Germaine Pratt
Indianapolis Colts·#53·7th yearGermaine Pratt is an LB for the Indianapolis Colts (updated October 30, 2026).
Model Score by season
Down 1.8 from last season.
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
A championship-pedigree linebacker settled into a solid starter floor.
The case for
- Super Bowl LVI appearance plus 2022 tier 1 (#2) STTM peak plus seven years of NFL starter reps establishes real elite LB résumé.
- Career STTM range stable in tier 4-5 floor across multiple years confirms structural mid-prime ceiling.
The worry
- 25-spot regression from tier 1 (#2) in 2022 to tier 4 (#27) in 2025 confirms the 2022 peak was context-driven.
- Indianapolis's broader defensive identity around the QB rebuild plus the multi-year offensive instability compresses the structural support around Pratt.
What to watch: Whether Pratt returns to tier 3 or better in 2026, the threshold for confirming the structural ceiling can climb above the stable tier 4 baseline.
Full take and bio
Super Bowl LVI appearance plus the 2022 tier 1 (#2) STTM peak plus seven years of NFL starter reps puts Pratt in the rare LB class with both championship-pedigree and elite ceiling. The NC State ACC 3rd-round origin plus the career STTM range tier 4-5 floor confirms structural mid-prime ceiling. The 2026 question is whether Pratt returns to tier 2 territory or whether the structural tier 4 finish becomes the stable late-prime baseline.
Pratt came out of NC State as the Cincinnati Bengals' 3rd-round pick (72nd overall) in 2019 and played in Super Bowl LVI. He delivered a tier 1 (#2) STTM peak in 2022 before signing with the Indianapolis Colts in 2025. His STTM career runs tier 4 (#27) in 2021, tier 1 (#2) peak in 2022, tier 4 (#27) in 2023, tier 5 (#33) in 2024, and tier 4 (#27) in 2025 with Indianapolis.
Comps
The players whose size, testing and production looked most like his at the same point in their careers. The percent is how close.
Plays like: Dhani Jones, Foye Oluokun, Mack Wilson. Built like: David Harris, Edgerrin Cooper, Danny Stutsman. Coming out: Raekwon McMillan, Nick Kwiatkoski, Jonathan Goff.
Of his 20 closest coming out: 2 stars, 3 starters, 8 backups, 7 didn't stick.
Germaine Pratt Injury StatusNot listed
Germaine Pratt is not on the injury report as of Oct 30. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
Draft & College
Round 3, pick 72 to the Cincinnati Bengals in 2019, out of NC State (ACC). He went earlier than consensus.
In college, 2017-2018, 26 games: 173 tackles, 16 TFL, 6.0 sacks, 2 INT. Coming out: 4.57s 40 yd, 24 reps bench, 32.5" vertical, 116" broad.
What this pick usually becomes. Of the 410 players taken as a third-rounder between 2012 and 2021, 50% earned a second contract and 39% became starters. The median one started 21 career games.