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The biggest need on the current roster is a solid third receiver in my opinion. I think Keenan Allen would be able to fill the Pittman role well for a year or two. They even had pretty similar numbers in 2025.

I think DJ Giddens could be very good, so I don't really see RB depth as a problem.

A better TE2 would also ease my mind a bit, but I'm also very excited to see what Tyler Warren does this year. I definitely wouldn't mind adding a Jonnu Smith or a Zach Errz, though.

Jalen Travis filled in well for Braden Smith last year. If he maintains the same level of play, he'll be a fine replacement.

Would I take an elite pass rusher to pair with Latu? Absolutely, but I don’t see it as a need. I geel like Tuimoloau will provide at least a similar level of play to Kwity Paye, hopefully better, and Arden Key IMO is an upgrade of the DPR from Samson Ebukam.

The Colts will cut at least one quality rotational DT. They're currently 7 deep at the position (Buckner, Stewart, Adebawore, Wooden, Nnadi, Tillery, Smith), and Adebawore and Wooden feel like at least quality depth pieces for the future.

Getting rid of Franklin was addition by subtraction. He was terrible in coverage and it cost the Colts often. CJ Allen is not great in coverage, I would say he's average for a LB, but that's leagues better than Franklin. At the other starting spot, I don't think Davis-Gaither would be much of a downgrade from Pratt, and if Carlies can stay healthy and win the job, he may be an upgrade.

I can't remember a time the Colts have had such a talented CB room. For both quality and quantity of talent, there aren't many teams that come to mind that match this group, and the ones that do are ones like the 2025 Eagles and the 2015 Broncos. The fact that Sauce Gardner will be here for the entire season should alone by itself upgrade the play of this unit. But the team is also legitimately 7 deep at the position with players who they could reasonably expect to play at least decently. I don’t feel like Kenny Moore fit the new defense, and at 30, that meant it was probably best for everyone to part ways.

Nick Cross would have been a loss on par with Pittman’s departure for the defense, but then the Colts drafted AJ Haulcy. Haulcy brings everything that Cross does as a run defender, but he's also better in coverage and has a nose for the football. He doesn't run in a straight line as fast as Cross did, but he does everything you want from your starting SS as well or better. I also like Wohler behind him, provided he can stay healthy. I'd prefer him in more of a Dimebacker role (because I think he would excel there or as a LB), but he looked great in camp at SS last year and the agilities support his ability to stay there.

I think that covers every position but QB, which is Schrodinger's Need at this point until such time as we know how the Daniel Jones experiment turns out. Oh, specialists are all fine. Not elite, not subpar, just fine.