Projecting Colts’ starting defense after minicamp

The Colts defense is looking to make a jump in 2022.

The Indianapolis Colts are expecting some changes on the defensive side of the ball entering the 2022 season with a new defensive coordinator and some new pieces being added to the mix.

While the majority of the defense remains intact from the 2021 season, they did make some big additions in the forms of defensive end Yannick Ngakoue and cornerback Stephon Gilmore.

The big question surrounding this unit will be the status of cornerback Kenny Moore II, who is unhappy with his contract and is considering a training camp holdout if the issue doesn’t get resolved.

Just as we did with the offensive side of the ball, we’ll take a look at projecting the starting defense in nickel packages: