Free agent DE Justin Houston (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
As long as their secondary holds up, the production of the Indianapolis Colts’ defensive end rotation could end up determining the defense’s ceiling in 2021.
When Indy opted against re-signing Denico Autry and Justin Houston, both of whom combined to register 13.5 sacks and 22 quarterback hits last season, you kind of got the feeling general manager Chris Ballard was going to go DE-heavy in the draft.
That’s exactly what happened, as the Colts used their first two selections on Kwity Paye (No. 21 overall) and Dayo Odeyingbo (No.