deal for a free agent wide receiver. And they have made quite a few acquisitions, you know, especially on the defensive side of the ball. However, the biggest needs they have on their roster, I don't want to say completely untouched, but as far as replacing what you've lost with impact players and making upgrades,

Starting point is 00:01:30 you could say that those have become probably more dire needs. So today we're going to look at wide receiver and swing tackle and why those things are needing to be addressed before the season really gets underway. Edge rusher was a big need coming in, remains a big need despite moves being made there. But linebacker is probably the one to me where you cannot enter the season at all with it looking how it does. So let's go ahead and dive into that. So we already knew that linebacker was going to be a big focal point of the offseason

Starting point is 00:02:05 anyways, right? So Chris Ballard a couple times had acknowledged they want to get younger and faster on the defensive side of the ball, specifically in the front seven. And you looked at guys like on the defensive line, Samson Ebbecom, Tyquan Lewis, guys like that, you said, okay, that's probably a real area where they need to improve, but also at linebacker. This was the first season member, Luana Rumo last year. And you had Zaire Franklin and Jermann as your prime.

Starting point is 00:02:35 primary linebackers. And it took them a while to even get to that combo. Zaire was always the guy at Mike. But Jalen Carlize didn't really pan out. Joe Batchie was Fool's Gold from the summer. He really stood out in training camp and even some in the preseason. But turned out to be quite a bit of a flop when it comes to free agent acquisitions. They wound up cutting Cameron McGrown. And then ultimately, Jermaine Pratt got his way out of Las Vegas with the rain. and signed on with the Colts and kind of added stability to that will spot. However, Pratt is nearing 30 years old as well and younger and faster and more athletic. That's not really the picture of his game, so to speak.

Starting point is 00:03:22 Zyriar Franklin as well, both guys, it felt like they were frequently targeted in the passing game by opponents. You know, you get a good tight end or a slot receiver dragging over the middle, forcing those guys to play run and chase, and it was usually a bad situation. When you just look at statistics and metrics and everything, it was pretty much the worst season of Zyre Franklin's career, at least since becoming a full-time starter. Oddly enough for Pratt, though, it was one of his better seasons,

Starting point is 00:03:53 at least in the more the back half of his career so far. It was easily the lowest missed tackle percentage that he had of his career. So Jermaine Pratt actually kind of revitalized his career a little bit. But while he's still out there on the free agent market and technically still an option, again, I do think the Colts were intending to upgrade in that spot. We're going to talk in a second about how the draft is kind of loaded with options at Mike and will for them. Turnovers too at linebacker. That was a big problem.

Starting point is 00:04:28 Zair Franklin the year before, 2024, stuffed the stat sheet. He was impacting the game in a bunch of different ways. But linebackers only really accounted for three turnovers, three takeaways in 2025, and they were all Pratt. Zeyer did force a fumble that was recovered by the Colts, but like he didn't recover any fumbles. He didn't get any interceptions. Like what we got used to seeing from Franklin, that no longer really was the case.

Starting point is 00:04:55 So ultimately, a couple weekends ago, they traded Zire Franklin to the Green Bay Packers for D.E. defensive tackle Colby Wooden, who it looks like he's going to be kind of the main cog and backing up DeForest Buckner. He could be used kind of all over the place, but I think Three Tech is going to be kind of his home spot. So he's going to be your main relief for DeForest Buckner. We were kind of curious if Franklin was going to fetch any draft compensation, like most likely a day three pick. But out the door is Franklin and Pratt for now. what the depth chart looks like presently.

Starting point is 00:05:33 Like I mentioned, you can't really go into the season how this looks. Your top linebackers under contract right now are Austin, Ajika, and Jalen Carlize. After that, you're going to ask me who I'm talking about because these guys were all reserved future editions. John Bullock, Joseph Vaughn, and Devin Verasoo. So right away, you guys are already familiar with Austin, Ajikah and Jailen Carlyze. Ajika was an occasional passing down linebacker, primarily a special teamer. Jalen Carlis has spent the vast majority of his first two seasons sidelined with injury. He's got promised, but he cannot get on the field.

Starting point is 00:06:11 John Bullock was a special teamer from, I believe, mostly Tampa Bay and Houston in his career. Joseph Vaughn was a camp body with the Colts over the summer, who is now back, and then Devin Verasuke is from the CFL. Now, he's pretty promising. He was an early pick in the CFL and was the rookie of the year in his conference. So do with that what you will. He's probably a special teams guy, maybe just a campbody. But it would certainly be an underdog story if he came on to turn out to be like the next Jarrell Freeman or something.

