Studs and duds from Colts’ 2019 season

Who stood out in 2019?

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DUD: DT Denico Autry

Following his strong 2018 season that saw him lead the Colts defense with 9.0 sacks, there was a lot of optimism that the pass rush would take a major step forward as Autry would work from the three-technique. However, the veteran rarely made an impact on opposing quarterbacks.

In 14 games, Autry finished with just 3.5 sacks, 4.0 tackles for loss and 11 quarterback hits. More than half of his sacks came in one game against the Tennessee Titans in Week 2. For a defense that is privy on getting home with the pass rush, the interior was supposed to be led by Autry.

Now, the Colts have to add more depth to the unit because they didn’t get much out of Autry—or Tyquan Lewis, but that’s an entirely different story.