In addition to their eight draft picks, the Indianapolis Colts have also signed 15 undrafted rookies after the 2025 NFL draft to add to their 91-man offseason roster.

Just as we did with each of the eight draft selections, let’s take a closer look at each of the Colts‘ UDFAs. Up next is Syracuse tight end Maximilian Mang.

Maximilian Mang’s profile

Mang is from Potsdam, Germany, and grew up playing volleyball, but transitioned to playing club football in the German Football League.

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As Joel Erickson of the Indy Star would write, Mang began as a wide receiver before transitioning to tight end. Mang would compete at various camps across the United States to get in front of college scouts, and he eventually landed at Syracuse.

During five playing seasons at Syracuse, Mang would play 1,268 snaps on offense, the majority of which came on running plays as a blocker. Mng recorded just nine receptions during his career for 60 yards with one touchdown. As a blocker, his bread and butter, Mang ranked 26th among all tight ends last season in PFF’s run-blocking grade.

Also important to note, Mang played 626 career special teams snaps as well in college, most of which came on the kick return, punt coverage, and field goal units.

Mang brings an impressive combination of size and athleticism to the Colts roster, but he still has developing to do, particularly in the passing game, where he’ll have to gain more experience.

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He has been designated the Colts’ International Pathway Player for this season, which allows the team to carry 91 players on the offseason roster and up to 17 players on the practice squad in-season, if the Colts choose to go that route.

They said it

Colts assistant GM Ed Dodds: “Our college scouts had what would equate to PFA, a priority free agent, grade on him because he’s a good blocker. Then the pro guys look at those guys too and after the draft – I hadn’t seen him until that point and (was) like, ‘Who do you guys want to get at tight end?’ and they stack it and they said, ‘That’s where we want to go, right there.’”

This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: 2025 NFL draft: Colts UDFA TE Maximilian Mang