Starting point is 00:06:45 For example, that is probably not likely in his future. I'm super intrigued. Don't get me wrong, but I'm trying to be realistic about it. And off-season CFL signing is not exactly going to move the needle. So you got an opening at both Mike and Will, if you're the Colts. Both of those spots need new starters. There are some free agent options out there, not a lot. If you're looking at Mike, you're looking at bringing Bobby O'Carichay back.

Starting point is 00:07:14 That's about as good as it gets out on the open market. I would be okay with that. Bobby O'Caricay is certainly still an athlete. athletic guy, knows how to call defense, very smart guy, was the best linebacker. The Colts have had in coverage since he left for the Giants a few years back. So Bobby O'Caricke, certainly would be an upgrade for the Colts at Will linebacker at this point, with the amount of free agents that have signed elsewhere, I think you could bring Germain Pratt back at Will if you're going to make sure that the guy next to him at Mike is at least more

Starting point is 00:07:51 athletic or younger, I think that would be a suitable option at this point because Pratt did play good football for you last year. It's just you probably should have looked to upgrade over him at this point. Akim Davis Gaither is another guy that played for Lou Aneruma before in Cincinnati. He is an option at Will as well. So really for me, it's those three options on the free agent market. I'm not really in love with anything else. The draft is where it's at for me. So I would still maybe look to draft two guys, but you need to have a veteran starting as well. Louis Anirumo is not going to start two draft picks. So here's who I've got from Mike, Jake Golda from Cincinnati, Josiah Trotter from Missouri,

Starting point is 00:08:39 C.J. Allen from Georgia, Jacob Rodriguez from Texas Tech, and Deontay Lawson from Alabama. Those are guys who I think could fill in and be the green dot for the Colts, whether it's this year as a rookie, if you pair with a veteran will or down the road, I think those guys would be more than capable of really becoming stars for you. And then it will. Kyle Lewis, who I've pounded the table for ever since January, Anthony Hill from Texas, and then Harold Perkins from LSU. That's a few guys who are super, super intriguing, could do multiple things for you.

Starting point is 00:09:15 All three of those guys are kind of chess pieces and would be perfect. bits at will. But again, you kind of have to have a veteran in the room there at Mike if you're going to start those guys. So linebacker, it's not too late to salvage that thing. There's only a few decent options for agency. Otherwise, I would really, really focus on improving that through the draft. So coming up, we're going to look at the edge group and how the full time added to it, but it still is missing that pop in the pizzazz for you to really get excited about it moving into 2026. College basketball is nonstop. Big games, tight spreads, momentum swings every single night.

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Starting point is 00:12:10 Tyquine Lewis is still a free agent. You've got to imagine he's gone, though. Quitty Hey, started for your team for five years, but now he is with the Las Vegas Raiders and Samson Ebukam, who was a starter in 2023. Got you, I think, nine and a half sacks, blew his Achilles in 2024, came back at 2025, looking like a 30-year-old coming off in Achilles injury. So those guys are out the door, as you, they think they needed to be. You needed to upgrade over those. But the Colts have really only replaced Ebicon and Lewis to this point.

Starting point is 00:12:44 They went and signed for Agent Arden Key, who is basically going to be your new Samson-Ebacom. I do like Key. I think he is productive and experienced and athletic. He was a really good prospect coming out of LSU. He's been in the AFC South for four years now for the Jaguars and the Titans, so he knows what to expect there. But you don't really want him starting. You want him being your third guy. So you have Latu.

Starting point is 00:13:09 You know he's either going to be number one or two for you, depending on who else you land. and then Key coming off the bench. They added Michael Clemens as well, who's going to be your Taekwon Lewis replacement. He doesn't give you a ton of, like, athletic juice coming off of the edge. He's mostly just been kind of a power guy. Like, he could stop the wrong a little bit, and he shows you some power. He was athletic coming out of Texas A&M four years ago,

Starting point is 00:13:36 but he's never really developed into that guy where you look at him. You're like, oh, he's explosive. He's got, you know, a lot. He's got some. bitters off the edge. He's not really that guy. But there is still athletic upside there. I do know, I understand Jets fans were pretty eager for him to get out the door. He's very prone to boneheaded mistakes and losing his cool. So the Colts know that, though. I would hope they address that with him upon bringing him into the building. But yeah, hey, what can you do?

