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WR · Indianapolis Colts · week 7 vs Minnesota Vikings · Sun Oct 25 · 1:00 PM ET

Anthony Gould

  • TYPE Possession receiver
  • ROLE a backup
  • CLASS 2024 · R5 P142
  • EXP 2 seasons
  • AGE 25-28
  • DEPTH PR1

As of week 7, Anthony Gould was a WR for IND, age 25.4, 2 seasons of experience, drafted in round 5. In 2026 through week 6 he had played 5 games on 0% of snaps; his line was 0 receiving yards a game, 0 targets a game and a 0% target share (Possession receiver by the published rule). Before 2026 he played 19 games (postseason included) over 2 seasons. His injury history held 3 episodes (foot 1, illness 1, knee 1), 2 of them reaching OUT; the last was a foot injury in 2025 week 17.

The full read

In short

Anthony Gould is a backup at punt returner for IND — 1% of the snaps in his best week of 5. He has a concussion injury. This week he did not practise every day the report covers. His team has listed him Out.

What the reports say

our calls for this week are for members

The reports, quoted

What was reportedSource
1“The Colts have ruled out cornerback Sauce Gardner, tight end Tyler Warren, and receiver Anthony Gould for Sunday's game.”IndyStar · 2026-10-23
2“starting cornerback Sauce Gardner and starting tight end Tyler Warren, both of whom are out, as is wide receiver Anthony Gould”Daily Norseman · 2026-10-24
3“wide receiver Anthony Gould (concussion) and punter Rigoberto Sanchez (foot) all remained sidelined”Indianapolis Colts · 2026-10-22
4“wide receiver Anthony Gould (concussion), tight end Drew Ogletree (ankle), 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

His team's word: Out

This is the TEAM'S OWN ANNOUNCEMENT, not a reading of ours. His team filed him on the injury report and we are restating it so the record is complete. There is nothing early about repeating an announcement — what we say ahead of one is on the week's page. Source: his team's own word, restated.

Practice this week

ThuWed
DNPdated Thu Oct 22DNPdated Thu Oct 22

Shape of the week: steady. 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

  • Rec yds / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0

    wk 2–6 · 5 games · below most of his peers

  • Targets / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0

    wk 2–6 · 5 games · below most of his peers

  • Target share0.0% range 0–0

    wk 2–6 · 5 games · below most of his peers

  • Snap share0.2% range 0–1

    wk 2–6 · 5 games

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

  1. 0%wk 2
  2. 0%wk 3
  3. 0%wk 4
  4. 0%wk 5
  5. 1%wk 6

Medical history

WhenInjuryWeeks on a reportWorst status
2026 · wk 7concussion1Out
2025 · wk 15foot3Out
2025 · wk 9knee3Out
2025 · wk 4illness1—

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

Injury history by season · 4 episodes · 8 weeks on a report

  • ruled out
  • 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.

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—
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

RoleWR6 · 0% snaps
Season2026 · 5 games through wk 6
Per game0 receiving yards · 0 targets · 0% target share
TypePossession receiver
Career2 seasons · 19 games before 2026
Injuries3 episodes · last: foot, 2025 wk 17
Bioage 25.4 · 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 backup at punt returner — 1% of the snaps in his best week of 5
Listed on the depth chartfirst at punt returner
Snaps played0% a week on average over 5 weeks, 1% at his highest, 25% on special teams
Build5 ft 8 in · 174 lb
CollegeOregon State
Drafted2024, round 5 pick 142, by IND
Age25-28 at the season's start
Experience2 seasons

When this call was made, and when the world knew

  1. PublicHis team's word was public as soon as it was filed.
  2. KickoffKickoff.