Indianapolis Colts 2015 Unofficial Depth Chart Released

The Indianapolis Colts are just days away from their first preseason game of the 2015 season. The team opens up on the road against the Philadelphia Eagles at 1:00 PM on Sunday. The team has released unofficial depth charts for this upcoming game.

Here’s an easier view of the depth charts:

Offense

WR: Andre Johnson; Donte Moncrief; Duron Carter; Ezell Ruffin; Tyler Rutenbeck

LT: Anthony Castonzo; Joe Reitz; Ulrick John

LG: Lance Louis; Hugh Thornton; Kitt O’Brien; Donald Thomas (PUP)

C: Khaled Holmes; Jonotthan Harrison; Brandon Vitabile

RG: Todd Herremans; David Arkin; Tyler Hoover

RT: Jack Mewhort; Denzelle Good

TE: Dwayne Allen; Jack Doyle; Erik Swoope

WR: T.Y. Hilton; Phillip Dorsett; Vincent Brown; Griff Whalen; Quan Bray; Ryan Lankford

QB: Andrew Luck; Matt Hasselbeck; Bryan Bennett

TE: Coby Fleener; Sean McGrath; Justin Sinz

RB: Frank Gore; Daniel Herron; Zurlon Tipton; Vick Ballard; Josh Robinson; Tyler Varga; Abou Toure

Defense:

DE: Kendall Langford; Henry Anderson; Kelcy Quarles; Earl Okine

NT: Josh Chapman; Montori Hughes; David Parry

DT: Arthur Jones; Zach Kerr; Jeris Pendleton

SLB: Erik Walden; Bjoern Werner; Cam Johnson; Zack Hodges

Mike: D’Qwell Jackson; Amarlo Herrera; Carlos Fields; Cody Galea; Justin Shirk

Will: Jerrell Freeman; Nate Irving; Henoc Muamba; Junior Sylvestre

Rush: Trent Cole; Jonathan Newsome; Daniel Adongo; Robert Mathis (PUP)

LCB: Greg Toler; D’Joun Smith; Jalil Brown; Deveron Carr; Raymon Taylor; Eric Patterson

SS: Mike Adams; Colt Anderson; Dewey McDonald

FS: Dwight Lowery; Clayton Geathers; Winston Guy

RCB: Vontae Davis; Darius Butler; Sheldon Price; Chance Casey; Donald Celiscar; Tevin Mitchel

Special Teams:

K: Adam Vinatieri

P: Pat McAfee

LS: Matt Overton

H:  Pat McAfee

KR: Daniel Herron; Phillip Dorsett; Duron Carter

PR: Phillip Dorsett; Duron Carter; T.Y. Hilton

A few things that standout :

• Werner is backing up Walden at strong side linebacker. Werner was drafted as a pass rusher, but heading into year three he’s much better in run support and has become a more natural fit in this spot. It will be interesting to see him play this role, as opposed to attempting to rush the passer every down. This might be his best chance to stick with the team too.
• The return jobs will probably go to the player that makes the fewest mistakes in the first preseason game, especially at kick returner. Dorsett should have the punt return job locked down. I’d expect Bray to get a few reps at returns as well.
• Hilton might be listed as a punt returner, but something horrible will have to happen for him to start fielding punts. Unless they just want a sure handed player to fair catch (something Marvin Harrison did a few times).
• The Colts could easily take six receivers into the season. Brown, Whalen, and Bray are all vying for that last spot. Brown has talent, but a long injury history. Whalen has trust with Luck (Stanford boys), but simply isn’t a dynamic player. Bray has worked hard and made some impressive plays in practice.
• Herrera as the fourth middle linebacker is interesting. He’s gotten some first team reps recently (when Jackson had a day off) and was very good in run support. Muamba is someone the coaches really like as evidenced by him sticking around with the team. Irving is likely the first LB backup due to his experience.
• The offensive line might not inspire confidence, but they haven’t been rotating players in and out of the starting unit. This is a good thing as cohesiveness is very important. If they Colts can play the same players multiple weeks in a row, that will be an improvement over last season.
• McAfee has taken field goals just about every other practice in camp. I’d expect him to take on this role if something happens to Vinatieri (or whenever Vinatieri decides to retire).