Colts’ Bernhard Raimann quietly having an elite season as Indy’s next blindside bookend

The Colts’ Bernhard Raimann may not be a national household name quite yet, but he’s well on his way to his first career Pro Bowl appearance—and maybe even NFL All-Pro honors by season’s end.

Indianapolis Colts third-year left tackle Bernhard Raimann is quietly having an elite season among all players at his position, protecting his quarterbacks’ blindsides:

Since being selected by the Colts in the 3rd round of the 2022 NFL Draft, the only thing that the former Central Michigan standout and Austrian native has done, is simply gotten better.

Raimann has started all 6 games for the Colts so far this season. He’s earned a +86.0 overall grade—including a +87.0 pass blocking grade. During 217 total pass blocking snaps, Raimann has surrendered just a single sack and 5 total QB pressures.

After last week’s strong performance against the Tennessee Titans, Raimann earned ‘NFL Week 6: PFF Team of the Week’ honors at left tackle. He was the 2nd highest graded Colt overall during Sunday’s divisional rivalry road win, just behind cornerback Samuel Womack III.

The 6’6,” 303 pound athletic offensive tackle has helped provide Indianapolis a franchise left tackle again, the likes of which the Colts organization hadn’t seen since longtime bookend Anthony Castonzo retired following the 2020 regular season.

Right now, Raimann continues to ascend among the NFL’s elite, and the Colts are well aware that he may command a lucrative contract extension among the league’s highest paid offensive tackles when the 27-year-old becomes a free agent after the 2025 campaign.

As for now, Raimann continues to be that left tackle anchor that Colts fans had been clamoring for after the position had become something of a turnstile for a few seasons.