NFL.com ranks Colts’ 2025 draft class as below average so far

According to NFL.com, the initial returns on the Indianapolis Colts 2025 draft class (ranked #21 here) are below average league-wide, as rather predictably, rookie first round pick Tyler Warren has so far carried their latest class: Rank21Indianapolis Colts Grade: B- Draft picks:Round 1 (No. 14): TE Tyler Warren | 17 games/12 startsRound 2 (No. 45): Edge JT Tuimoloau | 13 games/0 […]

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Rank

21

Indianapolis Colts

Grade: B-

Draft picks:
Round 1 (No. 14): TE Tyler Warren | 17 games/12 starts
Round 2 (No. 45): Edge JT Tuimoloau | 13 games/0 starts
Round 3 (No. 80): CB Justin Walley | 0 games/starts
Round 4 (No. 127): OT Jalen Travis | 17 games/4 starts
Round 5 (No. 151): RB DJ Giddens | 9 games/0 starts
Round 6 (No. 189): QB Riley Leonard | 5 games/1 start
Round 6 (No. 190): DT Tim Smith | 0 games/starts
Round 7 (No. 232): LB Hunter Wohler | 0 games/starts

Notable free-agent signings:

Johnathan Edwards | 14 games/5 starts

Analysis:

Indianapolis won eight of its first 10 games, becoming one of the biggest stories in the league. But after the Week 11 bye, the Colts didn’t record another victory, crashing out of the playoffs and into a second straight 8-9 finish. Tyler Warren’s debut season reflected the Colts’ campaign as a whole. Through Week 10, the rookie led all NFL tight ends in receiving yards, becoming one of the leading candidates for Offensive Rookie of the Year. But after the Week 11 bye, Warren’s production fell off a cliff, ultimately precluding him from even being an OROY finalist. The decline is stark:

Warren’s rookie season

Weeks 1-10

Weeks 12-18

Receptions

50

26

Receiving yards

617

200

Yards per reception

12.3

7.7

Yards after catch

373

101

Receiving TDs

3

1

Now, there’s important context here. Daniel Jones first popped up in the injury report in Week 12 — with NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport later reporting that the quarterback was playing through a fractured fibula — and then tore his Achilles in Week 14. Obviously, just like the rest of the Colts, Warren suffered without his QB1.