{"id":55026,"date":"2025-05-16T15:13:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T15:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/55026\/"},"modified":"2025-05-16T15:13:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T15:13:09","slug":"colts-listed-as-candidate-to-look-for-new-quarterback-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/55026\/","title":{"rendered":"Colts Listed as Candidate to Look for New Quarterback in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who will be the Indianapolis Colts quarterback in 2025? It\u2019ll either be holdover Anthony Richardson<\/a> or newcomer Daniel Jones. However, the team could be looking for another signal-caller in 2026. Bleacher Report\u2018s Brad Gagnon<\/a> listed the Colts as a prime candidate to pursue a franchise quarterback next offseason.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnthony Richardson is on very thin ice after throwing 12 interceptions in 11 games as a sophomore,\u201d Gagnon wrote. \u201cThe Colts signed Daniel Jones this offseason, but it\u2019s entirely possible that both of those guys flunk out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gagnon is right. Both Richardson and Jones could \u201cflunk out\u201d in 2025. And if that\u2019s the case, both players will be gone after the season, leaving the team looking for an answer at the most important position in sports.<\/p>\n

The Indianapolis Colts Were Listed as a Prime Candidate to Look for a New Franchise Quarterback in 2026
\n\"\"Oct 20, 2024; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson (5) is sacked by Miami Dolphins cornerback Jalen Ramsey (5) during the second half at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marc Lebryk-Imagn Images
\nIndy\u2019s Current Quarterback Room<\/p>\n

Ever since Andrew Luck retired in 2019, the Colts have been searching for a franchise signal caller. The team has had a quarterback carousel with guys like Jacoby Brissett, Philip Rivers, Carson Wentz<\/a>, and Matt Ryan.<\/p>\n

Anthony Richardson was supposed to end the carousel. Yet, the fourth overall pick in 2023 has struggled with injuries and accuracy issues so far.<\/p>\n

Richardson will compete with Daniel Jones for the starting job. It\u2019ll be a battle between two former top-10 picks who have a lot to prove. It will be interesting to see who wins. The loser will be the primary backup, replacing Joe Flacco, who\u2019s now with the Cleveland Browns<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Riley Leonard<\/a> and Jason Bean will duke it out for the No. 3 quarterback spot. Leonard, who led Notre Dame to the national championship game last season, was drafted<\/a> by the Colts in the sixth round of this year\u2019s NFL Draft. Meanwhile, the undrafted Bean will look to make the 53-man roster after missing out last year. He was on the Colts\u2019 practice squad a season ago.<\/p>\n

Will the Colts Be Searching for a New Quarterback in 2026?<\/p>\n

Richardson has shown flashes of developing into a franchise quarterback. He has a cannon for an arm and is ridiculously athletic. The Florida native also possesses the potential to be an elite dual-threat quarterback.<\/p>\n

The Colts hope Jones\u2019 addition will push Richardson to become the star he\u2019s supposed to be. A lot of fans and pundits believe he\u2019s a bust. But there\u2019s a possibility that he\u2019ll take a giant leap in 2025 and prove them wrong.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also possible that Jones grabs the starting job. He could either earn the job in training camp or step in if Richardson goes down with an injury (knock on wood). If Jones does become the starter, he could revive his career and become the next Sam Darnold<\/a>. A change of scenery for Jones, who struggled with the New York Giants<\/a>, may be just what he needs to turn things around.<\/p>\n

But again, both Richardson and Jones could have a disastrous 2025 campaign. If that happens, the Colts will likely draft a first-round quarterback in 2026. If things get really bad, they just might be in a position to land the No. 1 pick and draft Arch Manning. The Texas Longhorn is, of course, the nephew of Colts legend Peyton Manning<\/a>. We\u2019ll see how everything plays out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Who will be the Indianapolis Colts quarterback in 2025? It\u2019ll either be holdover Anthony Richardson or newcomer Daniel…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":55027,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2059],"tags":[1504,2005,2772,7,2004,392,3562,2381,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-55026","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-indianapolis-colts","8":"tag-anthony-richardson","9":"tag-colts","10":"tag-daniel-jones","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-indianapolis","13":"tag-indianapolis-colts","14":"tag-indianapolis-colts-news","15":"tag-indianapoliscolts","16":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114518163907200474","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55026"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55026\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}