The last time we saw the Colts in action, Jack Doyle was having a nice game at Buffalo in the playoffs – 7 catches for 70 yards and a touchdown. But I can’t see myself selecting an Indianapolis tight end.
They didn’t want to commit to one last year. Doyle, Mo Alie-Cox and Trey Burton all had roles, and they showed up at times and disappeared at timed.
Using PPR scoring, they each finished as the team’s most productive tight end in at least five games. (Five games for Alie-Cox and Burton; seven for Doyle including the playoff game.)
Burton is gone now, but they’ve got other tight ends who potentially could take his place. They drafted Kylen Granson in the fourth round, and they’ve signed Jordan Thomas (who began his career with Houston).
I’m firming up my tight end ranking now, unlikely anybody from Indianapolis is in the top 30 at that position.
| INDIANAPOLIS TIGHT ENDS (17 games in 2020) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Opp | Result | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | PPR |
| Doyle | @BUF | L 24-27 | 9 | 7 | 70 | 1 | 20.0 |
| Alie-Cox | MIN | W 28-11 | 6 | 5 | 111 | 0 | 16.1 |
| Burton | CIN | W 31-27 | 5 | 4 | 58 | 1 | 15.8 |
| Alie-Cox | NYJ | W 36-7 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 14.0 |
| Burton | TEN | L 26-45 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 13.2 |
| Doyle | CIN | W 31-27 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 11.9 |
| Burton | GNB | W 34-31 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 10.5 |
| Doyle | @DET | W 41-21 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 9.8 |
| Doyle | @PIT | L 24-28 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Alie-Cox | @CHI | W 19-11 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 8.3 |
| Burton | @CLE | L 23-32 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 8.3 |
| Doyle | @JAX | L 20-27 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 7.9 |
| Doyle | GNB | W 34-31 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Doyle | @LVR | W 44-27 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 7.4 |
| Alie-Cox | BAL | L 10-24 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Alie-Cox | @BUF | L 24-27 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Alie-Cox | @DET | W 41-21 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Burton | @BUF | L 24-27 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Burton | @TEN | W 34-17 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 5.4 |
| Alie-Cox | @HOU | W 26-20 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 5.3 |
| Alie-Cox | @TEN | W 34-17 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 4.9 |
| Burton | @PIT | L 24-28 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 4.8 |
| Doyle | JAX | W 28-14 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 4.7 |
| Alie-Cox | @JAX | L 20-27 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Burton | @DET | W 41-21 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3.9 |
| Alie-Cox | TEN | L 26-45 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 3.9 |
| Alie-Cox | GNB | W 34-31 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 3.6 |
| Burton | @CHI | W 19-11 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 3.6 |
| Doyle | HOU | W 27-20 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 3.4 |
| Alie-Cox | HOU | W 27-20 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 3.4 |
| Alie-Cox | @PIT | L 24-28 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Doyle | @HOU | W 26-20 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Doyle | @CHI | W 19-11 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Burton | @HOU | W 26-20 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Alie-Cox | @LVR | W 44-27 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Burton | HOU | W 27-20 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Burton | BAL | L 10-24 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Doyle | @TEN | W 34-17 | -- | -- | -- | -- | .0 |
| Burton | @JAX | L 20-27 | -- | -- | -- | -- | .0 |
| Burton | NYJ | W 36-7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | .0 |
| Burton | MIN | W 28-11 | -- | -- | -- | -- | .0 |
| Alie-Cox | CIN | W 31-27 | -- | -- | -- | -- | .0 |
| Doyle | MIN | W 28-11 | -- | -- | -- | -- | .0 |
| Doyle | @CLE | L 23-32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Burton | @LVR | W 44-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Doyle | BAL | L 10-24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Doyle | TEN | L 26-45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Doyle | NYJ | W 36-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Alie-Cox | @CLE | L 23-32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Burton | JAX | W 28-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Alie-Cox | JAX | W 28-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
—Ian Allan