The Colts are coming off a rather disappointing season in which they finished with a losing 8-9 record and also missed the playoffs for the fourth time in five years. The Colts are now entering a very pivotal offseason, and under the leadership of GM Chris Ballard and HC Shane Steichen will have to address the big question marks on the roster during the offseason.
The Colts have a lot of needs on their roster from tight end to safety and more. There is plenty to delve into and we at Stampede Blue plan on doing just that. From looking at the Colts overall team needs, profiling each Colts free agent to be and discussing whether or not they should be re-signed, looking at potential free agent additions from outside the team and also looking into potential draft fits. The Colts now head into arguably the most important part of the offseason, in terms of roster turnover, which kicks off with the Reeses Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama.
Colts Free Agents
The Colts have eighteen unrestricted free agents heading into the 2025 offseason:
Ryan Kelly, Center
Julian Blackmon, Safety
Ashton Dulin, Wide Receiver
Taven Bryan, Defensive Tackle
Dayo Odeyingbo, Defensive End
Danny Pinter, Center
Ronnie Harrison, Safety
Mark Glowinski, Guard
David Long, Cornerback
Trey Sermon, Running Back
Kylen Granson, Tight End
Juwann Winfree, Wide Receiver
Sam Ehlinger, Quarterback
Will Fries, Guard
Grant Stuard, Linebacker
The Colts have two restricted free agents heading into the 2025 offseason:
Trevor Denbow, Safety
Wesley French, Center
The Colts have one exclusive rights free agent heading into the 2025 season:
Ryan Coll, Guard
Colts Cap Space
According to Over The Cap the Colts will have $28,467,573 in cap space (based on a $272,500,000 projected salary cap, which is subject to change depending on the actual salary cap number). With that amount of cap space, the Colts will have more than enough for General Manager Chris Ballard and Co. to work with.
Colts Top 5 Team Needs
Safety
Tight End
Linebacker
Cornerback
Interior Offensive Line/Quarterback
Colts Draft Picks
Barring any moves, the Colts will have seven draft selections one in each of the seven rounds, in the upcoming draft.
Round 1 Pick 14th overall
Round 2 Pick 45th overall
Round 3 Pick 80th overall
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Important Dates
Looking forward to the upcoming important dates for the Colts this offseason. The next big date on the offseason calendar is the 2025 Reeses Senior Bowl which kicks off with the first practices on Tuesday 28th January and ends with the game on Saturday 1st February. Also here are some other important key dates to keep an eye out for during the offseason:
February 2nd, NFL Pro Bowl – Colts players (Jonathan Taylor, Quenton Nelson and Zaire Franklin at the moment) and other teams players who were selected by fans will play in the 2025 Pro Bowl in Orlando, Florida.
February 24th, NFL Scouting Combine – Colts and rest of the league will descend in Indianapolis to see what the 2025 draft prospects have to offer in testing and interviews.
March 10th, NFL ““Legal Tampering” Period– Colts and rest of the league are allowed to enter in contract negotiations with unrestricted free agents from other teams.
March 12th, NFL Free Agency – Free agency period officially opens and teams can now sign unrestricted free agents from opposing teams.
April 24th, NFL Draft – Colts and the rest of the league will ascend on Green Bay, Wisconsin and will get to select draft prospects to join there team starting in round 1 on opening night April 24th and ending with round 7 on closing night April 26th.