Odeyingbo four solo tackles, including three sacks, in Sunday's 10-6 win over the Patriots.
Odeybingo had three sacks coming into the day and doubled that total with a single-game career-high against New England. The Vanderbilt product has already surpassed his previous season-best total of five sacks, as his role has incrementally increased each season. Next up for Odeybingo and the Colts face off with the Buccaneers on Sunday, Nov. 26 following a Week 11 bye.
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Colts' Dayo Odeyingbo: Puts on weight in offseason
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Odeyingbo is up to 285 pounds and says he can feel his Achilles getting stronger now that he's more than two years removed from tearing it, Joel A. Erickson of The Indianapolis Star reports.
The Colts made Odeyingbo a second-round pick in April 2021, three months after he tore his Achilles while training for the draft. He played only 173 defensive snaps in 10 games as a rookie before progressing to 518 snaps (45.5 percent), 31 tackles and five sacks in 17 games last season. He, 2021 first-rounder Kwity Paye and offseason signee Samson Ebukam project for most of Indy's DE work this year, but Odeyingbo could also get some interior snaps on passing downs, especially if he keeps his weight above 280.
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Colts' Dayo Odeyingbo: Just four snaps in season opener
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Odeyingbo had one total tackle and played four snaps on defense in Sunday's tie at Houston.
The Colts selected Odeyingbo in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft, 54th overall, despite him suffering a torn Achilles' tendon just a few months before the draft. He returned to play in 10 games last season, but he played just 167 snaps and had just six tackles. It looks like he'll begin the season far down the depth chart.
