Veterans and rookies for the Indianapolis Colts will report for training camp on July 24th, with the first practice taking place on July 25th.
Between now and then I will be previewing the Colts’ 91-man roster with a look back at each player’s 2023 season, along with what’s ahead for 2024.
I’ll be going through the Colts’ roster alphabetically, so up next is safety Trevor Denbow. To stay up to date with our other previews, be sure to head over to Colts Wire.
2023 Season Review
A 2022 undrafted rookie, Denbow emerged as a core special teams player for the Colts last season. His 341 total snaps were the third-most on the team, as Denbow consistently played across four phases, which included the kick return and coverage units, along with the punt return and coverage units.
In addition to that, Denbow’s 13 total tackles were the most on the team. The next closest were Nick Cross and Segun Olubi with eight. And out of the 188 players league-wide who played at least 230 special teams snaps, Denbow ranked 39th in PFF’s special teams grade.
Defensively, Denbow saw just seven snaps last season. During his college days at SMU, Denbow spent most of his snaps playing around the line of scrimmage, either lined up in the box or at the nickel.
2024 Season Preview
Given Denbow’s ability to contribute on special teams, it seems fairly safe to assume that he’ll be on the Colts’ initial 53-man roster once again. Last year, the Colts initially rostered only four safeties, and Denbow was one of them.
Perhaps the big question around Denbow this summer will be his development as a defender, considering that the Colts find themselves a bit shorthanded at the safety position currently, with Daniel Scott out for the season.
One of the bigger competitions that’ll take place during training camp is between Nick Cross and Rodney Thomas for the starting free safety role. Unless an outside addition is made, that is going to remain a two-man battle. However, if injury-wise the Colts find themselves in a pinch at safety this season, as mentioned, Denbow’s previous college experience came as a box safety rather than playing deep, where a need potentially already exists.
Also on the roster at safety are Marcel Dabo, Michael Tutsie, and Kendell Brooks.