{"id":676800,"date":"2026-01-14T14:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T14:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/676800\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T14:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T14:50:12","slug":"how-does-colts-2025-draft-class-compare-to-the-rest-of-the-nfl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/676800\/","title":{"rendered":"How does Colts’ 2025 draft class compare to the rest of the NFL?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jan. 14, 2026, 7:43 a.m. ET<\/p>\n

Looking back at the 2025 season, how does the Indianapolis Colts’<\/a> rookie draft class compare to the rest of the NFL?<\/p>\n

Aaron Schatz of ESPN<\/a> recently ranked all 32 draft classes. This list is based on the current year’s production; it is not a projection of where each class could end up long-term.<\/p>\n

Here is how Schatz compiled these rankings:<\/p>\n

“How many points do we estimate that this player either earned for his offense or saved for his defense?” Schatz wrote. “Then I adjusted some teams up or down based on the importance of certain positions or how well players did in ESPN tracking metrics and the\u00a0FTN Network DVOA ratings<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

For the Colts<\/a>, their draft class came in at No. 24. Tyler Warren was a terrific pick and was one of the most productive pass-catching tight ends in football this past season.<\/p>\n

Expert NFL picks: Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n

His do-it-all presence also helps open up the playbook for Shane Steichen with all the different roles Warren can fill.<\/p>\n

Along with that, in a five-game sample size, fourth-round pick Jalen Travis showcased that he could be the Colts’ right tackle moving forward, while Riley Leonard could be a capable backup for Indianapolis at quarterback.<\/p>\n

On the flip side, second-round pick JT Tuimoloau hardly saw regular playing time at a position for the Colts that struggled to get after the quarterback consistently.<\/p>\n

DJ Giddens was often inactive during the second half of the season, while Tim Smith was on the practice squad.<\/p>\n

“After Warren, there’s a significant falloff in production from the Colts rookies, most of whom played limited seasons,” wrote Schatz.<\/p>\n

Injuries also impacted the Colts’ rookie class, with Justin Walley and Hunter Wohler missing the entire season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jan. 14, 2026, 7:43 a.m. ET Looking back at the 2025 season, how does the Indianapolis Colts’ rookie…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":668210,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2059],"tags":[95878,2005,7,2004,392,2381,6,49915,95900,95882,95892,95903,95896,95888,95895,95899,95883,95881],"class_list":{"0":"post-676800","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-indianapolis-colts","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-colts","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-indianapolis","12":"tag-indianapolis-colts","13":"tag-indianapoliscolts","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-sstssportsnflcolts","16":"tag-sstsncolts","17":"tag-tagamerican-football","18":"tag-tagespn-inc","19":"tag-tagindianapolis-colts","20":"tag-tagnational-sports","21":"tag-tagnfl","22":"tag-tagnfl-hub","23":"tag-tagoverall-neutral","24":"tag-tagsports-news","25":"tag-typestory"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115894015036113467","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676800","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=676800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676800\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/668210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=676800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=676800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=676800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}