Compared to the rest of the NFL, where do the Indianapolis Colts rank in undrafted rookie free agent spending this offseason?
Compared to the rest of the NFL, where do the Indianapolis Colts rank in undrafted rookie free agent spending this offseason?
Spotrac ranked each team in UDFA spending for 2025, and the Colts came in at No. 14 on that list, with $47.61 million in total contract value among their 15 undrafted rookie additions.
At the top of the list are the Jacksonville Jaguars, who spent $65.43 million on their UDFA class, and at the bottom are the Houston Texans at $20.86 million in spending.
In terms of contract value for each UDFA, those deals across the league are going to be in the same ballpark. So the two differentiators that impact total spending the most are the size of the UDFA class and the amount of guaranteed money that was spent.
The Colts’ 15 additions rank around the middle of the pack in terms of quantity. The Jaguars led the way with 22, while four other teams had at least 20, while the Texans, San Francisco 49ers, and Arizona Cardinals made only seven signings.
In terms of guarantees, the Colts spent $642,500, which was the eighth-lowest amount in the NFL, although Tulane cornerback Johnathan Edwards received the sixth-highest guaranteed amount at signing of any UDFA addition league-wide.
When it comes to UDFA spending, as the total contract amounts for various teams illustrate, how much an organization wants to spend each offseason and how much in guarantees they want to hand out is up to the discretion of each GM and can vary wildly.
Last season, we saw UDFA Dalton Tucker make the Colts’ 53-man roster. It’s always going to be an uphill battle for any UDFA to make the team, but a key part of that equation is playing a position where there is an opportunity on the back end of the depth chart to make a push. One position this season for the Colts where that could be the case is safety, where there is quite a bit of inexperience once you get beyond the starters.