The Indianapolis Colts have a handful of positional battles to watch for, and we’ll cover the starting will linebacker spot today.
The Favorite: Jaylon Carlies
Having seen starting linebacker E.J. Speed depart to the Houston Texans in free agency, the Colts figure to turn to favorite, 2nd-year linebacker Jaylon Carlies, to start this season at the first-team defense spot adjacent to NFL 2nd-Team All-Pro linebacker Zaire Franklin.
At 6’3,” 227 pounds, the former 2024 5th round pick of the Colts flashed as rookie for the Colts in subpackage duty as a coverage linebacker.