The Colts have made some moves to their cornerback depth, after placing starter JuJu Brents on injured reserve.
According to the IndyStar’s Joel A. Erickson, the Indianapolis Colts are adding cornerback Kelvin Joseph to their practice squad—in the wake of placing starting cornerback JuJu Brents (knee) on injured reserve:
The Colts are signing former Cowboys, Dolphins & Seahawks CB Kelvin Joseph to the practice squad, per source.
— Joel A. Erickson (@JoelAErickson) September 10, 2024
The team also announced on Tuesday that it signed another fellow corner, Chris Lammons, from the team’s practice squad. Lammons was active this past Sunday for the opener.
Regarding Joseph, the former 2021 second round pick of the Dallas Cowboys has also spent time with the Miami Dolphins (2023), Seattle Seahawks (2023), and Kansas City Chiefs (2024) organizations. He has 39 tackles (33 solo), a tackle for loss, 4 passes defensed, and a forced fumble during 31 career games (3 starts).
He has above average length at 5’11,” 197 pounds, with 31 7’8” arms, and also speed—having run an unofficial 4.34 forty time at UK’s Pro Day in 2021.
Here’s his former NFL.com draft profile overview:
“Joseph has physical dimensions and natural athletic talent that are easy to get excited about, but his lack of experience might be a secondary concern to the lack of maturity that is sometimes shown on the field. He has the length and strength to re-route and bully the early stages of the release from press and displays a sudden twitch to attack throws if asked to play an off coverage. He has the size and ball skills to create real challenges at the catch point, but lacks the discipline and route recognition to stay consistently connected to routes. While he improved as the 2020 season went on, the Ole Miss game showed just how much work and experience he still needs. The traits and ability in run support could push him up the board for some teams, while others might be turned off by the penalties and undisciplined plays he put on tape. Either way, he has talent to work with.”
This is probably not the meaningful cornerback reinforcement that Colts fans have been ideally hoping for, but he does provide depth for special teams and lower on the depth chart (with speed and athleticism)—if eventually promoted from the team’s practice squad.
