The Indianapolis Colts concluded their preseason last week and have begun trimming the roster down to 53 players ahead of Tuesday’s deadline at 4:00 p.m. ET.
The majority of household names wearing the horseshoe will be locks to make the roster, and a good portion of the second-string players should be considered in that group as well.
Being a roster lock, there can be no doubt a player will make the initial roster. If there’s even an inkling that a player could be cut or traded, they shouldn’t be considered a lock for the roster. Some players not featured on this list have a strong likelihood of making it, which is why they’d be featured in our final roster projection but not on the list of locks.
While we’re tracking the roster cuts leading up to Tuesday’s deadline, here is a look at 39 players who are locks to make the Colts’ initial roster:
