After two weeks of preseason, the Indianapolis Colts have a better idea of who’s trending upwards and downward headed into the 2024 regular season—especially with final 53-man active roster cuts looming next week on Tuesday, August 27th at 4 PM EST.

Here are five players we’ve highlighted who are competing for potential final roster spots or starting jobs. Three are trending upwards, the other two downward.

Adetomiwa Adebawore, Defensive Tackle

Selected by the Colts in the 4th round of the 2023 NFL Draft, the 6’2,” 282 pound defensive lineman showed some initial glimpses as a backup defensive lineman, but otherwise had a fairly quiet rookie campaign with 5 tackles and 1.