The Indianapolis Colts released their depth chart Tuesday ahead of their preseason opener against the Denver Broncos.
Releasing the unofficial depth chart is a formality before every game. The word "unofficial" carries a lot of weight here.
Just because a player is listed at a certain spot on the depth chart doesn't mean that's their actual spot. It's typically pretty close, but teams put their depth charts together in certain ways for various reasons.
The Colts and Broncos are scheduled to square off Sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Here are some takeaways from the Colts' first depth chart ahead of preseason Week 1:
Colts unofficial depth chart
Offense
| Position | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | Michael Pittman Jr | Ashton Dulin | DJ Montgomery | Laquon Treadwell | |
| WR | Josh Downs | Anthony Gould | Ethan Fernea | ||
| RT | Braden Smith | Matt Goncalves | Arlington Hambright | ||
| RG | Will Fries | Josh Sills | Dalton Tucker | ||
| C | Ryan Kelly | Danny Pinter | Tanor Bortolini | Wesley French | |
| LG | Quenton Nelson | Danny Pinter | Tanor Bortolini | Wesley French | |
| LT | Bernhard Raimann | Blake Freeland | Jake Witt | ||
| RB | Jonathan Taylor | Trey Sermon | Tyler Goodson | Evan Hull | Trent Pennix Zavier Scott |
| WR | Alec Pierce or Adonai Mitchell | Juwann Winfree | Tyrie Cleveland | Derek Slywka | |
| TE | Mo Alie-Cox | Drew Ogletree | Eric Tomlinson | ||
| TE | Kylen Granson | Jelani Woods | Will Mallory | Jordan Murray | |
| QB | Anthony Richardson | Joe Flacco | Sam Ehlinger | Kedon Slovis | Jason Bean |
Takeaways
- Alec Pierce and Adonai Mitchell are listed as co-starters.
- Trey Sermon is the backup to Jonathan Taylor, followed by Tyler Goodson and Evan Hull, respectively.
- Danny Pinter, Tanor Bortolini and Wesley French have all worked with the second and third teams throughout camp.
Defense
| Position | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | Kwity Paye | Laiatu Lati | Genard Avery | Titus Leo | |
| NT | Grover Stewart | Taven Bryan | Eric Johnson II | Raekwon Davis | |
| DT | DeForest Buckner | Adetomiwa Adebawore | Jonah Laulu | ||
| LEO | Tyquan Lewis | Dayo Odeyingbo | Isaiah Land | Levi Bell | Samson Ebukam |
| WILL | E.J. Speed | Jaylon Carlies | Craig Young | ||
| MIKE | Zaire Franklin | Cameron McGrone | Liam Anderson | ||
| SAM | Segun Olubi | Grant Stuard | Austin Ajiake | ||
| CB | JuJu Brents | Dallis Flowers | Ameer Speed | Clay Fields III | |
| Slot CB | Kenny Moore II | Chris Lammons | Micah Abraham | Michael Tutsie | |
| FS | Nick Cross | Rodney Thomas II | Trevor Denbow | Marcel Dabo | |
| SS | Julian Blackmon | Ronnie Harrison Jr. | Kendall Brooks | ||
| CB | Jaylon Jones | Darrell Baker Jr. | Jaylin Simpson |
Takeaways
- With Samson Ebukam (Achilles) out, Tyquan Lewis is listed as the starting LEO followed by Dayo Odeyingbo.
- Star rookie Laiatu Latu is listed as a backup to Kwity Paye, but he's had a sensational training camp.
- Nick Cross is currently listed as the starter over Rodney Thomas II.
- Rookies Micah Abraham and Jaylin Simpson are both listed as third-stringers.
Specialists
| Position | First | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| LS | Luke Rhodes | ||
| H | Rigoberto Sanchez | ||
| P | Rigoberto Sanchez | ||
| PR | Josh Downs | Anthony Gould | Dallis Flowers |
| KR | Dallis Flowers | Anthony Gould | Josh Downs |
| K | Matt Gay | Spencer Shrader |
Takeaways
- It looks like Downs is the leader for the punt returner role, though rookie Anthony Gould will compete for that job.
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