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Injury Orbital
Est. Return 1/4/2026
2025 Pass/Rush Stats
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Health has been an issue for Richardson since the Colts drafted him fourth overall in 2023. He's missed 17 of 34 games, including four last season with hip, oblique, foot and back injuries (he was benched while healthy for two other games). Perhaps an even greater issue is Richardson's accuracy. Last year, it was off the chart -- the bottom of the chart. At 54.9 percent, his on-target rate was last in the league by more than 12 percentage points, and his 47.7 completion percentage was the worst since Tim Tebow's 46.5 in 2011. It doesn't help that Richardson is in love with the deep ball. He threw 20.1 percent of his attempts at least 20 yards downfield -- far and away tops in the league -- and had a league-high 12.2-yard average target depth. Yet, he converted that to a mere 6.8 YPA (25th). His massive rushing production -- 499 yards and six scores in 11 games -- was the one saving grace for his fantasy value, but he nonetheless failed to reach 14 fantasy points in seven games (four with single digits). This year, Richardson lost a summer job battle to free-agent signing Daniel Jones, who was named the Week 1 starter in mid-August. There's still hope Richardson's accuracy improves with better footwork and touch, as he turned 23 in May and has just 348 NFL pass attempts to his name. However, he'll start the season on the bench, and it doesn't seem like he has much of a future with Colts coach Shane Steichen even if the team ends up starting Richardson again at some point this season. Read Past Outlooks
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Not in mix to start Week 17
Colts head coach Shane Steichen suggested Tuesday that Richardson (orbital) is unlikely to be activated from injured reserve this week while Riley Leonard continues to back up Philip Rivers, who will make a third straight start at quarterback Sunday against the Jaguars, James Boyd of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Richardson made enough progress in his recovery from the fractured orbital bone he suffered in his right eye during an Oct. 12 pregame for the Colts to clear him to practice last week, but the third-year signal-caller didn't advance beyond limited participation. As Boyd notes, Richardson hasn't regained full vision in the eye despite returning to practice, so until that happens, the Colts will likely be reluctant to activate him. Pending the results of Saturday's Chargers-Texans game as well as Sunday's action, the Colts could be eliminated from playoff contention heading into Week 18, in which case Steichen could be motivated to go in a different direction at quarterback. Leonard would still appear to be more likely than Richardson to draw a start in the regular-season finale at Houston, barring Richardson making more significant strides in his recovery from the eye injury.
Richardson made enough progress in his recovery from the fractured orbital bone he suffered in his right eye during an Oct. 12 pregame for the Colts to clear him to practice last week, but the third-year signal-caller didn't advance beyond limited participation. As Boyd notes, Richardson hasn't regained full vision in the eye despite returning to practice, so until that happens, the Colts will likely be reluctant to activate him. Pending the results of Saturday's Chargers-Texans game as well as Sunday's action, the Colts could be eliminated from playoff contention heading into Week 18, in which case Steichen could be motivated to go in a different direction at quarterback. Leonard would still appear to be more likely than Richardson to draw a start in the regular-season finale at Houston, barring Richardson making more significant strides in his recovery from the eye injury.
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Cornerbacks
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Measurables Review
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Richardson’s rookie season earned an "incomplete" thanks to injuries, but his four-game debut showed glimpses of why the Colts made him the fourth overall pick in 2023. He suffered a bruised knee in Week 1, a concussion in Week 2 that also cost him the next game and a season-ending shoulder injury in Week 5 that required surgery. He showed off his big arm at times, though he didn’t throw deep a lot -- just 7.1 percent of his attempts went beyond 20 yards -- and his accuracy, while still a work in progress, wasn’t necessarily the Achilles' heel some expected. His running game is already top-tier, and he proved as elusive and powerful as advertised en route to 5.4 yards per rush (8th among QBs with at least 25 attempts) and four touchdowns. On 14 designed runs, he averaged a QB-high 7.0 yards per rush. The uber-athletic Richardson has an unprecedented size/speed combo -- 6-4, 244 with a 4.43 40 -- that should give him a solid fantasy floor while his passing develops. Coach Shane Steichen, who guided the development of Jalen Hurts in Philadelphia, will undoubtedly encourage Richardson to better protect himself, but the QB will still form a nasty two-headed rushing attack with RB Jonathan Taylor. WRs Michael Pittman, Josh Downs and Alec Pierce are reliable targets, and the team drafted 6-2 Adonai Mitchell, who has 4.34 speed, to give Richardson the deep threat he did not have last season. Better health might be all that's needed for Richardson to quickly jump into the top 5 of fantasy quarterbacks.
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Won't play Monday vs. San Francisco
Head coach Shane Steichen said Saturday that Richardson (orbital) will not be available for Monday's game against the 49ers, Amanda Foster of the Colts' official site reports.
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Limited in practice, out for Monday
Richardson (orbital) was a limited practice participant Thursday.
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Set to practice Thursday
The Colts opened Richardson's (orbital) 21-day practice window Thursday, Amanda Foster of the team's official site reports.
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Medically cleared, still on IR
Richardson (orbital) has been cleared to resume football activities, but it remains uncertain whether he will return for Indianapolis' final three games of the regular season, Mike Chappell of Fox 59 News Indianapolis reports.
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Will remain on IR this week
Colts head coach Shane Steichen said that Richardson (orbital) won't be activated from injured reserve this week, Kevin Bowen of 107.5 The Fan Indianapolis reports.
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Opportunity if able to recover
Richardson could take over as the Colts' starting quarterback if he recovers from an orbital bone fracture in the coming weeks, as James Boyd of The Athletic reports that coach Shane Steichen acknowledged after Sunday's 39-16 loss to the Jaguars that Daniel Jones' right Achilles injury "could be season-ending."
ANALYSIS
Richardson has been sidelined since suffering an orbital bone fracture during pregame warmups in Week 6. He remains on injured reserve, but there was previously optimism that Richardson would gain clearance to return prior to the conclusion of the regular season. Following Jones' Achilles injury in Week 14, Riley Leonard is the only healthy quarterback currently on the Colts' roster. Richardson would presumably claim the starting role over Leonard if Richardson gains clearance to return for a Colts team that remains firmly in the playoff hunt at 8-5.
Richardson has been sidelined since suffering an orbital bone fracture during pregame warmups in Week 6. He remains on injured reserve, but there was previously optimism that Richardson would gain clearance to return prior to the conclusion of the regular season. Following Jones' Achilles injury in Week 14, Riley Leonard is the only healthy quarterback currently on the Colts' roster. Richardson would presumably claim the starting role over Leonard if Richardson gains clearance to return for a Colts team that remains firmly in the playoff hunt at 8-5.






