Colts Eyeing Lawrence for Pass Rush Boost

0:00On April 9th, the Indianapolis Colts have lacked a dominant edge rusher since Robert Maffes hung up his cleats and their eye in UCF standout, Malachi Lawrence to change that. This week Lawrence is visiting the Colts along with the Seahawks and 49ers, part of his 16 team pre-draft tour ahead of the 20, 26 in a fail draft. Lawrence turned heads at the combine with elite numbers for a 6 foot 4, 253 pound defender, a 4.5 240 yard. Dash, 40 inch vertical, and a relative athletic score in the 99th percentile, 13th best for edge guys since 1987. He's a 3 year force at UCF, piling him 19.5 sacks, 72 tackles, and 27.5 tackles for loss over his last. Three seasons, capping it with 7 sacks and first team all big 12 honors as a senior. Colts fans are buzzing because their top guy, Liatu Latu, managed just 8.5 sacks last

1:02year despite some flashy picks. While backups like, Arden Key stay rotational. Lawrence brings burst and pass rush moves that could juice Indy's defense right away, though his run defense needs work. With general manager Chris Ballard facing pressure, this visit signals the pass rush as priority. One Lawrence offers high upside speed that might. The top three round picked to land. From around the league, powered by AI, this is NFL news today. I'm Corey with the story.