Starting point is 00:14:09 regardless, you haven't replaced Quitty pay yet and you already needed to upgrade over him. You missed out on the Trey Hendrickson sweepstakes because the Ravens made what I feel is an awfully bold pitch to him, signing a 31-year-old edge rusher coming off half a season with season-ending surgery, offering him a four-year deal worth, what was it, like, $28.5 million. Cool with the Colts not doing that. It's a little rich for my blood, considering the circumstances. But at the end of the day, the Colts do still need to upgrade their group. They need to find a way to do that because they have guys to go into the season,

Starting point is 00:14:52 but it's not good enough. Like right now, Latu and Arden Ki would be your starters outside of that. So it's Liatu Latu, Arden Key. JT. Tuamilu, who didn't show you a whole bunch as a rookie last year. Michael Clemens, as I mentioned, Dorel and Chami was a practice squad guy. last year did get the three elevations, but that was because of injuries. And then Viliami Fahoko, Jr., who was a newcomer. I believe he was added as a futures deal right after the season.

Starting point is 00:15:21 So you need more. This is not a group that's going to get you beyond what you have last year. You had 39 sacks last year, which was tied for 15th. So, of course, mediocre right in the middle of the league. You need more than the 39 sacks. My baseline is always you have to get 40 plus. be relevant as as a pass rushing group. Colts did have like 50 a few years back when they got Ebukom and he didn't have his Achilles injury and they were a bit younger there.

Starting point is 00:15:51 And the point is when you have productive guys, it helps everybody else on the line get to the quarterback. That's why like there wasn't enough with Quity Pay and Latu to really move the needle and DeForest Bufner being hurt most. of the year really had its effect there as well. So let's talk about the free agent market. Unfortunately, it's kind of like linebacker where there's not a lot of guys there. I love you guys probably pick up by now that I'm not like an enormous free agent guy. Like I just prefer the younger players unless you're going to get someone who is still productive,

Starting point is 00:16:31 but these guys are aging. So Joey Bosa is out there. He's 30 plus, but he's always. hurt. Cameron Jordan is like 36 years old. Like there's some really old guys out there. Jadavian Clowny is out there. He's older, but I would do that, I guess. He was productive last year so he could get you something. DJ Wanham is probably the younger guy of the group out here with the Panthers last year. I think could still get you something. Hassan Reddick, he is lightning in a ball.

Starting point is 00:17:10 You don't know if you're going to get two or three sacks out of him or potentially 11. He's a speed rusher around the edge. If you get him in the right situation and you make sure he's comfortable and happy and healthy, then he could be productive for you. And then you tour Gross Matos last year with the 49ers. It was a bit banged up last year. But you know, that's, you're getting essentially damaged goods at this point in the

Starting point is 00:17:36 free agent market. either really old or there's something up with them. Those are the guys I would look at to maybe bring in and you could still upgrade a little bit. They're probably upgraded upgrades over Quitty Pay as pass rushers. Other than that, I think like rounds two to four of the draft has a lot of pass rushers. I have come around to them more often. I enjoyed the day two guys in general, but now as I'm.

Starting point is 00:18:07 I'm more familiar with guys. I think there's a lot of decent options in about that round two to four range. And again, I understand there's not enthusiasm for Chris Ballard picking edge rushers, but you still have to do it. Like, you just got to still pick guys and hopefully they hit. And for what it's worth, his picks haven't necessarily worked, but like he's still picked guys that I liked. They just didn't necessarily work out.

Starting point is 00:18:33 So it's kind of a crapshoot. edge rusher, if you pick one outside of the first round, it's a real risk anyways. There's always a yeah-butt with these guys. But some guys that I would be intrigued by that I think could hit if the Colts picked them with one of their earlier picks. Our Mason Thomas out of Oklahoma is an explosive, kind of undersized guy. He's a speed rusher. You see a lot of comparisons to Nick Benito, another former Oklahoma sooner. Zion Young, Gabe Accus.

Starting point is 00:19:06 That's a couple of bigger guys who I think offer some power, some speed to power. They could stop the run a little bit, but they'll be productive pass rushers as well. You can throw Derek Moore into that. Malachi Lawrence, L.T. Overton, J. Sean Barham. Romello height is a real interesting one. We have profiled him before on our prospect highlight series, prospect spotlight series. Danny Dennis Sutton from Penn State, Nadame Tucker, and then Kieran Crawford. So there are guys that are going to be out there, again, probably rounds two to four,

Starting point is 00:19:44 that I think the Colts could still get, and those guys could be productive. I'm not in love with every edge prospect that's going to be in around that area, but those guys specifically, I think, could get you at least some sort of contribution as rookies and then ultimately grow into decent players. The problem with edge rushers is it's very, very difficult to get instant impact ed rushers. They take two, three years to get there, sometimes even longer. That's why we kind of have to keep our fingers crossed for JT, Tuam Lowellow a little bit.

