DT · Indianapolis Colts · week 7 vs Minnesota Vikings · Sun Oct 25 · 1:00 PM ET
Jerry Tillery
ROLE in the rotation
CLASS 2019 · R1 P28
EXP 7 seasons
AGE 29-31
DEPTH RDT2
94%PLAYEXPECTED
As of week 7, Jerry Tillery was a DT for IND, age 29.9, 7 seasons of experience, drafted in round 1. In 2026 through week 6 he was listed at depth rank 2 on his club's depth chart; he had played 6 games on 36% of snaps; his line was 2.4 tackles a game, 0.2 sacks a game and 0 passes defended a game. Before 2026 he played 114 games (postseason included) over 7 seasons. His injury history held 5 episodes (ankle 2, arm 1, back 1), 1 of them reaching OUT, 1 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was an arm injury in 2025 week 8.
The full read
How our call moved in week 7
100500
92%99%99%99%99%99%94%94%94%94%94%94%
Wed 6:10 PM ETSun 12:05 PM ET
our call, P(plays)
92% EXPECTED → 94% EXPECTED
Every call we wrote for him in week 7, earliest first, as written.
In short
Jerry Tillery is in the rotation at right defensive tackle for IND — 53% of the snaps in his best week of 7. He has a not injury related - personal matter injury. In week 7 he did not practise, then practised in full. His team has not listed him on the final report. We say he plays — 94%, in a band that plays 96% of the time. We have said PLAY since 91 hours before kickoff.
The reader concurs · grade B
Tillery's single missed day was Wednesday and the club itself listed the reason as non-injury: 'defensive tackle Jerry Tillery (personal)' among those who did not practice (P2). The club reported he 'returned for Thursday's in full' alongside other returnees (P1), which matches the improving shape in our window and is consistent with a PLAY call. No passage carries any game-status designation or any indication the personal matter persists, so nothing in the prose contradicts the 0.941. It would need to know: Friday 23 Oct Colts practice report participation for Jerry Tillery; Final Week 8 game-status designation (Saturday report) for Tillery vs. the 25 Oct opponent; Coach/club remark on whether Tillery's personal matter is resolved and whether he will travel; Week 8 inactive list for the 25 Oct game; Whether Colts DT depth (e.g., other interior linemen) is thinned, raising his snap need
What the read cites
What was reported
Source
1
“defensive tackle Jerry Tillery (personal), cornerback Justin Walley (knee), cornerback Charvarius Ward Sr. (rest) and tight end Tyler Warren (groin) also did not practice.”
Indianapolis Colts · 2026-10-21
2
“defensive tackle Jerry Tillery (personal) all missed the first practice of the week, but returned for Thursday's in full”
Indianapolis Colts · 2026-10-22
12versions in week 7
9average, every player
29most for one player
How the call moved
EXPECTED since Wed Oct 21 · 6:10 PM ET · 91 h before kickoff. Biggest move: 92% → 99%, Wed Oct 21 · 6:10 PM ET to Thu Oct 22 · 2:10 AM ET, after: joined the injury report (Did Not Participate In Practice).
Our call · week 7
NOT EXPECTEDUNLIKELYCOIN FLIPLIKELYEXPECTED
94% · EXPECTED
we expect him to play — this band plays 96% of the time (96–97%), measured out of fold. We stand behind this one.
Practice in week 7
Fri
Thu
Wed
FPdated Fri Oct 23
FPdated Fri Oct 23
DNPdated Fri Oct 23
Shape of the week: improving. Only days the publisher dated are shown; a day we could not date is left out until the nightly sweep stamps it. The shape is a fact, not a forecast.
Head start
Our call
Kickoff
Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range
Tackles / game2.3 range 1.0–4.0
wk 1–7 · 6 games
Sacks / game0.2 range 0.0–1.0
wk 1–7 · 6 games
Passes defended / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0
wk 1–7 · 6 games
Snap share35.4% range 7–53
wk 1–7 · 7 games
Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share
53%wk 1
41%wk 2
48%wk 3
33%wk 4
37%wk 5
7%wk 6
29%wk 7
Missed while on the injury report
Season
Weeks on the report
Missed while listed
2026
1
0
Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.
