Within Anarumo's scheme, former Cincinnati Bengals ' cornerback Mike Hilton had been one of the more productive nickel defenders in the NFL in recent years. This includes holding opponents to under 9.0 yards per catch over the last two years and totaling three interceptions and six pass breakups.

One specific area where the Indianapolis Colts' defense has to improve is in their tackling.

The Colts have immense motivation to win big in 2025, as it's playoffs or bust. After Jim Irsay's passing, Indianapolis has even more to fight for to honor the legendary CEO. Expect the absolute best from the Circle City.

With offseason programs now behind us, let's take a position-by-position look at where things stand for the Colts, starting with quarterbacks.

As the Colts are looking to return to the playoffs these are the 3 underrated Colts who could be breakout sleepers in the 2025 NFL season.

The Indianapolis Colts were on Pro Football Focus' list of teams who are being overlooked heading into the 2025 NFL season. PFF's Dalton Wasserman put together his list of five teams that he believes are being overlooked this offseason. Along with the Colts, Cincinnati, San Francisco, Seattle, and Dallas were also included.

Indianapolis Colts' tight end Will Mallory has been building momentum during offseason programs as he looks to carve out a more prominent role in his third NFL season. As the Indy Star's Joel Erickson noted in his minicamp takeaways,

Indianapolis can take charge and win more than 10 games if the quarterback situation gets stable. The Colts' fourth-overall draft investment, Anthony Richardson, looks to be injury-prone and now has issues with soreness in the shoulder he previously had surgery on for an AC joint sprain. This derailed his 2023 rookie season.