Colts' Jaylon Carlies: Records 36 tackles as rookie
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Carlies finished with 36 tackles, including 1.0 sacks, along with one defensed pass across 10 contests during the regular season in 2024.
After being drafted in the fifth round of last April's NFL Draft, Carlies worked largely in a rotational role, though he did make six starts. He played more than half of Indianapolis' defensive snaps just once, recording 10 tackles Week 16 against Tennessee. Carlies also endured a stint on IR due to a lower-leg injury but returned in time to play in the Colts' final three contests of the campaign. He'll be in the second year of his rookie contract in 2025.
Carlies recorded 10 total tackles (six solo), including one tackle for loss, in Sunday's 38-30 win over the Titans.
Carlies, a 2024 fourth-round pick from Missouri, made the first start of his young career in Week 16 in place of the injured E.J. Speed (knee). He played 98 percent of the Colts' defensive snaps and recorded a team-high 10 total tackles. Speed could return to the field as soon as Indianapolis' Week 17 matchup against the Giants; however, he's set to hit free agency at the end of the season. Sunday's divisional matchup may have served as a tryout for Carlies, and he impressed throughout the contest.
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Colts' Jaylon Carlies: Comes off IR, set to play Sunday
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The Colts activated Carlies (lower leg/shoulder) off injured reserve Saturday and removed his injury designation for Sunday's matchup versus Tennessee.
Carlies has missed Indianapolis' past seven contests while recovering from a lower-leg injury he suffered Week 7 against Miami. He was designated to return from IR on Dec. 11 and, after remaining on injured reserve for last Sunday's loss to Broncos, was able to log a trio of full practices this week. Carlies will likely maintain the same rotational role on defense he held prior to getting hurt, and he had also been contributing on special teams.
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Colts' Jaylon Carlies: Still on IR
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Carlies (lower leg) remains on injured reserve and will not play Sunday against the Broncos.
The rookie linebacker was designated to return from injured reserve Wednesday after missing six games, but he clearly still needs more time before he can play in another contest. Carlies has played a depth role for the Colts this season, logging 21 tackles (14 solo), including 1.0 sacks, on 137 defensive snaps.
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Colts' Jaylon Carlies: Iffy to face Denver
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Carlies (lower leg) is expected to be a game-time call for Sunday's Week 15 battle against the Broncos, James Boyd of The Athletic reports.
Carlies called himself a game-time decision after the Colts deemed him questionable for Sunday. The rookie linebacker remains on IR, and he'll need to be activated Saturday in order to be eligible to suit up Sunday. Carlies set himself up for a possible return by logging a trio of full practices this week.
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Colts' Jaylon Carlies: Leaves game with calf injury
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Carlies is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Dolphins due to a calf injury, Nate Atkins of The Indianapolis Star reports.
Carlies got the start at linebacker for the injured E.J. Speed (knee), but the former was forced to leave Sunday's contest after injuring his calf. Grant Stuard and Liam Anderson should see additional snaps at linebacker alongside starters Zaire Franklin and Segun Olubi while Carlies is sidelined.
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Colts' Jaylon Carlies: Will start vs. Miami
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Carlies will start at linebacker in place of E.J. Speed (knee) for Sunday's game against the Dolphins, George Bremer of The Anderson Herald Bulletin reports.
Carlies, the Colts' fifth-round pick of the 2024 NFL Draft, has split his time evenly between defense and special teams this season. However, he will get his first-career start Sunday alongside Zaire Franklin and Segun Olubi in Speed's absence. Carlies has accrued 16 tackles (nine solo) and one pass breakup through the first six games of the regular season.
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Colts' Jaylon Carlies: Back at practice
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Carlies (hip) participated in Wednesday's practice, Nate Atkins of The Indianapolis Star reports.
Carlies had been sidelined due to a hip injury since July 31, but he appears healthy and ready to suit up for Saturday's preseason matchup against the Cardinals. The rookie fifth-round pick is working to transition to linebacker after having played safety during college.
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Colts' Jaylon Carlies: Misses time with hip injury
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Carlies (hip) missed practice Wednesday, the Indianapolis Star reports.
Carlies, a fifth-round 2024 draft pick, is expected to transition to linebacker after playing safety in college, so any missed time in training camp could slow his development.
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Colts' Jaylon Carlies: Goes to Indy in Round 5
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The Colts selected Carlies in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, 151st overall.
Carlies is the latest draftee from a Missouri defense that was loaded with NFL talent in 2023. A safety, Carlies checks in at 6-foot-2 and 227 pounds with 4.5 speed. He showed good playmaking skills with nine career interceptions, but he's also a willing tackler with at least 60 stops in each of his final three seasons. At that size, Carlies can play in the box and close to the line of scrimmage, but there are questions about his coverage ability.
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