The Indianapolis Colts starters if the 2024 season started today

The NFL offseason is far from over. Teams still have the 2024 NFL Draft and multiple months to improve their rosters before the 2024 NFL season.  So, let me preface this article by saying this isn't meant to make fans panic. Instead, it is meant to show where things currently stand for the Indianpolis Colts.  […]

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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson (5) and fellow members of the Colts offensive line look to the score board after a play ended in the Los Angeles Rams' favor during the first half of the game Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
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The NFL offseason is far from over. Teams still have the 2024 NFL Draft and multiple months to improve their rosters before the 2024 NFL season. 

So, let me preface this article by saying this isn't meant to make fans panic. Instead, it is meant to show where things currently stand for the Indianpolis Colts. 

Below is a look at the current state of the Colts' roster, with my projection of who the team's starters would be if the 2024 NFL season started today. 

Offense:

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson (5), right, looks to the bench as the team falls behind the Los Angeles Rams during the first half of the game Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
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QB:
Anthony Richardson 

RB:
Jonathan Taylor

WR:
Michael Pittman Jr. 
Alec Pierce
Josh Downs 

TE: 
Kylen Granson

LT: 
Bernhard Raimann

LG: 
Quenton Nelson

C:
Ryan Kelly 

RG:
Will Fries

RT: 
Braden Smith 


Defense:

Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle DeForest Buckner (99) blows kisses to the crowd as Indianapolis Colts linebacker Segun Olubi (50) and Indianapolis Colts defensive end Kwity Paye (51) celebrate a sack Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023, during a game against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.
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Edge: 
Samson Ebukam 
Kwity Paye

DT: 
DeForest Buckner
Grover Stewart

LB: 
Zaire Franklin
E.J. Speed

CB: 
Juju Brents
Jaylon Jones
Kenny Moore II

S: 
Rodney Thomas II
Nick Cross


Special Teams:

Sep 24, 2023; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Indianapolis Colts punter Rigoberto Sanchez (8), Indianapolis Colts place kicker Matt Gay (7), and Indianapolis Colts long snapper Luke Rhodes (46) react after Gay kicks a game winning field goal in overtime to beat the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium.
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K: 
Matt Gay 

P: 
Rigoberto Sanchez

LS: 
Luke Rhodes

KR:
Dallis Flowers

PR:
Dallis Flowers

Gunner: 
Ashton Dulin