WESTFIELD, Ind. -- Kwity Paye admitted he struggled a bit with the speed of his first NFL training camp practice on Wednesday.
But whatever the first round pick's struggles were, they were short-lived. Paye was a constantly disruptive force in the Colts' next three practices from Thursday to Saturday of last week, showcasing the eye-popping skillset that made him the No. 21 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.
"You can see his athletic ability being able to turn the corner or take the inside move when it's there," defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus said.
But Eberflus' observation came with somewhat of a caveat: Paye's strong first impression came in shells. And the real test will come when the pads come on for the first time this week at Grand Park.
"Once we get the pads on, we're going to have to reassess. It's almost like a restart," Eberflus said. "You restart and say, 'Okay, with the pads on guys can protect better. Guys can run block better in terms of the offensive line. Now it's more of real football.' So, we'll have to reevaluate that coming Monday."
Paye showed up to Colts camp about five pounds leaner while feeling more energetic, the product of an offseason effort to optimize his diet with the help of Colts dietician Kirsten Gregurich. The Michigan product put in plenty of work -- sometimes three-a-days, between agility, yoga/pilates, skill and strength work, he said -- to be ready for training camp.
And if the first few days of camp were any indication, Paye's hard work in the offseason paid off. And there's no reason to think he can't adjust to that next test after adjusting well to the speed of practices at Grand Park.
"He's quick and he's fast. He wouldn't be here if he wasn't," Eberflus said. "He just had to adjust to it. It's really about the visual for the player and understanding what the speed is because when you're dealing with an elite athlete like that, they understand that they have different gears where they can turn it all the way up and turn it down a little bit. He's adjusted well."
The Indianapolis Colts hit the field for their fourth practice of training camp.

42 RB Benny LeMay

48 S Nick Nelson, #5 WR Quartney Davis

51 DE Kwity Paye

9 QB Jacob Eason

64 G Mark Glowinski

1 WR Parris Campbell, #36 CB Andre Chachere

34 CB Isaiah Rodgers, #10 WR Dezmon Patmon

94 DT/DE Tyquan Lewis, #72 T/G Braden Smith


34 CB Isaiah Rodgers, #17 WR Mike Strachan

26 CB Rock Ya-Sin, #81 TE Mo Alie-Cox

94 DT/DE Tyquan Lewis

11 WR Michael Pittman Jr.

17 WR Mike Strachan

80 WR Gary Jennings

9 QB Jacob Eason

56 C/G Quenton Nelson

81 TE Mo Alie-Cox

99 DT DeForest Buckner

58 LB Bobby Okereke

58 LB Bobby Okereke

72 T/G Braden Smith, #63 G Danny Pinter, #56 C/G Quenton Nelson

34 CB Isaiah Rodgers

20 RB Jordan Wilkins

57 DE Kemoko Turay

25 RB Marlon Mack

81 TE Mo Alie-Cox, #71 T Sam Tevi

84 TE Jack Doyle

45 LB E.J. Speed

28 RB Jonathan Taylor

9 QB Jacob Eason, #28 RB Jonathan Taylor

56 C/G Quenton Nelson

3 QB Brett Hundley, #42 RB Benny LeMay

37 S Khari Willis, #83 TE Kylen Granson

47 CB Anthony Chesley, #80 WR Gary Jennings

47 CB Anthony Chesley, #80 WR Gary Jennings

7 WR Tarik Black, #47 CB Anthony Chesley

26 CB Rock Ya-Sin, #16 WR Ashton Dulin

29 S Sean Davis

55 LB Skai Moore

47 CB Anthony Chesley


48 S Nick Nelson

32 S Julian Blackmon

9 QB Jacob Eason

49 LB Matthew Adams

51 DE Kwity Paye

57 DE Kemoko Turay

51 DE Kwity Paye

28 RB Jonathan Taylor

17 WR Mike Strachan

13 WR T.Y. Hilton

10 WR Dezmon Patmon

12 WR DeMichael Harris

26 CB Rock Ya-Sin

28 RB Jonathan Taylor, #40 RB Darius Anderson

35 RB Deon Jackson

28 RB Jonathan Taylor

36 CB Andre Chachere

4 Sam Ehlinger

99 DT DeForest Buckner

58 LB Bobby Okereke

3 QB Brett Hundley

6 QB Jalen Morton

26 CB Rock Ya-Sin

8 P Rigoberto Sanchez

49 LB Matthew Adams

3 QB Brett Hundley

13 WR T.Y. Hilton
