Colts’ OC Jim Bob Cooter shared what he’s seen from second-year wide receiver Anthony Gould in training camp.

Throughout the training camp practices up to this point, a player who continues to pop up and take advantage of his opportunities on offense is Indianapolis Colts’ second-year wide receiver Anthony Gould.

And offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter has taken notice.

“He put in a really, really good offseason of work, and it’s showing here at camp,” Cooter said of Gould after Saturday’s practice. “He’s flying around out there. He’s making plays.

“The ball gets spread around in training camp sometimes because you utilize the entire installation of the offense and you put a bunch of plays in and the quarterbacks are working through their progressions, and Anthony has done such a nice job of when his number is called, when he’s on that sort of first read or second read, he’s showing up for the quarterback. He’s doing everything he can to win those matchups. And like I said, he’s playing really good ball right now.”

As a rookie, Gould’s role on offense with the Colts was very small and included just 15 total snaps on the year. He finished with one catch on one target for 23 yards.

Although Gould has clearly progressed as he enters Year 2 and is capitalizing on his reps, finding playing time on offense again this year will likely be difficult. At the top of the depth chart are Michael Pittman, Josh Downs, and Alec Pierce, and fighting for playing time of his own is AD Mitchell, who has been playing some very good football as of late.

At best, that makes Gould the fifth option in an offense where four-plus receivers aren’t utilized on the field together very often.

However, Gould’s greatest opportunity to make an impact on the 2025 Colts comes on special teams as a return man. This was a role that earned him All-American honors at Oregon State.

He held that starting role initially as a rookie, but after Week 3, the Colts went in a different direction, relying on Ashton Dulin, Tyler Goodson, and Josh Downs on the kick and punt return units.

But in Week 13 and through the end of the season, Gould was thrown back into the mix and fared quite well.

For the year, he averaged 29.4 yards per kick return on seven attempts and 9.5 yards per punt return on 10 attempts, ranking 15th in average yards per kick return and 23rd in average yards per punt.

According to the Indy Star’s Joel Erickson, Gould continues to be the Colts’ primary punt returner during these training camp practices.

“We got a lot of training camp to go,” Cooter added, “we all gotta keep pushing, but he’s absolutely gotten better. He’s doing a great job.”