Our All-Time Top 50 Indianapolis Colts have been revised to reflect the 2021 Season.
Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our post-2021 revision of our top 50 Indianapolis Colts.
As for all of our top 50 players in football we look at the following:
1. Advanced Statistics.
2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.
Last year, the Colts went 9-8 but did not make the playoffs. No new players made the top 50, but two players elevated their ranking.
As always, we present our top five, though there were no changes in this elite group:
You can find the entire list here.
Linebacker, Darius Leonard, advanced ten spots to #39.
One spot below, Offensive Guard, Quentin Nelson also rocketed up multiple spots to #40.
We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.
Our All-Time Top 50 Indianapolis Colts have been revised to reflect the 2020 Season
Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our pre-2021 revision of our top 50 Indianapolis Colts of all-time.
As for all of our top 50 players in football we look at the following:
1. Advanced Statistics.
2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the NFL.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.
There are two new additions in the Top 50, and one small elevation, from our current Colts, but none of which impact our top five.
As always, we present our top five. They are:
3. Gino Marchetti
5. Raymond Berry
You can find the entire list here.
Wide Receiver, T.Y. Hilton moved up one spot to #24.
Left Guard, Quenton Nelson, who has been a First Team All-Pro in all three of his seasons comes in at #48.
2018 Defensive Rookie of the Year, Darius Leonard enters at #49.
We welcome your input and commentsand as always, we thank you for your support.
40. Shaquille Leonard
ShaquilleLeonard was a beast at South Carolina State, winning the MEAC Defensive Player in the Year in both 2016 and 2017. The Linebacker may have played at a small school, but he was noticed and was the Indianapolis Colts gladly took him in the Second Round.
Leonard, who was given the nickname of “Maniac” by his teammates, had one of the best rookie years by a Colt. He won the Defensive Rookie of the Year, and he led the NFL in Combined Tackles (163). Conspicuously, he was not chosen to the Pro Bowl, though he was a First Team All-Pro.
Leonard missed a few games in 2019, but was still a stud Linebacker who made his first Pro Bowl. In 2020, Leonard was a First Team All-Pro again, which was also his third straight year with an Approximate Value of at least 12. He was even better in 2021, earning a third First Team All-Pro, a third Pro Bowl, and for the first time in his career, he was the league-leader in Forced Fumbles (8). Sadly, Leonard suffered a back injury that prematurely ended his 2022 season, and when he returned he saw his playing time decrease. Frustrated with management, Leonard wold be released during the 2023 season, and he signed with Philadelphia.
As a Colt, Leonard had 549 Tackles.