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Indianapolis Colts All-Time Roster by Decade

NFL Dynasty rates 101 Colts players across 6 decades of football (1970s–2020s). The highest-rated is Marvin Harrison (WR, 99 overall), whose peak season with the team came in 2002: 1,722 rec yds, 11 TD, 143 rec. The best Colts defense in the game belongs to the 1970s: 10.0 points allowed per game (#2 in NFL) in 1971.

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The strongest Colts lineup: 2000s

Drafting the top-rated player at every position from the 2000s Colts board gives a team rating of 90.8 — good for an expected 15-2 season in the game, eligible for a perfect 17-0 (team rating 88+). Against the 16-0 2007 Patriots in Boss mode, that five would win about 26.0% of the time. The thinnest Colts board is the 1980s (71.4).

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Peyton Manning	2004	4,557 pass yds, 49 TD, 10 INT	98
RB	Edgerrin James	2000	1,690 rush yds, 13 TD, 61 rec	88
WR	Marvin Harrison	2002	1,722 rec yds, 11 TD, 143 rec	99
TE	Dallas Clark	2009	1,106 rec yds, 10 TD, 100 rec	89
DEF	Colts Defense	2007	16.4 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL)	78

Best Colts player at every position

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Peyton Manning	2004	4,557 pass yds, 49 TD, 10 INT	98
RB	Edgerrin James	2000	1,690 rush yds, 13 TD, 61 rec	88
WR	Marvin Harrison	2002	1,722 rec yds, 11 TD, 143 rec	99
TE	Dallas Clark	2009	1,106 rec yds, 10 TD, 100 rec	89
DEF	Colts Defense	1971	10.0 points allowed per game (#2 in NFL)	91

Colts boards, decade by decade

The top three players at each offensive position plus the best defense of each decade — what you can draft when the wheel lands on the Colts. Ratings run 56–99 and are era-adjusted (how ratings work).

1970s Colts

Best possible lineup: team rating 82.6 · expected 11-6 · 16 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Bert Jones	1976	3,104 pass yds, 24 TD, 9 INT	89
QB	Greg Landry	1979	2,932 pass yds, 15 TD, 15 INT	75
QB	Johnny Unitas	1970	2,213 pass yds, 14 TD, 18 INT	67
RB	Joe Washington	1979	884 rush yds, 4 TD, 82 rec	74
RB	Tom Matte	1971	607 rush yds, 8 TD, 29 rec	73
RB	Don McCauley	1972	675 rush yds, 2 TD, 30 rec	67
WR	Roger Carr	1976	1,112 rec yds, 11 TD, 43 rec	78
WR	Roy Jefferson	1970	749 rec yds, 7 TD, 44 rec	68
TE	John Mackey	1970	435 rec yds, 3 TD, 28 rec	70
TE	Reese McCall	1979	536 rec yds, 4 TD, 37 rec	70
TE	Raymond Chester	1977	556 rec yds, 3 TD, 31 rec	68
DEF	Colts Defense	1971	10.0 points allowed per game (#2 in NFL)	91

1980s Colts

Best possible lineup: team rating 71.4 · expected 3-14 · 8 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Chris Chandler	1988	1,619 pass yds, 8 TD, 12 INT	66
QB	Mike Pagel	1985	2,414 pass yds, 14 TD, 15 INT	64
RB	Eric Dickerson	1988	1,659 rush yds, 14 TD, 36 rec	82
RB	Curtis Dickey	1980	800 rush yds, 11 TD, 25 rec	72
WR	Andre Rison	1989	820 rec yds, 4 TD, 52 rec	69
WR	Wayne Capers	1985	438 rec yds, 4 TD, 25 rec	63
TE	Pat Beach	1985	376 rec yds, 6 TD, 36 rec	61
DEF	Colts Defense	1987	15.9 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL)	79

