The Indianapolis Colts don't have too many roster spots open, but that won't stop the front office from adding some competition in the form of undrafted free-agent rookies.
Though the Colts haven't officially announced their crop of UDFAs, it's expected they will do so before the start of rookie minicamp, which begins Thursday.
In ranking every UDFA class following the 2024 NFL draft, Thor Nystrom of FantasyPros wasn't all that impressed with the Colts' additions.
Back in 2019 as a freshman at USC, QB Kedon Slovis dropped 3,502 yards and 30 TD on 71.9 percent completions. An injury followed by consecutive regrettable transfer decisions gave his collegiate career a Benjamin Button feel. But Slovis is still a good athlete (9.34 RAS) in a sturdy frame who has short-area accuracy.
And hey, if he doesn’t pan out as worth the longer developmental look, perhaps Kansas wild-child QB Jason Bean will. Bean is a former track star who has a bigger arm than you would think. He will go through long stretches each game where you swear he’s a draftable talent. But Bean started the past few seasons as QB2 for a reason: He reliably glitches on 3-4 plays per game – with baffling or haphazard decisions.
Last year, when Bean got injured – this was following QB1 Jalon Daniels‘ season-ending injury – the Jayhawks were forced to go to a QB3 by the name of Cole Ballard. Cole is son of Colts GM Chris Ballard. Doesn’t get any more boots-on-the-ground than that, kids.
The biggest additions for the Colts in this UDFA class were the two quarterbacks. They are likely going to compete with Sam Ehlinger for the QB3 role behind Anthony Richardson and Joe Flacco.
Outside of that, there will be some heavy competition at the linebacker position as well.
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