The secondary is not discussed as much as the other position needs Indianapolis colts Have, but it’s pretty big.
With the signing of the EJ speed with the Houston Texans And Grant Stuard heading towards Detroit, in depth – both on defense and with regard to help for special teams – is a need. But more importantly, the Foal I have to find a new package to combine with Zaire Franklin.
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Now, perhaps the colts do not have to appear too far because this player can already be on the list of second year second year Jaylon Carlies, which general director Chris Ballard thinks strongly.
“We think a lot of JC,” said Ballard, via the team site. “We were very successful at the secondary, I believe, with the editorial staff and the players we have brought who, in our opinion, can go up. We think JC can really go up. We have young players that we love, then we have the project. We are going to work there.”
Carlies was a fifth round choice by the colts in 2024 of the Missouri, where he played security. With Indianapolis, he went to the secondary and provides a necessary cover capacity for the position.
When the colt secondary unit was in good health, Carlies was the third secondary, alongside Franklin and Speed, when the team aligned in its 4-3 base look.
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Carlies would miss some time due to an injury, but appeared in 10 games in defense. He was a sound plate, making 34 of his 38 attempts, According to PffAnd limited-roofing passers, holding opponents at only 6.0 yards per capture.
The colts have a solid reference for writing and developing the position of the secondary. But that said, even if they really like Carlies, there should be a competition for this starting location.
While hope is that Carlies may be this player, assuming that this will happen with risks. It is this same line of thought that Ballard previously made in other positions that landed the colts in the difficult situation in which they found themselves during the 2024 season, where the team as a whole regressed.
Unfortunately, the general consensus seems to be that this year’s draft class in the secondary position is not so deep, but here are some leading options for the colts if they choose to take this route.
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Whether it is Carlies or whoever the colts can bring, the additional coverage capacity should be on the Ballard radar, not to mention that versatility in the second and third levels is an important element for the diagram of Lou Anarumo.
This article originally appeared on Wire Colts: Chris Ballard: Colts’ LB Jaylon Carlies can “really go up”
