2023 NFL Power Rankings: Indianapolis Colts

Throughout the 2023 NFL season, we will compile a consensus NFL Power Rankings that averages the rankings of all 32 NFL teams.

Below you will find a Week 3 roundup for the Indianapolis Colts in our consensus 2023 NFL Power Rankings.

ESPN -- Rank: 27

Player: WR Michael Pittman Jr.
Current contract situation: Under contract through the 2023 season

Running back Jonathan Taylor's contract situation has dominated the headlines, but Pittman is also at the end of his rookie contract and is doing his best to drive up his value as a free agent. Pittman has 16 receptions for 153 yards and a touchdown through two games. He has been highly productive, averaging 93.5 receptions over the past two seasons, and it's possible he'll wind up as one of the higher-paid receivers in the NFL given his age (25) and consistency. The Colts have the second-lowest wide receiver payroll in the NFL by average salary. Could that finally be changing? -- Stephen Holder

NFL.com -- Rank: 30

You have to be encouraged by -- and concerned with -- Anthony Richardson through two games. He hasn't looked overwhelmed facing NFL defenses, he's thrown some really nice passes and he's been dangerous as a runner, scoring three TDs and averaging 5.8 yards per carry. But he's also left two straight games with injury. In Week 1, he left late with a knee injury, and in Week 2, he landed in the concussion protocol. Gardner Minshew did what a good backup should, helping pad the lead he inherited, but the Colts want Richardson be out there -- and they surely want him to protect himself better. If he can cut down on the injuries, Indy might really have something. For now, though, an impressive win is marred by a smidge of fear.

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2023 NFL Predictions: AFC South

Before the start of the season, we will post NFL division-by-division predictions for the 2023 NFL regular season and postseason.

Instead of projecting an outright winner and loser in all 272 regular-season games, we've assigned a win probability to each team in every game and totaled them up.

The four AFC South teams are projected to win the fewest games combined among the four AFC divisions, and only the NFC West is projected to win fewer combined games than the AFC South in our full-season projections.

See where the Colts stand in our 2023 AFC South Predictions

2023 Fantasy Football Projections: Indianapolis Colts

Our Fantasy Football Projections will be viewable by both position and team.

Below you will find our 2023 fantasy football projections for the Indianapolis Colts.

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QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Anthony Richardson	475.8	285	3354.4	18.56	14.51	119	690.2	4.64	276.26
Gardner Minshew	44.2	27.5	316	1.99	0.99	7.9	20.5	0.16	21.63

Anthony Richardson: Indianapolis was arguably the ideal landing spot for Richardson. After all, new coach Shane Steichen tailored Philadelphia's offense to best suit the skill set of Jalen Hurts. Ups and downs should be expected for Richardson, but his elite athletic profile gives him enormous rushing upside from the start.

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Indianapolis Colts: 2023 NFL Schedule

Below you will find the weekly NFL regular-season schedule for the Indianapolis Colts in 2023.

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Week	Date	Opponent	Time (ET) / Tickets
Week 1	Sun., Sep. 10	vs. Jacksonville Jaguars	L 21-31
Week 2	Sun., Sep. 17	at Houston Texans	W 31-20
Week 3	Sun., Sep. 24	at Baltimore Ravens	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 4	Sun., Oct. 1	vs. Los Angeles Rams	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 5	Sun., Oct. 8	vs. Tennessee Titans	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 6	Sun., Oct. 15	at Jacksonville Jaguars	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 7	Sun., Oct. 22	vs. Cleveland Browns	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 8	Sun., Oct. 29	vs. New Orleans Saints	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 9	Sun., Nov. 5	at Carolina Panthers	4:05 PM / Tickets
Week 10	Sun., Nov. 12	at New England Patriots	9:30 AM / Tickets
Week 11		BYE
Week 12	Sun., Nov. 26	vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 13	Sun., Dec. 3	at Tennessee Titans	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 14	Sun., Dec. 10	at Cincinnati Bengals	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 15	Sun., Dec. 17	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	TBD / Tickets
Week 16	Sun., Dec. 24	at Atlanta Falcons	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 17	Sun., Dec. 31	vs. Las Vegas Raiders	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 18	Sun., Jan. 7	vs. Houston Texans	TBD / Tickets

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Indianapolis Colts Mock Draft Roundup 1.0

Throughout the year and leading up to the 2024 NFL Draft, we will update our Indianapolis Colts Mock Draft Roundup showing picks for the Indianapolis Colts from several prominent sites and draft analysts.

The following are picks in recent mock drafts for the Indianapolis Colts:

EDSFootball - Kevin Hanson (5/9)

5. Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame

Alt is the son of John Alt, a former NFL offensive tackle and member of the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame, and he earned first-team AP All-American honors as a true sophomore in 2022. Alt was coached at Notre Dame last season by new Colts assistant offfensive line coach Chris Watt. A strong argument could be made that all five prospects (Williams, Harrison, Maye, Fashanu and Alt) would have been selected before any player at their respective positions in the 2023 draft.

CBS Sports - Josh Edwards (5/8)

3. Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB, Alabama

It may be too rich for McKinstry but Indianapolis needs more help at the position.

ESPN - Todd McShay (5/4)

6. Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia

The Colts have used picks on the tight end position in three straight drafts, but Kylen Granson, Jelani Woods and Will Mallory don't match Bowers' talent. The only knock on him is his 6-foot-4, 230-pound frame is a little undersized for the position. But he's a reliable pass-catcher who has 119 catches, 1,824 yards and 20 touchdowns over the past two years. Bowers is tough to stop after the catch, too. He averaged more than 8 yards after the catch per reception last season. Indy can plug him right in and let him produce with Richardson throwing him the ball.

The Athletic - Dane Brugler (5/2)

3. Olu Fashanu, OT, Penn State

Fashanu was my OT1 and No. 5 overall prospect for the 2023 draft when he announced he would be returning to school for another season. His movement skills, natural power and blocking instincts are an awesome combination.

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Indianapolis Colts - 2023 Draft Results

The table below are all of the 2023 NFL Draft picks selected by the Indianapolis Colts.

Round	Overall	Player	Position	School
1	4	Anthony Richardson	QB	Florida
2	44	Julius Brents	CB	Kansas State
3	79	Josh Downs	WR	North Carolina
4	106	Blake Freeland	OT	BYU
4	110	Adetomiwa Adebawore	DT	Northwestern
5	138	Darius Rush	CB	South Carolina
5	158	Daniel Scott	S	California
5	162	Will Mallory	TE	Miami (FL)
5	176	Evan Hull	RB	Northwestern
6	211	Titus Leo	EDGE	Wagner
7	221	Jaylon Jones	CB	Texas A&M
7	236	Jake Witt	OT	Northern Michigan

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