In the preseason, there is not always a ton that you can take away from snap count totals. The coaching staff is trying to get the primary players some snaps so that they can get the rust off, and they want to evaluate the younger players.
The Colts are in an especially odd spot right now, as quarterback Andrew Luck and several others are unable to get into game action.
Without further ado, let’s take a look at the players that actually did play.
*Snap count per NFL official game book.
OFFENSE
Player | Position | Snaps | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
Player | Position | Snaps | Percent |
Adam Redmond | OG | 62 | 84% |
Blake Muir | OG | 62 | 84% |
Fred Brown | WR | 50 | 68% |
Andrew Wylie | OT | 47 | 64% |
Bug Howard | WR | 45 | 61% |
Fahn Cooper | OT | 40 | 54% |
JoJo Natson | WR | 38 | 51% |
Phillip Walker | QB | 36 | 49% |
Darrell Daniels | TE | 34 | 46% |
Deyshawn Bond | OG | 32 | 43% |
Zach Banner | OT | 29 | 39% |
Troymaine Pope | RB | 27 | 36% |
Le'Raven Clark | OT | 25 | 34% |
Stephen Morris | QB | 25 | 34% |
Kamar Aiken | WR | 22 | 30% |
Jeremy Vujnovich | OT | 22 | 30% |
Arturo Uzdavinis | OT | 21 | 28% |
Chester Rogers | WR | 20 | 27% |
George Winn | RB | 19 | 26% |
Brandon Williams | TE | 18 | 24% |
Dalton Crossan | RB | 15 | 20% |
Marvin Bracy | WR | 15 | 20% |
Henry Krieger-Coble | TE | 14 | 19% |
Steven Wroblewski | TE | 14 | 19% |
Jack Doyle | TE | 11 | 15% |
Scott Tolzien | QB | 11 | 15% |
Robert Turbin | RB | 10 | 14% |
Anthony Castonzo | OT | 10 | 14% |
Jack Mewhort | OG | 10 | 14% |
TY Hilton | WR | 6 | 8% |
Valdez Showers | WR | 2 | 3% |
NOTES:
- Due to a number of recent injuries and ailments, a number of players who are expected to be starters or heavy contributors did not play. This was actually somewhat good news for the Colts, as a lot of younger players and those on the roster bubble got to see plenty of playing time.
- Recently, rookie undrafted quarterback Phillip Walker has been seeing second-team reps in practice over Stephen Morris. That was reflected in the gameplan on Sunday, as Walker came in for Scott Tolzien in the first quarter and didn’t give way to Morris until the fourth quarter.
- The Colts’ offense has been really underwhelming and just blah during training camp. However, rookie undrafted receiver Bug Howard has been a definite bright spot. He was rewarded with 61% of the snaps on Sunday. Fellow undrafted receiver JoJo Natson also saw a large amount of action, seeing 51% of the offensive snaps.
- With Ryan Kelly and Brian Schwenke out of action, the Colts decide to give rookie undrafted center Deyshawn Bond a good look (43%). They mixed guard Adam Redmond in there as well, who led the team with 84% at both guard and center.
- Overall, Tolzien led the starting offense throughout the first three drives of the game.
DEFENSE
Player | Position | Snaps | Percent |
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Player | Position | Snaps | Percent |
Quincy Wilson | CB | 50 | 74% |
Anthony Walker | ILB | 45 | 66% |
Tevin Mitchel | CB | 44 | 65% |
Nate Hairston | CB | 41 | 60% |
Jeremiah George | ILB | 30 | 44% |
Barkevious Mingo | OLB | 30 | 44% |
Tarell Basham | OLB | 30 | 44% |
Matthias Farley | S | 27 | 40% |
Dante Blackmon | CB | 26 | 38% |
Lee Hightower | S | 26 | 38% |
Hassan Ridgeway | DT | 24 | 35% |
T.J. Green | S | 23 | 34% |
Edwin Jackson | ILB | 23 | 34% |
Grover Stewart | DT | 23 | 34% |
David Parry | DT | 23 | 34% |
Andrew Williamson | S | 21 | 31% |
Sean Spence | ILB | 20 | 29% |
Akeem Ayers | OLB | 20 | 29% |
Malik Hooker | S | 20 | 29% |
Lavar Edwards | OLB | 19 | 28% |
T.Y. McGill | DT | 18 | 26% |
Tyvis Powell | S | 15 | 22% |
Al Woods | DT | 15 | 22% |
Luke Rhodes | ILB | 14 | 21% |
Margus Hunt | DE | 13 | 19% |
Garrett Sickels | OLB | 13 | 19% |
Henry Anderson | DT | 13 | 19% |
Josh Boyd | DT | 12 | 18% |
John Simon | OLB | 8 | 12% |
Vontae Davis | CB | 8 | 12% |
Darius Butler | DB | 8 | 12% |
Jhaustin Thomas | DE | 7 | 10% |
Jabaal Sheard | OLB | 7 | 10% |
Tyson Graham | S | 6 | 9% |
Deiontrez Mount | OLB | 4 | 6% |
NOTES:
- I love that among the defense’s leaders in snaps were their two rookie cornerbacks — Quincy Wilson and Nate Hairston, first-year corner Tevin Mitchel, rookie linebackers Tarell Basham and Anthony Walker, plus newcomer Barkevious Mingo. The Colts really seemed to divvy up defensive snaps wisely.
- Rookie first-round pick Malik Hooker continues to see his “pitch count” expand. At one point, George Bremer of The Herald Bulletin noted that Hooker was seeing about 12 snaps in 11-on-11’s in practice. Last week, he played a little more, and now in the first preseason game, he saw 20 snaps.
- Overall, 35 players saw defensive snaps.