Colts' Jaylon Carlies: Chance to be activated from IR
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Carlies (ankle) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Jaguars.
Carlies was a full participant in practice all week, and while he's tagged as questionable, he is trending toward being activated from injured reserve and being cleared to make his 2025 regular-season debut Sunday. The second-year linebacker is in the final stages of his recovery from an ankle injury he sustained during the preseason in early August. Carlies would likely work in a rotational role at linebacker while contributing on special teams if he's activated from IR.
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Colts' Tyquan Lewis: Tagged as questionable Week 14
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Lewis (ankle) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Jaguars.
Lewis registered a DNP-LP-DNP practice log during Week 14 prep while working through an ankle injury. His status for Sunday's AFC South tilt may not be officially known until 90 minutes prior to the 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff, when the Colts announce their list of inactive players. Samson Ebukam and JT Tuimoloau would be in line for more rotational snaps at defensive end behind Kwity Paye and Laiatu Latu if Lewis is not cleared to play.
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Colts' Sauce Gardner: Out for Sunday
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Gardner (calf) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Jaguars, Kevin Bowen of 107.5 The Fan Indianapolis reports.
The Cincinnati product sustained a non-contact calf injury in the Week 13 loss to the Texans, so it's no surprise that he'll be sidelined Sunday. Gardner has appeared in three games since being traded from the Jets to the Colts in early November, recording 13 total tackles and two passes defensed. While he's out Week 14, expect Mekhi Blackmon to start as one of Indianapolis' boundary corners.
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Colts' Kenny Moore: Upgrades to full participation
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Moore (illness/ankle) was a full participant in Thursday's practice.
Moore upgraded to full participation Thursday after not practicing Wednesday due to an illness. The starting slot cornerback will be good to go for Sunday's divisional matchup with the Jaguars, a game that could be pivotal in determining the winner of the AFC South.
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Colts' Tyquan Lewis: Limited in practice Thursday
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Lewis (ankle) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice.
Lewis has logged less than 30 percent of defensive snaps in his last two outings after returning from a groin injury, and he's now been saddled with an ankle injury. The defensive end's upgrade to limited participation is a good sign that he will be able to suit up for a third consecutive game, though he'll likely continue to see a similar amount of playing time.
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Colts' Kenny Moore: Dealing with illness
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Moore (illness/ankle) was listed as a non-participant during Wednesday's walkthrough.
Moore was listed on the injury report with this ankle injury last week, but he was still a full practice participant. Thus, it's likely that Moore's illness is what's keeping him out of practice instead of the ankle issue. Moore has posted 36 tackles (20 solo), five pass breakups, 1.5 sacks and a pick-six through nine games. Chris Lammons likely will start at slot cornerback if Moore can't play Sunday versus the Jaguars.
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Colts' Tyquan Lewis: No practice Wednesday
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Lewis (ankle) was listed as a non-participant for Wednesday's practice.
Lewis missed three straight games with a groin injury before returning for the last two weeks, although he logged less than 30 percent of the defensive snaps in each outing. Now, he's back on the injury report with an ankle injury. Getting on the field for Thursday's practice will be crucial to his chances to play Sunday versus the Jaguars.
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Colts' Nick Cross: Logs six stops vs. Houston
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Cross posted six tackles (four solo) during the Colts' 20-16 loss to the Texans on Sunday.
Cross was one of four Colts defenders to play all 76 defensive snaps during Sunday's loss, and he has played every single defensive snap in six of 12 regular-season games. The fourth-year safety is up to 83 total tackles on the year and is within striking distance of eclipsing the tackling century mark for a second consecutive season.
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Colts' Camryn Bynum: Picks off Stroud in Week 13 loss
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Bynum posted six tackles (four solo) and an interception during the Colts' 20-16 loss to the Texans on Sunday.
Bynum picked off an overthrown pass from C.J. Stroud that was intended for Xavier Hutchinson early in the second quarter, which led to a 19-yard touchdown pass from Daniel Jones to Alec Pierce three plays later. It was Bynum's third interception of the season and matches his career high that he set in 2024 as a member of the Vikings. The fifth-year safety has accumulated 54 tackles (30 solo), including 1.0 sacks, six pass defenses, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery through 12 regular-season games.
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Colts' Sauce Gardner: Likely won't be placed on IR
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The Colts are not considering placing Gardner (calf) on injured reserve at the moment, Stephen Holder of ESPN.com reports.
Head coach Shane Steichen told reporters Monday that Gardner's "Achilles is good," but the 25-year-old will still miss an undetermined amount of time due to a calf injury. Even so, Indianapolis is not expected to place the All-Pro corner on IR, which is an encouraging sign for his recovery timeline. Since being dealt to the Colts at the trade deadline, Gardner has appeared in three games and tallied 13 total tackles and two passes defensed. While he's sidelined, expect Mekhi Blackmon to start opposite Charvarius Ward in Indianapolis' secondary.
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Colts' Sauce Gardner: Set to miss time with calf strain
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Gardner is scheduled to undergo an MRI on his calf Monday and is expected to miss some time, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Though Gardner was feared to have suffered an Achilles tear after going down on a non-contact play early in Sunday's 20-16 loss to the Texans, preliminary tests have left him and the Colts confident that he avoided a worst-case scenario and instead sustained a calf strain. The MRI will confirm the extent of Gardner's injury, but at the very least, the star cornerback seems highly likely to miss the Colts' Week 14 game against the Jaguars, a contest that could have major implications for the AFC South title race. Through his first three games with Indianapolis since being acquired from the Jets at the trade deadline, Gardner has compiled 13 tackles (11 solo) and two passes defensed.
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Colts' Sauce Gardner: Achilles appears intact
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Gardner is believed to have suffered a calf strain during Sunday's contest against the Texans, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
Gardner's Achilles appears to be intact, a fortunate report after the cornerback needed assistance returning to the locker room. Mekhi Blackmon will likely finish Sunday's game as the primary outside cornerback with Gardner being ruled out, but the starting corner may not be absent as long as initially feared.
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Colts' Sauce Gardner: Won't return Sunday
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Gardner (calf) has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Texans, Kevin Bowen of 107.5 The Fan Indianapolis reports.
Gardner had to be helped to the locker room early in the first quarter after sustaining a calf injury, which is severe enough that he won't return. Mekhi Blackmon should see more work at outside corner the rest of the way.
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Colts' Sauce Gardner: Leaves Sunday's game early
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Gardner (calf) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Texans.
Gardner appeared to injure his calf on the Colts' second defensive play of the game, and the fourth-year cornerback was unable to walk off the field and into the locker room without assistance, per Stephen Holder of ESPN.com. With Johnathan Edwards (coach's decision) a healthy scratch, Mekhi Blackmon will move into the second outside corner spot opposite Charvarius Ward.
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Colts' Sauce Gardner: Seven solo stops
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Gardner recorded seven tackles (seven solo) with one pass defensed in Sunday's 23-20 overtime loss to the Chiefs.
Gardner has had his two most productive games of the season since joining the Colts, logging a combined 13 tackles -- 11 of which have been solo. He also has one pass defensed in each of those matchups.
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Colts' Nick Cross: Makes eight stops
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Cross recorded eight tackles (five solo) in Sunday's 23-20 overtime loss to the Chiefs.
Cross's eight tackles were his highest total since Week 5. His tackle count is well off pace from his breakout 2024 campaign, though he has chipped in a career-best 2.5 sacks across 11 games.
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Colts' George Odum: Signs with Indy
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The Colts signed Odum off the practice squad Tuesday.
Odum inked a deal with the Colts' practice squad last week but now lands a spot on the 53-man roster after the team placed Ashton Dulin (hamstring) on injured reserve in a corresponding move. Odum has been a star special-teams player throughout his career and was named a first-team All-Pro in 2020 with the Colts.
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Colts' Zaire Franklin: Season-high 14 stops in loss
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Franklin compiled 14 total tackles (seven solo) and a forced fumble in Sunday's 23-20 overtime loss to the Chiefs.
Franklin finished second on the team in takedowns behind fellow linebacker Germaine Pratt (20), registering a season-high 14 snaps in the loss. The 29-year-old has now recorded double-digit tackles in back-to-back contests after failing to get to 10 tackles in any contests prior this season. Additionally, he made his mark on the game in the fourth quarter, stripping running back Kareem Hunt. The ball was recovered by teammate Charvarius Ward, and Franklin is now up to 74 total tackles (38 solo), including 2.0 sacks, while also adding a forced fumble over 11 games this year.
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Colts' Germaine Pratt: Has 20 tackles in loss
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Pratt had 20 total tackles, including two tackles for a loss and a pass defensed in Sunday's loss at Kansas City.
Pratt has been a revelation since taking over a starting linebacker role opposite Zaire Franklin after Joe Bachie went down with an injury and was later released. He played on 83 of the defense's 96 snaps in the overtime loss.
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Colts' Laiatu Latu: Has INT and sack in loss
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Latu had six total tackles, including 1.0 sacks, two total QB hits and an interception in Sunday's loss at Kansas City.
Latu continues to improve as the season progresses, as he has 5.0 sacks over his last five games. He's played on 84 percent or more of the defense's snaps the last three games with DeForest Buckner sidelined with a neck injury.