Starting point is 00:20:16 Didn't show you a ton of as a rookie, but hopefully you could take a step forward in year two to at least give you like the worst of what quid. If two of a lowout could step up to give you a quiddy, pay gave you last year, I think that still, unfortunately, would be an upgrade because Tumala didn't give you much. And Quitype gave you his worst statistical season, but it was still better than what Tua out did.

Starting point is 00:20:41 So you just kind of hope for an upgrade in production from your young guys and then just add as many resources as you can into the pot. There are a couple potential trade options, but the Colts don't have a lot of trade ammo right now. like you could you could send anthony richardson or jalen jones somewhere probably minnesota is off the board now since they added kiler murray but like Arizona um Arizona apparently Josh sweat would like out so if you could send like Richardson or jalen jones as part of something to get sweat back uh that would be intriguing again the viking thing you're looking for jonathan granard but

Starting point is 00:21:25 do you have much to offer for that? Now, he's got a bigger contract, so maybe the Vikings would be willing to bend and maybe they'll take like a fourth round pick or something. But that seems unlikely. Some teams are more desperate than others to offload salary cap. So we'll see. At this stage of free agency, you're probably not going to get a ton back if you're Minnesota.

Starting point is 00:21:49 But that's it for Edge. Unfortunately, that looks like the entire front seven is really, really needs to be upgraded. was not in a terrible spot after what the Colts have done in Freedency so far, but linebacker and edge rusher certainly need to be improved. Coming up next, we're going to look at a couple of smaller needs at wide receiver and swing tackle and how those definitely need a little bit of juice entering the draft as well. It's tax time, but for a lot of us, the old ways of doing taxes is a lot.

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Starting point is 00:23:38 We talked about linebacker. That is a position that cannot go into the season looking how it does right now. You could pretty much say the same with edge rusher, even though they've made some moves there. But wide receiver and swing tackle, I would think, are the next biggest needs. Now, Zach and I did already record this biggest needs episode on Friday. And we had safety on there. And then within like 45 minutes, the Colts went out and signed two safeties. So the whole episode got scrapped.

Starting point is 00:24:07 And that's why I am now bringing this to you today. So they went out and they added Juanier Thomas and Jonathan Owens. And it looks like Thomas, I would guess, is probably going to be your new starting strong safety. Him and Hunter Wooler either can mix it up or compete for that spot. Jonathan Owens, perhaps your new Rodney Thomas, but definitely a special teamer as well. So I think those two guys kind of take care of your biggest needs at strong safety. Not that you can't have an upgrade, but we at least needed to see them bring someone into compete with Hunter Wooler.

Starting point is 00:24:43 So now that leaves wide receiver and swing tackle, I think as your next two biggest needs. So the Colts traded away Michael Pittman Jr. to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittman and a seventh round pick in exchange for one of the Steelers, six-round picks. So you get a six-round pick in return, and we can't forget either that the Colts also traded away A.D. Mitchell in season last year. So you really got rid of two guys who at one point factored into your future. You do that so that Alec Pierce can have this more prominent role with his big, fat, new contract. But that means you do need to add cheaper guys now. So you could look at it a couple ways. They could kind of

Starting point is 00:25:26 kind of piecemeal that starting spot opposite of Pearson Downs. You could have Ashton Doolin come in and do a little bit. Josh Downs can maybe see some more work on the outside. They did re-sign Lafuan Treadwell, but I don't really think he factors in a whole lot to offense because he's entering year 11. He's never really been a hit as a receiver. And he's been with the Colts for like two or three years now and has never really contributed as a receiver.

Starting point is 00:25:52 So why would he just magically do it now? But with that considered, the Colts do need something there. So you know Pierce is starting at the X. You know Josh Downs is your slot receiver. On paper right now, it's Ashton Doolin and the Quan Treadwell and shoot, maybe even Anthony Gould giving you something to fill in those gaps. Obviously, Tyler Warren will see an increase in usage as well. But I think you really need to look towards the trap.

Starting point is 00:26:26 to add another guy. There's some okay options in the free agent market. I've talked about Nick Westbrook-a-Kina before. If you want to get, like, Joanne Jennings from the 49ers, that's probably the last, like, true starter left on the market, Joanne Jennings is. But otherwise, Zach and I have talked a lot about, like, Deshaun Struggling from Ole Miss.

Starting point is 00:26:48 It's like a perfect option in, like, the second or third round, to bring in a rookie who could contribute enough immediately to earn a role and do some of the things that Pittman did and then eventually become like a really good starter. He's got high weight speed. He catches the ball really well. He gets yards after catch. He gets stretched the field a bit. So that is a guy who I have no idea why he isn't regarded higher, like a lot to be a top 50 pick. I don't know why he's not, because there's really nothing in his game that I don't really enjoy. So, a guy like that, if you could get him there in the second or third round, perfect scenario, I think.

