Colts draft OL Jalen Farmer - Round 4, Pick 113

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

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Colts 4th rd pick Jalen Farmer (Kentucky) played all 1,559 career snaps at right guard.

He allowed 1 pressure on 416 pass blocks in 2025 (0.2% pressure rate), which was 5th lowest pressure rate among FBS guards.

Throw him in the mix and see what OL coach Tony Sparano Jr can do.

https://x.com/ZachHicks2/status/2048085120817541615

Round 4 is officially the Tony Sparano Jr. round of the draft for Indy

2024: Tanor Bortolini (starting C)
2025: Jalen Travis (starting RT)
2026: Jalen Farmer (Swing IOL)

https://x.com/ZachHicks2/status/2048082423506677838

Absolute mauler in the run game.

Fun player.

I was a bit lower on him than the consensus but the run game upside is a blast

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

The Ringer had a scouting report on Farmer as well. They had him ranked 89 on their Big Board.

https://theringer.com/nfl-draft/2026/big-board#content

Player comp: Shades of Dylan Parham

Rugged, nimble-footed interior lineman who plays with tenacity.

Farmer is a powerfully built interior lineman with great length and excellent athleticism. A transfer to Kentucky in 2024 after two seasons at Florida, he was a two-year starter at right guard for the Wildcats. He blocks with a wide, balanced base and good knee bend, showing the ability to stay square with opponents. He brings good range to match speed rushers who look to bound through gaps. And he’s quick to recognize and pick up stunts, smoothly passing off his man and sliding to the oncoming rusher. He looks to help his linemates when he’s uncovered by knocking pass rushers off their feet. In the run game, he issues a strong punch to jolt defenders off their spot, quickly getting his mitts into his opponent’s chest and lifting them back. He has a strong grip to latch on and control the rep. He keeps his feet driving as a run blocker and looks to put his opponents onto the turf. He shows the foot quickness to be effective on move blocks and pulls, and he hits like a ton of bricks when he gets a chance to square someone up on the move, driving them out of the play and sometimes onto their back. He has the body control to reach and seal off defenders on zone runs.

At times, Farmer pops upright when looking to drive opponents off the ball, losing his leverage. He will lean into blocks and allow defenders to swim past him. He looks to lower his shoulder to deliver punishment but doesn’t use his hands, sometimes slipping off blocks or missing them altogether.

[Puck]

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Stephen Holder
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Apr 25
Colts 4th rd pick Jalen Farmer (Kentucky) played all 1,559 career snaps at right guard. He allowed 1 pressure on 416 pass blocks in 2025 (0.2% pressure rate), which was 5th lowest pressure rate among FBS guards.

Throw him in the mix and see what OL coach Tony Sporano Jr can do.

[Oldcolt]

Put your money on him being at minimum a decent starter. Ballard can draft offensive lineman.

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

Put your money on him being at minimum a decent starter. Ballard can draft offensive lineman.

There is a part of me, that hopes he wins RG, then we have either Goncalves or Travis as a swing tackle with Goncalves also having the ability to be the backup RG.