The Indianapolis Colts will finalize their initial 53-man roster by 4:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, which means they will need to move 27 players off of the active roster.
Basing this off of our 53-man roster projection, here is our prediction of the final roster cuts for the Colts:
1
QB Jack Coan
Coan was waived Monday afternoon, which was part of our 53-man prediction.
2
RB Ty'Son Williams
3
RB D'vonte Price
4
WR Mike Strachan
5
WR Ethan Fernea
6
WR Samson Nacua
7
WR DeMichael Harris
8
TE Nikola Kalinic
9
TE Michael Jacobson
10
OT Ryan Van Demark
11
OT Jordan Murray
12
G Josh Seltzner
13
C/G Wesley French
14
DE Ifeadi Odenigbo
15
DE Kameron Cline
16
DT Byron Cowart
17
DT R.J. McIntosh
18
LB James Skalski
19
LB Forrest Rhyne
20
LB Brandon King
21
CB Marvell Tell III
22
CB Chris Wilcox
23
CB Dallis Flowers
24
S Trevor Denbow
25
S Will Redmond
26
S Armani Watts
Watts will likely be moved to the injured reserve list as a part of the roster moves. That would officially end his season.
27
P Rigoberto Sanchez
This is tricky because if the Colts feel Sanchez could come back late in the season—a big if—they might wait until after Sept. 1 to put Sanchez on the injured reserve list. That would deem him eligible to return. But if he’s put on the injured reserve list as a part of these roster moves Tuesday, he won’t be able to return this season. We also should make it clear that Sanchez isn’t getting cut. It’s simply a matter of when the Colts put him on the injured reserve list. In this scenario, because a torn Achilles is typically a six-month recovery, we’re predicting he misses the season.
