The Indianapolis Colts finished up their 2020 NFL draft with four selections in the sixth round, which also included two trades.
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The majority of the time it is hard for late-round prospects like sixth-rounders to make an NFL roster, but Chris Ballard has found solid players in these later rounds. With the depth that is already on the Colts roster, it will be hard for some of these players to make the 53-man roster in September, but we will have to wait and see.
Here’s how these late-round guys will fit on the Colts’ roster:
Robert Windsor, IDL, Penn State
Reading about Windsor there isn’t a lot to like. He’s undersized for an interior defensive lineman and doesn’t pose much of a threat in the pass rush game. With players like Deforest Buckner, Sheldon Day, Denico Autry, and Grover Stewart ahead of Windsor already on the depth chart, it will be a long shot for Windsor to make the roster. He’s likely competing with Tyquan Lewis for the final defensive tackle spot.
Isaiah Rodgers, CB, UMASS
The Colts traded cornerback Quincy Wilson to the Jets for the 211th pick, and with the pick took Rodgers out of UMASS. To move up in front of yourselves in the draft is interesting, and for Ballard, he loves his big physical corners, well Rodgers isn’t exactly that. He’s only 5’10 and 170 pounds, and while the Colts are pretty loaded at corner already, Rodgers will play mostly as a slot corner or special teams kick return guy.
Dezmon Patton, WR, Washington State
Patton is another big wide receiver for Philip Rivers to work with this season. At 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds, Patton ran a 4.48 in the 40-yard dash and jumped a 36-inch vertical at the combine. In 13 games his senior season Patton had 58 catches, 762 yards, and eight touchdowns. With the lack of depth at WR on this Colts roster right now, Patton could come in and push for the WR5 spot, and be a key contributor on special teams.
Jordan Glasgow, LB, Michigan
Glasgow played both linebacker and safety in his few years at Michigan. According to PFF, Glasgow was graded as the highest LB in 2019 in terms of the tackling grade at 90.4. A core special teams player for the Wolverines, playing on all phases during all four years at Michigan, Glasgow has been regarded to have very high football IQ and has been quoted saying he would love to play special teams for an NFL team. It looks like he will do that for the Colts, as Glasgow seems like a guy that will be a featured special teams guy for next season.
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