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As of week 7, Bryce Boettcher was an LB for IND, age 24.2, a rookie, drafted in round 4. In 2026 through week 6 he was listed at depth rank 1 on his club's depth chart; he had played 6 games on 30% of snaps; his line was 4.2 tackles a game, 0 sacks a game and 0 passes defended a game. No injury episode was on file.
The full read
In short
Bryce Boettcher is in the rotation at strong-side linebacker for IND — 39% of the snaps in his best week of 6. This week he did not practise, then practised in full. His team has listed him Questionable.
What the reports say
our calls for this week are for members
The reports, quoted
What was reported
Source
1
“Boettcher missed Wednesday's practice with a groin injury and then returned Thursday but was absent again Friday.”
IndyStar · 2026-10-23
2
“Boettcher managed a full practice on Thursday but missed both other reduces.”
Stampede Blue · 2026-10-23
3
“The Colts elevate veteran linebacker and 2025 Colts starter Germaine Pratt from the practice squad.”
IndyStar · 2026-10-23
4
“the Colts' two rookie rotational linebackers, CJ Allen and Bryce Boettcher, questionable”
IndyStar · 2026-10-23
5
“Linebacker Austin Ajiake cleared concussion protocol and returned to full participation Thursday.”
Indianapolis Colts · 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.
Where he sits on this scale is published with the call.
Practice this week
Thu
Wed
FPdated Thu Oct 22
DNPdated 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 / game4.2 range 2.0–7.0
wk 1–6 · 6 games
Sacks / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0
wk 1–6 · 6 games
Passes defended / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0
wk 1–6 · 6 games
Snap share29.5% range 18–39
wk 1–6 · 6 games
Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share
34%wk 1
28%wk 2
30%wk 3
28%wk 4
18%wk 5
39%wk 6
Medical history
When
Injury
Weeks on a report
Worst status
2026 · wk 7
groin
1
Questionable
Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.
Injury history by season · 1 episode · 1 week on a report
2026
groin · 1w
Weeks 1–18
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 7locked
Season on him: no call of ours graded yet. 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
Player
Pos
Practice
Whose word
Call
Chance he plays
Band
Sauce Gardner
CB
DNP
team's word
Out
Alec Pierce
WR
UNK
team's word
—
Micheal Clemons
DE
UNK
team's word
—
Anthony Gould
WR
DNP
team's word
Out
Tyler Warren
TE
DNP
team's word
Out
CJ Allen
LB
DNP
team's word
Out
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
Role
LB1 · 30% snaps
Season
2026 · 6 games through wk 6
Per game
4.2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 passes defended
Injuries
none on file
Bio
age 24.2 · rookie · drafted round 4
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.