Colts Linebackers Soar: Allen, Boettcher Boost Defense

0:00On April 28th, the Indianapolis Colts linebacker crew just got crowned one of the top 10 most improved units in the league after the 20. 26 NFL Draft, according to pro football focus analyst Bradley Locker. Earlier this week, Locker highlighted how the Colts beefed up this spot big time, grabbing Georgia standout CJ Allen with their first pick in round 2, then adding Oregon's Bryce Boetcher in round 4. Before the draft, the Colts were running scary thin on linebacker experience. Outside of a keen Davis-Gaether, the next guy up, Jalen Carly's, had just 244 career snaps, mostly from two years back. Locker nailed it by saying, these rookies flipped the whole room's outlook, even if we got to wait and see how they ball out as pros, Allen's prime too. Start in Mikey linebacker day 1, dominating run defense and tackling clean. Boetcher set to battle Davis-Gaether for that will spot too, with sharp cover skills that held catches to just 6 yards of pop last season so, the Colts defense looks way

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