Medical history
When
Injury
Weeks on a report
Worst status
2026 · wk 7
Not injury related
1
—
2025 · wk 18
Not injury related
1
Questionable
2025 · wk 7
arm
2
—
2022 · wk 10
Not injury related
1
—
2022 · wk 9
back
1
Out
2021 · wk 17
ankle
1
—
2020 · wk 12
groin
1
—
2020 · wk 5
ankle
1
—
Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.
Injury history by season · 5 episodes · plus 3 not injury related · 9 weeks on a report · same site more than once: ankle ×2
2020
groin · 1wankle · 1w
2021
ankle · 1w
2022
Not injury related · 1wback · 1w
2025
Not injury related · 1warm · 2w
2026
Not injury related · 1w
Weeks 1–18
ruled out
questionable
listed, and played
Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.
Our past calls vs what happened
Wk 7PLAY 92% ✓ rightbefore his team said anything; played
Season on him: 1 of 1 graded call of ours right. Graded by the record: right or a miss against whether he played. A week we did not call, or his club's own word, is not graded.
The rest of his team's report in week 7
Player
Pos
Practice
Whose word
Call
Chance he plays
Band
Keenan Allen
WR
FULL
ours
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
DeForest Buckner
DT
DNP
ours
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
Rigoberto Sanchez
P
DNP
ours
PLAY
91%
EXPECTED
Grover Stewart
DT
FULL
ours
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
Charvarius Ward
CB
FULL
ours
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
Ashton Dulin
WR
FULL
ours
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
Jonathan Taylor
RB
FULL
ours
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
Sauce Gardner
CB
DNP
team's word
Out
Andrew Ogletree
TE
FULL
ours
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
Alec Pierce
WR
UNK
team's word
—
Micheal Clemons
DE
UNK
team's word
—
Austin Ajiake
LB
LTD
ours
PLAY
91%
EXPECTED
Jaylon Carlies
LB
FULL
ours
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
Dalton Tucker
G
UNK
team's word
—
Matt Goncalves
G
FULL
ours
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
Anthony Gould
WR
DNP
team's word
Out
Tyler Warren
TE
DNP
team's word
Out
Justin Walley
CB
LTD
team's word
Questionable
Jalen Travis
T
FULL
ours
PLAY
97%
EXPECTED
Riley Leonard
QB
UNK
team's word
—
CJ Allen
LB
DNP
team's word
Out
Bryce Boettcher
LB
DNP
team's word
Questionable
The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.
The evidence behind his earlier calls
The evidence behind the call made Wed Oct 21 · 6:10 PM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 22 · 2:10 AM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 22 · 7:02 AM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 22 · 12:05 PM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 22 · 5:05 PM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Fri Oct 23 · 12:54 AM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Fri Oct 23 · 3:14 AM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 24 · 7:02 AM ET
What was reported
Source
“defensive tackle Jerry Tillery (personal) all missed the first practice of the week, but returned for Thursday's in full”
Indianapolis Colts · Thu Oct 22
“defensive tackle Jerry Tillery (personal), cornerback Justin Walley (knee), cornerback Charvarius Ward Sr. (rest) and tight end Tyler Warren (groin) also did not practice.”
Indianapolis Colts · Wed Oct 21
The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 24 · 12:02 PM ET
What was reported
Source
“defensive tackle Jerry Tillery (personal) all missed the first practice of the week, but returned for Thursday's in full”
Indianapolis Colts · Thu Oct 22
“defensive tackle Jerry Tillery (personal), cornerback Justin Walley (knee)”
Indianapolis Colts · Wed Oct 21
“defensive tackle Jerry Tillery (personal), cornerback Justin Walley (knee), cornerback Charvarius Ward Sr. (rest) and tight end Tyler Warren (groin) also did not practice.”
