Bernhard Raimann
Indianapolis ColtsModel Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
STM Take
Four years of mostly upward STTM movement (#49 to #41 to #21 to #31) with the 2024 tier 3 (#21) peak shows a real LT development arc from a non-traditional pathway. The 2025 step back to tier 4 (#31) was a minor regression but well within tolerance. At 29 the prime years align with the Colts' next QB cycle around Daniel Jones or 2026 additions; Raimann's blind-side protection role is structurally secure.
Raimann came out of Central Michigan as Indianapolis's 3rd-round pick (77th overall) in 2022 with one of the more unusual paths to the NFL: born in Austria, he played tight end and high-jumped in high school before converting to offensive tackle at Central Michigan. His career arc has been steady year-over-year improvement (#49 in 2022, #41 in 2023, #21 in 2024, #31 in 2025), with the 2024 tier 3 finish marking the peak before a modest step back. At 29 he is in his prime years and the Colts' contract investment is locked in.
Strengths
- Year-over-year STTM improvement (#49, #41, #21, #31) is the development arc Indianapolis hoped for when they drafted him. The Austrian-tight-end-to-NFL-LT story is genuinely unusual.
- 2024 tier 3 (#21) finish established a real ceiling reference. Career-long Colts tenure means institutional knowledge is locked in.
Concerns
- 2025 tier 4 (#31) step back from the 2024 peak shows the consistency is not yet locked in. The non-traditional pathway means the technical refinement curve is still ongoing.
- Colts QB chaos (Anthony Richardson, Daniel Jones cycling) creates protection-scheme uncertainty that compresses Raimann's individual ceiling.
What to watch: Whether Raimann returns to his 2024 tier 3 (#21) baseline in 2026 or whether the 2025 step back represents the new ceiling.
Comps
Bernhard Raimann Injury StatusNot listed
Bernhard Raimann is not on the injury report as of Oct 7. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.