Indianapolis Colts’ LT Bernhard Raimann earned an honorable mention among the best OTs by NFL execs, scouts, and coaches.
Indianapolis Colts’ left tackle Bernhard Raimann earned honorable mention among the best offensive tackles heading into the 2025 NFL season.
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler is currently ranking the top 10 players at each position group, and in order to compile these rankings, he is gaining valuable insights from NFL execs, coaches, and scouts.
When it came to the top 10 offensive tackles for this season, Raimann was just on the outside looking in, among the honorable mention candidates.
“He is a good example of sticking with a player,” a veteran scout told Fowler. “He started slowly but has continued to improve and was really good last year.”
As the scout mentions, Raimann has continued to ascend in each of his first three NFL seasons. After having a breakout year in 2023, he built upon that performance in 2024.
Out of 83 eligible tackles last season, Raimann ranked 24th in PFF’s pass-blocking efficiency. In the run game, Raimann ranked 12th in run-blocking grade, with Jonathan Taylor averaging almost 5.0 yards per carry when running between Raimann and Quenton Nelson.
“The progress that Berny has made from year one to now, it’s been pretty incredible,” GM Chris Ballard said at the NFL Combine.
Raimann is entering the final year of his rookie deal and is currently set to be a free agent in 2026. He is contract extension eligible at any time.