Most essential Colts No. 8: Can Bernhard Raimann become a franchise left tackle?

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Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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(3 YEARS LATER)



Colts OT Bernhard Raimann Receives Votes for Top 10 Players at His Position in League Survey

(By Luke Schultheis)

https://www.stampedeblue.com/indiana...-league-survey



While he neither made the Top-10 players at his position nor received an ‘honorable mention,’ Indianapolis Colts starting left tackle Bernhard Raimann did receive votes in ESPN’s annual league survey that is conducted yearly by NFL executives, coaches, and scouts (via ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler):

Having signed a 4-year, $100 Million contract extension with Indianapolis last late July, Raimann is widely considered one of the better starting left tackles in all of football. He’s currently being paid among the Top-10 players at his respective position on an average annual value, too.

That being said, it looks like he narrowly missed out on such a ranking entering the 2026 season.

The 28-year-old starting left bookend started all 17 games for the Colts this past season.

Per PFF, he earned a +82.0 overall grade, which was the 12th-best among all players at the offensive tackle position. This was highlighted by his +78.9 pass-blocking grade, as Raimann allowed 8.0 sacks and 31 QB pressures during 591 total pass-blocking snaps.

Having received votes, it appears that Raimann is already under consideration for being among the Top-10 players at his respective position. However, he may have to take another leap forward to truly make it in 2027.

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I wonder if playing next to Nelson hurts his ranking. By that, I mean I wonder how many say he only looks good because Nelson is covering his mistakes.