Starting point is 00:27:32 And then, so you got that. Let's look at swing tackle now. The Colts have gotten into a place where they kind of wind up promoting their swing tackle every year. So it was Matt Gonzalez a couple years ago, but he became your new starting right guard. And then the year after that, you've got Jalen Travis that gets brought in in the middle rounds. he wins the swing tackle job, but now he is your starter moving forward at right tackle since Braden Smith moved on to the Texans.

Starting point is 00:28:03 So the Colts continue this thing where they get in a new swing tackle and then they're starting somewhere the next year. Right now, your only options behind Bernhardt Reimann and Jalen Travis are Blake Freeland, Byron Motos, and Jack Wilson. And Matos and Wilson are really, they've only been practice squad guys throughout their career.

Starting point is 00:28:22 That's the height of where, they've gone. You don't see a lot of offensive linemen taking that long road to get into a starting spot. So is it realistic that those guys become an option down the road? Maybe not. Blake Freeland, even last summer, was kind of a redemption thing for him. He has looked pretty poor in his first couple years in the league, and he was going into the swing tackle competition against Jalen Travis last summer. Travis already looked like he won, but then, Freeland broke his lower leg and was out for the year. So Freeland, when trying to come back and prove himself again, suffered a season-ending injury.

Starting point is 00:29:06 So you could say that the Colts really don't have a swing tackle option right now, or at the very most optimistic, they need someone to come in and compete with Blake Freeland. So the Colts have done really well at drafting offensive linemen on day three. So I think what they'll probably wind up doing, they really like these six foot seven, six foot eight guys with a good reach, you know, well over 300 pounds. They like these mammoths that they could come in and bring in and develop for a year or two. So I think that's what we're going to see them do. They'll spend a day three pick on an offensive tackle to come in and compete with Blake Freeland to be the new swing tackle. And as his life in the NFL guys are going to miss time.

Starting point is 00:29:51 Jalen Travis has no history of injuries, really, at least with the Colts. But Bernhardt Ryman is usually going to miss you a game or two a year. So the swing tackle position is very, very important for the Colts. Their swing tackle always gets plenty of work. So a receiver early on in the draft and then a swing tackle on day three, I think those are a couple things we will see become priorities for the Colts here again in about five or six weeks in the draft. That is it.

Starting point is 00:30:20 That's all we got for you today. I think those are those are the Colts biggest needs. There are certainly some other areas they could look to address. I mean, you got to figure out what's going on with quarterback after you get Anthony Richardson out of there. Do you just roll with Riley Leonard until Daniel Jones is back?

Starting point is 00:30:36 Seth Hennigan, is that your QB3? I think a sneaky one is running back. You don't really hear them speak as Rosalie about DJ Giddens as they did before. That doesn't mean they don't still have hope for him, but I do think they want someone to really compliment Jonathan Taylor and gut out some tough yards. So they may still look to add it running back.

Starting point is 00:30:56 Tight-in has kind of been taken care of behind Tyler Warren because over the weekend they have brought back both Moe-A-Cox and Drew Ovalry. You can look for some depth on the interior. Danny Pinter, there's a good chance he leaves. I know he was just visiting with the Baltimore Ravens. Defensive tackle, I think, is fine at this point. They've added Colby Wooden. They brought in Derek Nottie.

Starting point is 00:31:18 If you get anything more from Tim Smith, I think you're good. Maybe Nottie can be like a good influence and help develop him a little further. Noddy obviously is just so much veteran experience, especially in the postseason. He knows what it takes to be a winner. And I think that could be a pretty good influence on a guy like Tim Smith. And then I guess the only other position group we haven't really talked about is Corner, which knock on wood is fine right now. It looked great going into last year.

Starting point is 00:31:47 and then everybody got hurt. But on the surface, Mooney Ward, Justin Wally, Sauce Gardner, Mackay Blackman, Kenny Moore, like, that's a good group there. I don't think you add much yet because no one's gotten hurt yet. There's just, you can only have so many bodies there, but I definitely think you need to have like an list of guys internally that you're keeping an eye on around the league or even, I guess, in the draft on like day three, that you'd be comfortable bringing in,

Starting point is 00:32:17 in case of emergency. Just because, as we know, the Colts have some veterans at Corner, some veterans who have been hurt. So it's not a need now, but it doesn't mean it can't become one down the road. But yep, that is it. That's all I got for you guys. Thank you for tuning in today to Locked on Colts. We will be back on Monday. So make sure you subscribe and follow Locked on Colts that you get all of the latest episodes.

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