Indianapolis Colts · Wed Oct 21
The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 24 · 5:02 PM ET
What was reported
Source
“defensive tackle Jerry Tillery (personal) all missed the first practice of the week, but returned for Thursday's in full”
Indianapolis Colts · Thu Oct 22
“defensive tackle Jerry Tillery (personal), cornerback Justin Walley (knee)”
Indianapolis Colts · Wed Oct 21
“defensive tackle Jerry Tillery (personal), cornerback Justin Walley (knee), cornerback Charvarius Ward Sr. (rest) and tight end Tyler Warren (groin) also did not practice.”
Indianapolis Colts · Wed Oct 21
The evidence behind the call made Sun Oct 25 · 7:05 AM ET
What was reported
Source
“defensive tackle Jerry Tillery (personal) all missed the first practice of the week, but returned for Thursday's in full”
Indianapolis Colts · Thu Oct 22
“defensive tackle Jerry Tillery (personal), cornerback Justin Walley (knee)”
Indianapolis Colts · Wed Oct 21
“defensive tackle Jerry Tillery (personal), cornerback Justin Walley (knee), cornerback Charvarius Ward Sr. (rest) and tight end Tyler Warren (groin) also did not practice.”
Indianapolis Colts · Wed Oct 21
The evidence behind the call made Sun Oct 25 · 12:05 PM ET
What was reported
Source
“defensive tackle Jerry Tillery (personal) all missed the first practice of the week, but returned for Thursday's in full”
Indianapolis Colts · Thu Oct 22
“defensive tackle Jerry Tillery (personal), cornerback Justin Walley (knee), cornerback Charvarius Ward Sr. (rest) and tight end Tyler Warren (groin) also did not practice.”
Indianapolis Colts · Wed Oct 21
“defensive tackle Jerry Tillery (personal), cornerback Justin Walley (knee)”
Indianapolis Colts · Wed Oct 21
The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show
Profile — as of week 7
Role
DT2 · 36% snaps
Season
2026 · 6 games through wk 6
Per game
2.4 tackles · 0.2 sacks · 0 passes defended
Career
7 seasons · 114 games before 2026
Injuries
5 episodes · last: arm, 2025 wk 8
Bio
age 29.9 · 7 seasons' experience · drafted round 1
Where the profile comes from
Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.
in the rotation at right defensive tackle — 53% of the snaps in his best week of 7
Listed on the depth chart
second at right defensive tackle
Snaps played
35% a week on average over 7 weeks, 53% at his highest, 19% on special teams
Build
6 ft 6 in · 295 lb
College
Notre Dame
Drafted
2019, round 1 pick 28, by LAC
Age
29-31 at the season's start
Experience
7 seasons
When this call was made, and when the world knew
WrittenWe first said PLAY.
PublicOur call became public, at kickoff.
KickoffKickoff.
How our call moved, earliest first
When
Lead
Call
Chance he plays
Band
On what
Wed Oct 21 · 6:10 PM ET
91 h
PLAY
92%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Thu Oct 22 · 2:10 AM ET
83 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Thu Oct 22 · 7:02 AM ET
78 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Thu Oct 22 · 12:05 PM ET
73 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Thu Oct 22 · 5:05 PM ET
68 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Fri Oct 23 · 12:54 AM ET
60 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Fri Oct 23 · 3:14 AM ET
58 h
PLAY
94%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Sat Oct 24 · 7:02 AM ET
30 h
PLAY
94%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Sat Oct 24 · 12:02 PM ET
25 h
PLAY
94%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Sat Oct 24 · 5:02 PM ET
20 h
PLAY
94%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Sun Oct 25 · 7:05 AM ET
6 h
PLAY
94%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Sun Oct 25 · 12:05 PM ET
1 h
PLAY
94%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
12 calls in week 7, and the call never flipped between PLAY and SIT. Each lead time is the one that call actually had when it was written — never recounted from now. A call that changes is the record working: new evidence arrived and we said so, in public, before the game.
His record this season
Wk
Practice
Chance he plays
Call
Source
Played
7
DNP
92%
PLAY
before his team said anything
yes
A blank in Played is a week not yet settled — never a no.