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LB · Indianapolis Colts · week 7 · Sun Nov 1

CJ Allen

  • ROLE in the rotation
  • CLASS 2026 · R2 P53
  • EXP 0 seasons
  • AGE under 25
  • DEPTH MLB2
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Written and timestamped · not being published at the moment

As of week 7, CJ Allen was an LB for IND, age 21.5, a rookie, drafted in round 2. In 2026 through week 6 he was listed at depth rank 2 on his club's depth chart; he had played 4 games on 21% of snaps; his line was 1.7 tackles a game, 0 sacks a game and 0 passes defended a game. No injury episode was on file.

The full read

In short

CJ Allen is in the rotation at middle linebacker for IND — 40% of the snaps in his best week of 4. His team named him inactive in week 7. In week 7 he practised limited, then did not practise. His team has not listed him on the final report. We called him PLAY in week 7 and he did not play.

The reader concurs · grade B

The written week is worse than a single Thursday 'Limited' reading: Allen was hurt in Thursday's practice and missed Friday entirely, and he carries a Questionable tag into Sunday (P1), with the Thursday club report confirming the ankle limitation began only that day (P3, P4). The club's own behaviour supports sitting — Indianapolis elevated veteran LB Germaine Pratt from the practice squad with both rookie rotational linebackers questionable (P1), and Jaylon Carlies is back (P1), so a backup rookie has no snap-urgency. I concur with SIT, but the prose says Questionable, not Out/Doubtful as the dossier's designation field claims (P1), so the true probability is nearer a third than 1.3%, and no inactives list is in evidence. It would need to know: The official Sunday inactives list for IND at MIN, 25 Oct — whether CJ Allen is on it; Confirmation of the exact final game-status designation on the Friday 23 Oct report (Out vs Doubtful vs Questionable) for Allen; Any Shane Steichen comment on the severity/timeline of Allen's ankle after Thursday's practice; Whether Bryce Boettcher (groin) was also inactive, which would change the Colts' need to dress Allen; Whether Germaine Pratt's standard elevation was actually used on defense in Allen's rotational role

What the read cites

What was reportedSource
1“Allen suffered an ankle injury during Thursday's practice and he was absent Friday.”IndyStar · 2026-10-23
2“the Colts' two rookie rotational linebackers, CJ Allen and Bryce Boettcher, questionable”IndyStar · 2026-10-23
3“The Colts elevate veteran linebacker and 2025 Colts starter Germaine Pratt from the practice squad.”IndyStar · 2026-10-23
4“Rookie linebacker CJ Allen was a limited participant due to an ankle injury.”Indianapolis Colts · 2026-10-22
5“rookie CJ Allen (ankle) was limited today after not being in the injury report yesterday. This injury could throw his availability up in the air for Sunday.”Stampede Blue · 2026-10-22
8versions in week 7
9average, every player
29most for one player

How the call moved

COIN FLIP since Sat Oct 24 · 2:10 AM ET · 35 h before kickoff · after the club said it (0 h). Biggest move: 65% → 54%, Fri Oct 23 · 3:14 AM ET to Sat Oct 24 · 2:10 AM ET, after: given a designation (Questionable); practiced less (Limited Participation in Practice → Did Not Participate In Practice).

We have made a call on him in week 7

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 in week 7

FriThu
DNPdated Fri Oct 23LPdated Fri Oct 23

Shape of the week: worsening. 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 / game1.7 range 1.0–3.0

    wk 2–6 · 3 games

  • Sacks / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0

    wk 2–6 · 3 games

  • Passes defended / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0

    wk 2–6 · 3 games

  • Snap share21.3% range 8–40

    wk 2–6 · 4 games

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

  1. 8%wk 2
  2. 9%wk 3
  3. 40%wk 5
  4. 28%wk 6

Missed while on the injury report

SeasonWeeks on the reportMissed while listed
202611

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 7ankle1Out

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

Injury history by season · 1 episode · 1 week on a report

  • ruled out

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 67% ✗ missafter his team's announcement; did not play

Season on him: 0 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

PlayerPosPracticeWhose wordCallChance he playsBand
Keenan AllenWRFULLoursPLAY99%EXPECTED
DeForest BucknerDTDNPoursPLAY99%EXPECTED
Rigoberto SanchezPDNPoursPLAY91%EXPECTED
Grover StewartDTFULLoursPLAY99%EXPECTED
Charvarius WardCBFULLoursPLAY99%EXPECTED
Ashton DulinWRFULLoursPLAY99%EXPECTED
Jerry TilleryDTFULLoursPLAY94%EXPECTED
Jonathan TaylorRBFULLoursPLAY99%EXPECTED
Sauce GardnerCBDNPteam's wordOut
Andrew OgletreeTEFULLoursPLAY99%EXPECTED
Alec PierceWRUNKteam's word—
Micheal ClemonsDEUNKteam's word—
Austin AjiakeLBLTDoursPLAY91%EXPECTED
Jaylon CarliesLBFULLoursPLAY99%EXPECTED
Dalton TuckerGUNKteam's word—
Matt GoncalvesGFULLoursPLAY99%EXPECTED
Anthony GouldWRDNPteam's wordOut
Tyler WarrenTEDNPteam's wordOut
Justin WalleyCBLTDteam's wordQuestionable
Jalen TravisTFULLoursPLAY97%EXPECTED
Riley LeonardQBUNKteam's word—
Bryce BoettcherLBDNPteam's wordQuestionable

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 Thu Oct 22 · 4:21 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 · 2:10 AM ET

We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.

