The Colts continue to have at least a handful of starters who are playing at a high level of production right now—and the advanced stats and grades clearly reflect that.
The Indianapolis Colts (3-3) enter Week 7 against the Miami Dolphins hoping for some better days ahead—as the team has battled injuries and it’s fair share of disappointment. Still, why Indianapolis doesn’t have a winning record, it doesn’t have a losing one either!
Here are a few key stats to take note of:
- Colts rotational edge Dayo Odeyingbo, who’s made 3 consecutive starts because of injuries to the depleted Indy defensive end room, currently has ESPN’s 13th best edge pass rush win rate (21%)—which is tied with the San Francisco 49ers Nick Bosa and the Pittsburgh Steelers T.J. Watt.
- Colts veteran Pro Bowl center Ryan Kelly has ESPNs’s 4th highest pass block win rate (97%) among all interior offensive linemen during 4 starts.
- Colts All-Pro offensive guard Quenton Nelson has ESPN’s 2nd run block win rate (82%) among all interior offensive linemen in all 6 starts. Big Q is also currently PFF’s 2nd highest graded guard with a +87.3 overall grade—highlighted by a +89.4 pass blocking grade.
- Colts nose tackle Grover Stewart has ESPN’s 4th highest run stop win rate (46%) among all defensive tackles during all 6 starts. Big Grove is also PFF’s 5th highest graded interior defender with a +81.1 overall grade right now—featuring a +80.6 run defense grade.
- Colts starting slot wide receiver Josh Downs, who’s been red hot since he’s returned, is currently PFF’s 6th best graded wideout with a +83.1 overall grade through 4 games.
- Colts tight end Mo Alie-Cox is PFF’s 4th highest graded tight end with a +78.2 overall grade—including a +77.7 run blocking grade (good for third best among all players at his position).
- Colts starting left tackle Bernhard Raimann is currently PFF’s 5th best graded offensive tackle with a +86.9 overall grade, boasting a +87.0 pass blocking grade, during all 6 starts.
- Colts cornerback Samuel Womack III, who was claimed off waivers from San Francisco right before the season began, has been a revelation in the Indy secondary with a +87.0 overall grade—which is the 2nd best at his position through 6 games (4 starts) during 2023.
- Colts safety Nick Cross, who won the other starting safety position in training camp, has PFF’s 3rd highest graded run defense grade at +85.8 among all players at his position in all 6 starts of the 2024 campaign. He’s also tied for the NFL’s 3rd most tackles (60) right now.
- Don’t look now, but Colts rookie linebacker Jaylon Carlies, who’s looked comfortable situationally in subpackages, is PFF’s 9th best graded player at his position (+78.3), with an exceptional +90.1 coverage grade—which is currently the 2nd highest coverage mark among all league linebackers. Carlies has appeared in all 6 games so far, making 2 starts.