Indianapolis Colts Depth Chart
- AFC South
- Stadium
- Lucas Oil Stadium
- Head Coach
- Frank Reich
- Offensive Coordinator
- Marcus Brady
- Defensive Coordinator
- Matt Eberflus
- Special Teams Coach
- Bubba Ventrone
- Defensive Scheme
- 4-3
ESPN's Mike Wells believes the Indianapolis Colts should let impending free-agent wide receiver Zach Pascal walk in free agency this offseason. Pascal finished the 2021 season with 38 catches for 384 yards and three touchdowns, a disappointment given how much receiving help the Colts needed this year. The 27-year-old was coming off back-to-back seasons with 40-plus receptions and 600-plus yards, so his numbers in 2021 left a lot to be desired over 16 games. Pascal found the end zone just three times as well after scoring a total of 10 times in 2019 and 2020. Whether he sticks around in Indianapolis in 2022 could depend on whether T.Y. Hilton retires or re-signs with the team. But if quarterback Carson Wentz remains the starter in 2022 and Pascal re-signs, he won't have much fantasy upside in Indy.
Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard said he wants offensive guard Quenton Nelson to stick around for the long haul. Ballard also said the team will not move Nelson to left tackle next year. The 25-year-old was an All-Pro guard in each of his first three seasons with the team before battling injuries in 2021. Nelson still made his fourth straight Pro Bowl this season, but he missed the first four games of his career. When he was healthy, he was still one of the best offensive guards in the NFL, and he will return for the 2022 season to try and get the Colts back into the playoffs after their disappointing finish with a loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the Week 18 season finale.
The Indianapolis Colts may be second-guessing their decision to trade for quarterback Carson Wentz last offseason. On the subject of trading for Wentz, general manager Chris Ballard said, "At the time, we felt it was the right decision." Whether or not they keep Wentz for the 2022 season, they'll still be paying him at least $15 million, and it remains to be seen if they can actually find an upgrade. Wentz played pretty well in his first season with the Colts, right up until the end with a disappointing performance in the Week 18 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. He wasn't excellent for fantasy managers by any stretch of the imagination, throwing for 3,563 yards and 27 touchdowns, but he had only seven interceptions. Wentz is under contract through 2024, but 2022 is the final year with guaranteed money attached to him. If he's back in Indy, he'll be a midrange QB2 target in the Colts run-first attack.
Indianapolis Colts wide receiver T.Y. Hilton and tight end Jack Doyle, who just completed their 10th and ninth seasons, respectively, are both contemplating retirement this offseason. Doyle is under contract through the 2022 season, but Hilton will be a free agent in March. Hilton, 31, contemplated retirement last September after a neck injury sidelined him for the start of the season. Hilton is 309 yards shy of 10,000 receiving yards in his career, a feat that would make the Colts the first franchise with three receivers to hit that mark entirely in its uniform. The four-time Pro Bowler had only 23 catches for 331 yards and three touchdowns in 10 games in 2021, and he's missed 15 games in the last four years due to injuries. Doyle had 29 catches for 302 yards and three scores in 17 games while sharing playing time with Mo Alie-Cox and rookie Kylen Granson.
Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Parris Campbell (foot), who was activated from Injured Reserve on Saturday, is officially active in Week 18 against the Jacksonville Jaguars to close out the regular season. The Colts will get a big receiving weapon back in a must-win game, but Campbell hasn't played since Week 6, so there's a good chance that he'll be eased back into the offense alongside Michael Pittman Jr., T.Y. Hilton and Zach Pascal. Before he was injured, Campbell caught 10 of his 17 targets for 162 yards and one touchdown in six games played. His return will take targets and playing time away from the rest of the Colts receivers, mainly Pascal, but he shouldn't be a major threat to Pittman's upside in an excellent matchup against Jacksonville.