Tanor Bortolini
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 →
Season Stats · 16 games
Draft & College
He went about where consensus had him.
Comps
STM Take
Tier 2 (#9) rookie to tier 4 (#30) sophomore is a 21-spot drop that flags the 2024 breakout as either situational or a year-two ceiling regression. The Wisconsin offensive line pedigree plus the 4th-round draft slot makes the rookie tier 2 finish remarkable, but the 2025 drop demands root-cause analysis. The 2026 question is whether Bortolini returns to tier 2-3 territory or whether the tier 4 finish is the new baseline.
Bortolini came out of Wisconsin as the Indianapolis Colts' 4th-round pick (117th overall) in 2024 after starting at multiple positions for the Badgers. The Colts pressed him into a starter role at center as a rookie when injuries opened the spot, and he delivered a tier 2 (#9) breakout season. His STTM arc tier 2 (#9) rookie to tier 4 (#30) sophomore is a notable second-year decline that needs explanation.
Strengths
- Rookie tier 2 (#9) finish at center as a 4th-round pick puts him in the small group of Day 3 IOLs to break top-10 STTM in year one.
- Wisconsin offensive line pedigree plus positional flexibility gives him real technical foundation that the rookie finish confirmed translates.
Concerns
- 21-spot drop from tier 2 (#9) to tier 4 (#30) in year two flags either injury, role shift, or structural regression that needs explanation.
- Colts' broader offensive line investment around Quenton Nelson plus the Anthony Richardson context puts the structural support for Bortolini's ceiling at risk.
What to watch: Whether Bortolini returns to tier 2-3 territory in 2026, the threshold for confirming the rookie tier 2 finish was structural.