1990s Colts

Best possible lineup: team rating 73.2 · expected 4-13 · 14 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Jim Harbaugh	1995	2,575 pass yds, 17 TD, 5 INT	75
QB	Peyton Manning	1998	3,739 pass yds, 26 TD, 28 INT	73
QB	Jeff George	1991	2,910 pass yds, 10 TD, 12 INT	69
RB	Marshall Faulk	1994	1,282 rush yds, 11 TD, 52 rec	83
RB	Anthony Johnson	1992	592 rush yds, 0 TD, 49 rec	67
WR	Marvin Harrison	1996	836 rec yds, 8 TD, 64 rec	73
WR	Reggie Langhorne	1993	1,038 rec yds, 3 TD, 85 rec	71
WR	Jerome Pathon	1998	511 rec yds, 1 TD, 50 rec	65
TE	Ken Dilger	1995	635 rec yds, 4 TD, 42 rec	70
TE	Kerry Cash	1992	521 rec yds, 3 TD, 43 rec	69
DEF	Colts Defense	1995	19.8 points allowed per game (#5 in NFL)	66

2000s Colts

Best possible lineup: team rating 90.8 · expected 15-2 · 19 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Peyton Manning	2004	4,557 pass yds, 49 TD, 10 INT	98
RB	Edgerrin James	2000	1,690 rush yds, 13 TD, 61 rec	88
RB	Joseph Addai	2007	1,072 rush yds, 12 TD, 41 rec	78
RB	Dominic Rhodes	2001	1,104 rush yds, 9 TD, 34 rec	70
WR	Marvin Harrison	2002	1,722 rec yds, 11 TD, 143 rec	99
WR	Reggie Wayne	2007	1,510 rec yds, 10 TD, 104 rec	90
WR	Brandon Stokley	2004	1,077 rec yds, 10 TD, 68 rec	71
TE	Dallas Clark	2009	1,106 rec yds, 10 TD, 100 rec	89
TE	Marcus Pollard	2001	739 rec yds, 8 TD, 47 rec	78
TE	Ken Dilger	2000	538 rec yds, 3 TD, 47 rec	65
DEF	Colts Defense	2007	16.4 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL)	78

2010s Colts

Best possible lineup: team rating 77.8 · expected 8-9 · 26 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Andrew Luck	2014	4,761 pass yds, 40 TD, 16 INT	85
QB	Jacoby Brissett	2017	3,098 pass yds, 13 TD, 7 INT	69
QB	Dan Orlovsky	2011	1,201 pass yds, 6 TD, 4 INT	64
RB	Frank Gore	2015	967 rush yds, 6 TD, 34 rec	73
RB	Marlon Mack	2019	1,091 rush yds, 8 TD, 14 rec	69
RB	Vick Ballard	2012	814 rush yds, 2 TD, 17 rec	67
WR	T.Y. Hilton	2016	1,448 rec yds, 6 TD, 91 rec	84
WR	Pierre Garcon	2011	947 rec yds, 6 TD, 70 rec	72
WR	Donnie Avery	2012	781 rec yds, 3 TD, 60 rec	69
TE	Eric Ebron	2018	750 rec yds, 13 TD, 66 rec	76
TE	Jack Doyle	2017	690 rec yds, 4 TD, 80 rec	74
TE	Jacob Tamme	2010	631 rec yds, 4 TD, 67 rec	74
DEF	Colts Defense	2013	21.0 points allowed per game (#9 in NFL)	68

2020s Colts

Best possible lineup: team rating 74.7 · expected 5-12 · 18 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Philip Rivers	2020	4,169 pass yds, 24 TD, 11 INT	76
QB	Carson Wentz	2021	3,563 pass yds, 27 TD, 7 INT	75
QB	Gardner Minshew	2023	3,305 pass yds, 15 TD, 9 INT	71
RB	Jonathan Taylor	2021	1,811 rush yds, 18 TD, 40 rec	87
RB	Zack Moss	2023	794 rush yds, 5 TD, 27 rec	70
WR	Michael Pittman	2023	1,152 rec yds, 4 TD, 109 rec	77
WR	Josh Downs	2024	803 rec yds, 5 TD, 72 rec	68
WR	Parris Campbell	2022	623 rec yds, 3 TD, 63 rec	68
TE	Jelani Woods	2022	312 rec yds, 3 TD, 25 rec	67
TE	Mo Alie-Cox	2020	394 rec yds, 2 TD, 31 rec	66
TE	Trey Burton	2020	250 rec yds, 3 TD, 28 rec	65
DEF	Colts Defense	2020	22.6 points allowed per game (#11 in NFL)	67

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