The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 24 · 7:02 AM ET

We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.

The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 24 · 12:02 PM ET

What was reportedSource
“Carlies' return is timely with the Colts' two rookie rotational linebackers, CJ Allen and Bryce Boettcher, questionable.”IndyStar · Fri Oct 23

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reportedSource
“Allen suffered an ankle injury during Thursday's practice and he was absent Friday.”IndyStar · Fri Oct 23

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“The Colts elevate veteran linebacker and 2025 Colts starter Germaine Pratt from the practice squad.”IndyStar · Fri Oct 23

The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 24 · 5:02 PM ET

What was reportedSource
“Carlies' return is timely with the Colts' two rookie rotational linebackers, CJ Allen and Bryce Boettcher, questionable.”IndyStar · Fri Oct 23

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reportedSource
“Allen suffered an ankle injury during Thursday's practice and he was absent Friday.”IndyStar · Fri Oct 23

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“The Colts elevate veteran linebacker and 2025 Colts starter Germaine Pratt from the practice squad.”IndyStar · Fri Oct 23

The evidence behind the call made Sun Oct 25 · 3:00 AM ET

What was reportedSource
“Carlies' return is timely with the Colts' two rookie rotational linebackers, CJ Allen and Bryce Boettcher, questionable.”IndyStar · Fri Oct 23

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reportedSource
“Allen suffered an ankle injury during Thursday's practice and he was absent Friday.”IndyStar · Fri Oct 23

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“The Colts elevate veteran linebacker and 2025 Colts starter Germaine Pratt from the practice squad.”IndyStar · Fri Oct 23

The evidence behind the call made Sun Oct 25 · 7:05 AM ET

What was reportedSource
“Carlies' return is timely with the Colts' two rookie rotational linebackers, CJ Allen and Bryce Boettcher, questionable.”IndyStar · Fri Oct 23

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reportedSource
“Allen suffered an ankle injury during Thursday's practice and he was absent Friday.”IndyStar · Fri Oct 23

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“The Colts elevate veteran linebacker and 2025 Colts starter Germaine Pratt from the practice squad.”IndyStar · Fri Oct 23

The evidence behind the call made Sun Oct 25 · 11:40 AM ET

What was reportedSource
“the Colts' two rookie rotational linebackers, CJ Allen and Bryce Boettcher, questionable”IndyStar · Fri Oct 23

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reportedSource
“Allen suffered an ankle injury during Thursday's practice and he was absent Friday.”IndyStar · Fri Oct 23

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“The Colts elevate veteran linebacker and 2025 Colts starter Germaine Pratt from the practice squad.”IndyStar · Fri Oct 23

The evidence behind the call made Sun Oct 25 · 12:05 PM ET

What was reportedSource
“the Colts' two rookie rotational linebackers, CJ Allen and Bryce Boettcher, questionable”IndyStar · Fri Oct 23

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reportedSource
“Allen suffered an ankle injury during Thursday's practice and he was absent Friday.”IndyStar · Fri Oct 23

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“The Colts elevate veteran linebacker and 2025 Colts starter Germaine Pratt from the practice squad.”IndyStar · Fri Oct 23
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

RoleLB2 · 21% snaps
Season2026 · 4 games through wk 6
Per game1.7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 passes defended
Injuriesnone on file
Bioage 21.5 · rookie · drafted round 2

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 rolein the rotation at middle linebacker — 40% of the snaps in his best week of 4
Listed on the depth chartsecond at middle linebacker
Last weekHe did not dress last week
Snaps played21% a week on average over 4 weeks, 40% at his highest
Build6 ft 0 in · 230 lb
CollegeGeorgia
Drafted2026, round 2 pick 53, by IND
Ageunder 25 at the season's start
Experience0 seasons

How our call moved, earliest first

WhenLeadCallChance he playsBandOn what
Thu Oct 22 · 4:21 PM ET69 hPLAY67%LIKELYafter his team's announcement
Thu Oct 22 · 5:05 PM ET68 hPLAY67%LIKELYafter his team's announcement
Fri Oct 23 · 12:54 AM ET60 hPLAY67%LIKELYafter his team's announcement
Fri Oct 23 · 3:14 AM ET58 hPLAY65%LIKELYafter his team's announcement
Sat Oct 24 · 2:10 AM ET35 hPLAY54%COIN FLIPafter his team's announcement
Sat Oct 24 · 7:02 AM ET30 hPLAY54%COIN FLIPafter his team's announcement
Sat Oct 24 · 12:02 PM ET25 hPLAY54%COIN FLIPafter his team's announcement
Sat Oct 24 · 5:02 PM ET20 hPLAY54%COIN FLIPafter his team's announcement
Sun Oct 25 · 3:00 AM ET10 hhis team's word——his team's own word, restated
Sun Oct 25 · 7:05 AM ET6 hhis team's word——his team's own word, restated
Sun Oct 25 · 11:40 AM ET1 hhis team's word——his team's published inactive list, on the day
Sun Oct 25 · 12:05 PM ET1 hhis team's word——his team's published inactive list, on the day

8 calls in week 7, flipping between PLAY and SIT 1 time. 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.

We went and found out more

Rank 2 (listed second on his depth chart), 8 documents deep, because: llm_unsure. Fetched 8 of 8.

His record this season

WkPracticeChance he playsCallSourcePlayed
7UNK67%PLAYafter his team's announcementno

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

Named inactive in week 7

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

Named inactive in week 7

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