

On Indy’s roster, he is the fourth highest paid in 2022.īut has his work really lived up to the price tag? After signing this massive deal he committed six penalties and allowed four sacks in a year where he only played 11 games and the rest of the offensive line suffered from injuries and rotating pieces. His contract makes him the 17th-highest paid tackle and the fifth-highest right tackle. This will keep him in the Hoosier state through the 2025 season. The Colts signed him to a four-year $72.4 million contract extension with $42 million guaranteed. This rewarded him a big payday ahead of the 2021 season for doing relatively little work. He rebounded with his best season thus far in 2020 only giving up three penalties and allowing no sacks. However, in his sophomore season, he allowed two more penalties (5) and four more sacks (7). Meanwhile, Smith was only named to the All-Rookie first-team. Nelson was named to the Pro Bowl in his first year as well as a first-team All-Pro. Smith played well in 2018 but benefitted largely from the play around him, especially Nelson. Indy was brave in 2018 going with a relatively young line as both Smith and Quenton Nelson were rookies and Ryan Kelly was in year two. While Anthony Castonzo was anchoring the left side of the line, Smith was competing against Joe Haeg, Denzelle Good, Le’Raven Clark, and J’Marcus Webb. He started at right tackle from the get-go, more out of necessity than anything else. T Braden Smithīraden Smith was drafted by the Colts in the second round of the 2018 draft.

Let’s take a look at three Colts players that are becoming overrated entering the 2022 season. However, there are still players on this roster that fans may be overhyping. They also brought in several key pieces in the draft like Alec Pierce, Jelani Woods, and Nick Cross. The Indianapolis Colts revamped their roster this season bringing in key talent in Matt Ryan and Yannick Ngakoue. Despite all the excitement around the newest players on the Indianapolis Colts roster here are some players who may fall short of fans’ expectations in 2022.
