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LB · Indianapolis Colts · week 7 · Sun Oct 25

Jaylon Carlies

  • ROLE a starter
  • CLASS 2024 · R5 P151
  • EXP 2 seasons
  • AGE under 25
  • DEPTH WLB1
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Written and timestamped · not being published at the moment

As of week 7, Jaylon Carlies was an LB for IND, age 25, 2 seasons of experience, drafted in round 5. In 2026 through week 6 he was listed at depth rank 1 on his club's depth chart; he had played 4 games on 60% of snaps; his line was 4.3 tackles a game, 0 sacks a game and 0.3 passes defended a game. Before 2026 he played 13 games (postseason included) over 2 seasons. His injury history held 4 episodes (fibula 2, ankle 1, shoulder 1), 2 of them reaching OUT, 1 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was an ankle injury in 2025 week 14.

The full read

In short

Jaylon Carlies is a starter at weak-side linebacker for IND — 69% of the snaps in his best week of 4. His team named him inactive in weeks 5 and 6. This week he practised limited, then practised in full. His team has not listed him on the final report. We called him PLAY in week 6 and he did not play.

What the reports say

our calls for this week are for members

The reports, quoted

What was reportedSource
1“The Colts will get starting linebacker Jaylon Carlies back for Sunday's game after he missed the team's last two games with a rib injury”IndyStar · 2026-10-23
2“He will not carry an injury designation into Sunday's game.”IndyStar · 2026-10-23
3“Linebacker Jaylon Carlies (ribs) and tackle Jalen Travis (foot) were limited Wednesday, but full participants Thursday.”Indianapolis Colts · 2026-10-22
4“Carlies looks set to return to game time availability after missing two weeks with a rib injury”Stampede Blue · 2026-10-22

We have made a call on him this week

It is written down and timestamped, and it is not being published at the moment.

How our calls are checked

Our scale

NOT EXPECTEDUNLIKELYCOIN FLIPLIKELYEXPECTED

Where he sits on this scale is published with the call.

Practice this week

ThuWed
FPdated Thu Oct 22LPdated Thu Oct 22

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.

Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range

  • Tackles / game4.3 range 2.0–6.0

    wk 2–4 · 3 games

  • Sacks / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0

    wk 2–4 · 3 games

  • Passes defended / game0.3 range 0.0–1.0

    wk 2–4 · 3 games

  • Snap share60.0% range 47–69

    wk 1–4 · 4 games

Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share

  1. 62%wk 1
  2. 62%wk 2
  3. 69%wk 3
  4. 47%wk 4

Missed while on the injury report

SeasonWeeks on the reportMissed while listed
202622

Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.

Medical history

WhenInjuryWeeks on a reportWorst status
2026 · wk 5chest3Out
2025 · wk 12ankle3Out
2024 · wk 17shoulder1Questionable
2024 · wk 15fibula2Questionable
2024 · wk 8fibula1Out

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

Injury history by season · 5 episodes · 10 weeks on a report · same site more than once: fibula ×2

  • ruled out
  • questionable

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 5PLAY 97% ✗ missbefore his team said anything; did not play
Wk 6PLAY 97% ✗ missbefore his team said anything; did not play
Wk 7locked

Season on him: 0 of 2 graded calls 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 this week

PlayerPosPracticeWhose wordCallChance he playsBand
Sauce GardnerCBDNPteam's wordOut
Alec PierceWRUNKteam's word—
Micheal ClemonsDEUNKteam's word—
Anthony GouldWRDNPteam's wordOut
Tyler WarrenTEDNPteam's wordOut
CJ AllenLBDNPteam's wordOut

The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.

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

RoleLB1 · 60% snaps
Season2026 · 4 games through wk 6
Per game4.3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0.3 passes defended
Career2 seasons · 13 games before 2026
Injuries4 episodes · last: ankle, 2025 wk 14
Bioage 25 · 2 seasons' experience · drafted round 5

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.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

About him

About himAs the record holds it
His rolea starter at weak-side linebacker — 69% of the snaps in his best week of 4
Listed on the depth chartfirst at weak-side linebacker
Last weekHe did not dress last week
Snaps played60% a week on average over 4 weeks, 69% at his highest, 11% on special teams
Build6 ft 3 in · 227 lb
CollegeMissouri
Drafted2024, round 5 pick 151, by IND
Ageunder 25 at the season's start
Experience2 seasons

His record this season

WkPracticeChance he playsCallSourcePlayed
5DNP97%PLAYbefore his team said anythingno
6DNP97%PLAYbefore his team said anythingno

A blank in Played is a week not yet settled — never a no.

Named inactive in week 5

The team's own list (ribs). We held it after kickoff, so it could NOT have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.

Named inactive in week 6

The team's own list. We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.