The Indianapolis Colts are, more or less, halfway through the 2021 season, which means we’ve gotten a decent look at the rookie class getting their first taste of the league.
Given the construction of the roster and the fact that Chris Ballard had the fewest rookie picks of his career in 2021, there hasn’t been a ton of production from the class through nine games.
Grades are arbitrary. Most of the time they will differ from how a team feels about the development of a player but we’re still going to do them even if it is simply to gauge how that development is going a handful of games into these young careers.
Because the Colts waived fifth-round pick Shawn Davis earlier this season, he won’t be included in this. We’ll go through the draft picks and an additional undrafted rookie who now finds himself on the active roster.
Here are our grades for the Colts’ rookie class halfway through the 2021 season: