WESTFIELD, Ind. – The Colts held a two-hour scrimmage on Thursday night, with the 8 p.m. practice featuring a golden sunset, an arcing rainbow and quarterback Daniel Jones passing (and running) all over the field at Grand Park.
Outside of stretching, warm-ups and a couple breaks for special teams work, the entirety of the Colts' practice was 11-on-11 work. In those periods, Jones completed several passes to wide receivers Ashton Dulin and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, including a spectacular back-of-the-end-zone grab by Dulin late into the night. Wide receiver Josh Downs and tight end Tyler Warren were involved quite a bit, too, with Warren snagging a hole shot from Jones down the sideline for an explosive play.
Take a look at the best photos from Thursday as the sun sets on night practice of training camp at Grand Park Sports Campus.
RB Jonathan Taylor #28 and Carlie Irsay-Gordon - Owner & CEO
DE Arden Key #98
DE George Gumbs Jr. #52, S Juanyeh Thomas #33, LB West Weeks #47, CB Sauce Gardner #1 and S Jonathan Owens #38
DT Grover Stewart #90
WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine # 12
DT Grover Stewart #90 and DT Adetomiwa Adebawore #95
S Daniel Scott #32
DE Laiatu Latu #97
S Camryn Bynum #0 and CB Sauce Gardner #1
S Camryn Bynum #0 and CB Sauce Gardner #1
CB Sauce Gardner #1 and S Camryn Bynum #0
S Camryn Bynum #0 and CB Sauce Gardner #1
S Camryn Bynum #0
CB Sauce Gardner #1
S Camryn Bynum #0 and CB Justin Walley #27
LB CJ Allen #53
RB Ameer Abdullah #26 and CB Mekhi Blackmon #29
DE Caden Curry #55 and G Jalen Farmer #62
DE Mitchell Melton #54 and RB Jordon Vaughn #42
DT DeForest Buckner #99 and DT Tim Smith #93
LB Devin Veresuk #48, DT Tim Smith #93 and DT DeForest Buckner #99
Erin Barill - Director of Sports Medicine and DT Grover Stewart #90
DE Arden Key #98
DE Laiatu Latu #97
DE Arden Key #98
CB Sauce Gardner #1
CB Sauce Gardner #1
S Camryn Bynum #0
S Jonathan Owens #38 and LB Jaylon Carlies #57
S A.J. Haulcy #25
DT DeForest Buckner #99
DT DeForest Buckner #99
LB CJ Allen #53
DT Grover Stewart #90 and DE Arden Key #98
K Spencer Shrader #3 and LS Luke Rhodes #46
CB Sauce Gardner #1
S Jonathan Owens #38
QB Daniel Jones #17
LB Jaylon Carlies #57
QB Daniel Jones #17
CB Charvarius Ward Sr. #7
S Camryn Bynum #0 and S Jonathan Owens #38
CB Sauce Gardner #1
S Jonathan Owens #38
WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine # 12
S A.J. Haulcy #25
RB Jonathan Taylor #28
TE Tyler Warren #84
S Ben Nikkel #34
TE Tyler Warren #84
QB Riley Leonard #15
QB Daniel Jones #17
S Camryn Bynum #0
DT Grover Stewart #90
DT Derrick Nnadi #92
CB Charvarius Ward Sr. #7
RB Jonathan Taylor #28
QB Daniel Jones #17
QB Daniel Jones #17
QB Daniel Jones #17
CB Sauce Gardner #1
CB Charvarius Ward Sr. #7
QB Daniel Jones #17
G Jalen Farmer #62
DE Jaylahn Tuimoloau #91 and RB Seth McGowan #20
DE Micheal Clemons #72
WR Ashton Dulin #16
WR Josh Downs #2
CB Charvarius Ward Sr. #7
DT Grover Stewart #90
QB Daniel Jones #17
QB Daniel Jones #17
RB Ulysses Bentley IV #37
CB Sauce Gardner #1
P Rigoberto Sanchez #8
RB Jonathan Taylor #28, QB Daniel Jones #17 and TE Mo Alie-Cox #81
CB Charvarius Ward Sr. #7
QB Daniel Jones #17
TE Tyler Warren #84
S Camryn Bynum #0 and TE Mo Alie-Cox #81
TE Mo Alie-Cox #81, WR Alec Pierce #14, WR Eli Pancol #83, Sam Khym Strength & Conditioning Assistant/Performance Therapist, WR Liam Clifford #3, S Ben Nikkel #34, WR Raylen Sharpe #8, WR Sahmir Hagans #11, WR E.J Horton Jr. #10 and WR Ashton Dulin #16
RB Seth McGowan #20
T Bernhard Raimann #79
QB Daniel Jones #17
DT DeForest Buckner #99 and QB Daniel Jones #17
QB Daniel Jones #17
WR Ashton Dulin #16 and S A.J. Haulcy #25
S A.J. Haulcy #25 and WR Ashton Dulin #16
CB Sauce Gardner #1
CB Sauce Gardner #1
WR Deion Burks #80
QB Riley Leonard #15 and DT Jerry Tillery #94
RB Jonathan Taylor #28
G Jalen Farmer #62
CB Cam Taylor-Britt #26
