{"id":784149,"date":"2026-03-01T10:22:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T10:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/784149\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T10:22:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T10:22:21","slug":"colts-meet-with-georgia-tech-ol-keylan-rutledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/784149\/","title":{"rendered":"Colts meet with Georgia Tech OL Keylan Rutledge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Feb. 28, 2026, 2:24 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">At the 2026 NFL combine, the <a href=\"\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a> met with Georgia Tech interior offensive lineman Keylan Rutledge, according to Jake Arthur.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Rutledge said he really enjoyed talking with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/indianapolis-colts\/338\" data-autotag=\"d3fda36a-3eb5-4700-8763-caba831c06ae\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Colts<\/a>&#8216; offensive line coach Tony Sparano Jr. during the interview. Arthur added that Rutledge has early-round stock, and if the Colts want him, they may have to pick him at 47th overall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Rutledge is listed at 6-4, 330 pounds, and is an experienced player with over 3,000 career snaps on offense over four seasons. The bulk of his playing time has come at right guard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">This past season, Rutledge was excellent in pass protection, allowing no sacks and only six pressures over 440 pass-blocking reps. He graded out well in the run game by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pff.com\/\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PFF&#8217;s metrics<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">For more on Rutledge, NFL.com&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=83224X1595658&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nfl.com%2Fprospects%2Fkeylan-rutledge%2F32005255-5474-5912-7f0c-1de6b0bf379d&amp;xcust=SC1-SCLT&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fcoltswire.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fnfl%2Fcolts%2F2026%2F02%2F28%2F2026-nfl-combine-colts-meet-georgia-tech-keylan-rutledge%2F88919993007%2F\" data-v-afl=\"\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lance Zierlein<\/a> had this to say in his pre-draft scouting report:<\/p>\n<p>Expert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;Rutledge is a burly, experienced right guard with excellent contact pop and a rugged field demeanor that will appeal to offensive line coaches. He excels as a drive\/combo blocker, where he displaces defenders, but he has the athleticism to operate in all run-blocking concepts. He understands technique but suffers from occasional rough patches due to inconsistent balance and body control. His pass protection range is average, and edge leakage could be a concern against NFL athletes. Rutledge has the toughness to earn a role as a good backup with starting potential.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Colts enter the offseason with all three of their starting interior offensive line on the roster, but depth is very much a need. As we discussed when diving into the state of the Colts&#8217; offseason roster, there is very little experienced depth along the offensive line at the moment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Adding competition to this unit would be the prudent move by GM Chris Ballard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Feb. 28, 2026, 2:24 p.m. ET At the 2026 NFL combine, the Indianapolis Colts met with Georgia Tech&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":784150,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2059],"tags":[95878,2005,7,2004,392,2381,6,49915,95900,95882,96027,95903,95896,95888,95895,95906,95883,95881],"class_list":{"0":"post-784149","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-tagcollege-sports","19":"tag-tagindianapolis-colts","20":"tag-tagnational-sports","21":"tag-tagnfl","22":"tag-tagnfl-hub","23":"tag-tagoverall-positive","24":"tag-tagsports-news","25":"tag-typestory"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116153428139294149","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/784149","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=784149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/784149\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/784150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=784149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=784149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=784149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}