In ESPN’s latest ranking of the top wide receivers heading into the 2025 NFL season, at no point were any of the Indianapolis Colts’ wideouts mentioned.
With insights from NFL executives, coaches, and scouts, Jeremy Fowler has been compiling his ranking of the top 10 players at each position group.
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Beyond the top 10 wideouts on this list, Fowler also highlighted six additional receivers who were honorable mentions, along with another nine wideouts who received votes.
In total, that’s 24 receivers mentioned, none of whom play for the Colts.
With the Colts not having a wide receiver surpass 1,000 yards last season, I’m not sure this comes as a huge surprise. However, this is not a receiver room that should be overlooked either. In fact, it’s a very well put-together unit.
As mentioned, while none of the Colts’ receivers totaled 1,000 yards in 2024, Indianapolis was the only team to have three receivers each eclipse 800 receiving yards, not to mention that was accomplished with unsteady quarterback play.
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Along with the individual production that Michael Pittman, Josh Downs, and Alec Pierce bring, the trio each has a different skill set as well. This provides Shane Steichen with ample flexibility as he puts together game plans to attack opposing defenses.
“There’s an underrated trio here,” wrote ESPN’s Bill Barnwell in his recent playmaker rankings.
And not to be forgotten about here is AD Mitchell, who had a rocky rookie season, but has an impressive combination of speed and route running abilities, which as we saw last year, allows him to create separation and get open.
Mitchell is off to a strong start this offseason, and if a receiver room features a young, high-upside player as the fourth option, that’s a really good group of pass catchers as a whole.
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With some consistency at quarterback, the production from the Colts’ wide receivers can take a big step.
This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: Latest rankings highlight strength of Colts’ wide receiver unit