TE Drew Ogletree #85
TE Mo Alie-Cox #81
TE Tyler Warren #84
TE Tyler Warren #84
TE Drew Ogletree #85
WR Ashton Dulin #16
CB Sauce Gardner #1
CB Sauce Gardner #1
CB Sauce Gardner #1
CB Sauce Gardner #1
P Rigoberto Sanchez #8 and K Spencer Shrader #3
RB Jonathan Taylor #28 and QB Daniel Jones #17
RB Jonathan Taylor #28 and QB Daniel Jones #17
LB Tahj Chambers #44
S Camryn Bynum #0
CB Justin Walley #27
WR Raylen Sharpe #8
CB Sauce Gardner #1
DT Cam Ball #64 and DE Micheal Clemons #72
RB Jonathan Taylor #28 and QB Daniel Jones #17
QB Daniel Jones #17
WR Josh Downs #2, QB Daniel Jones #17 and TE Tyler Warren #84
QB Daniel Jones #17
RB Jonathan Taylor #28 and QB Daniel Jones #17
QB Daniel Jones #17 and LB Jaylon Carlies #57
QB Daniel Jones #17
DE George Gumbs Jr. #52
WR Ashton Dulin #16
WR Ashton Dulin #16
WR Ashton Dulin #16
T Bernhard Raimann #79
S Camryn Bynum #0
WR Deion Burks #80 and CB Mekhi Blackmon #29
S Camryn Bynum #0, CB Jaylon Jones #40, S Jonathan Owens #38 and CB Mekhi Blackmon #29
CB Mekhi Blackmon #29 and CB Sauce Gardner #1
S Camryn Bynum #0
RB Ulysses Bentley IV #37
RB Ulysses Bentley IV #37, TE Will Mallory #86 and TE Will Mallory #86
RB Ulysses Bentley IV #37
RB Ulysses Bentley IV #37
LB Devin Veresuk #48
LB Akeem Davis #51
LB Jaylon Carlies #57
CB Charvarius Ward Sr. #7
DE Laiatu Latu #97
RB Jonathan Taylor #28
T Bernhard Raimann #79
WR Ashton Dulin #16 and CB Charvarius Ward Sr. #7
CTanor Bortolini #60
DT Grover Stewart #90
WR Josh Downs #2
WR Coleman Owen #9
T Blake Freeland #73
LB Bryce Boettcher #50
G Quenton Nelson #56
RB Jonathan Taylor #28
G Jalen Farmer #62
QB Riley Leonard #15
WR Deion Burks #80
G Jalen Farmer #62 and C Jimmy Morrissey #65
G Jalen Farmer #62 and C Jimmy Morrissey #65
G Jalen Farmer #62
K Spencer Shrader #3
P Rigoberto Sanchez #8
TE Carson Towt #45
LS Luke Rhodes #46
G Quenton Nelson #56
QB Daniel Jones #17
QB Daniel Jones #17 and G Quenton Nelson #56
RB Seth McGowan #20
QB Daniel Jones #17
Freshly-extended running back Jonathan Taylor had a couple of chunk gains on runs, and he took a screen pass for plenty of yards, too. And running back Ulysses Bentley IV snagged a touchdown in the back corner of the end zone from Jones; later, he had impressive catch-and-run touchdown from quarterback Riley Leonard, with the 2025 undrafted free agent accelerating away from the defense and into the end zone.
Jones, too, took off to scramble twice – and looked impressive doing so, accelerating into open space. He also sprinted to his right on a rollout away from pressure on a two-point conversion attempt, again, not looking like a quarterback who's eight months out from an Achilles' tear.
The larger takeaway here is Jones continues to play with the sort of timing, accuracy and mobility that helped the Colts' offense soar over the first half of the 2025 season.
"He's on fire right now," head coach Shane Steichen said. "It's awesome to see. It's obviously a good sign for a football team when he's throwing the ball that way for sure."
News & Notes from Thursday's practice:
- The Colts' defense had several impressive moments during the scrimmage, too. Cornerbacks Sauce Gardner and Charvarius Ward Sr. each had physical pass break-ups, while defensive end Laiatu Latu dropped into coverage and swatted away a Jones pass late in practice.
- Linebacker Bryce Boettcher registered a "sack" – as in the whistle blew for one – on a blitz.
- Cornerback Mekhi Blackmon came down with a tipped interception, and linebacker Austin Ajiake also picked off a pass with the second-team defense. Blackmon later registered a PBU.
- Defensive tackle DeForest Buckner continued to progress, taking a handful of snaps during the scrimmage.
- Kickers Blake Grupe and Spencer Shrader each went 8/10 on field goals.
- Linebacker C.J. Allen (hamstring), wide receiver Laquon Treadwell (hamstring) and safety Hunter Wohler (hamstring) did not participate.
