Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-3, 227 lbs |
| Birthplace: Orlando, FL |
| Age: 25 |
| School: Missouri |
| Experience: 3 |
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2026 Defensive
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| Regular Season | 19 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Top Jaylon Carlies News
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Colts' Jaylon Carlies: Won't return to Week 9 contest
Carlies (neck) has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday's game against Dallas.
Carlies was injured in the first half and was initially deemed questionable to return. He was then ruled out after halftime. Austin Ajiake is likely going to be asked to take on more defensive snaps in Carlies' absence.
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Colts' Jaylon Carlies: Questionable to return
Carlies (neck) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Cowboys, Jake Arthur of Roundtable.io reports.
Carlies left in the first half of Sunday's game. The 25-year-old had three solo tackles before exiting. Bryce Boettcher could see more playing time in his absence.
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Colts' Jaylon Carlies: Set to return Sunday
Carlies (ribs) practiced in full Thursday.
Carlies missed each of Indianapolis' past two contests while managing an injury to his ribs. However, his return to full practice participation Thursday suggests he'll be good to go for Sunday's matchup in Minnesota. Carlies has 14 tackles and an interception through four games this season.
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Colts' Jaylon Carlies: Won't play against Tennessee
Carlies (ribs) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Titans, Joel A. Erickson of The Indianapolis Star reports.
Carlies will end up missing a second consecutive game due to a rib injury. His next chance to play is Sunday, Oct. 25 against the Vikings in Week 7, although he's not been cleared to practice since sustaining the injury in Week 4 against the Commanders in London.
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Colts' Jaylon Carlies: Ruled out for Week 5
Carlies (ribs) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Steelers.
Carlies was unable to practice throughout the Colts' Week 5 prep. The weakside linebacker injured his ribs in the team's Week 4 win over the Commanders in London. Tahj Chambers or Austin Ajiake will start at weakside linebacker in Carlies' absence.
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Colts' Jaylon Carlies: Sits out practice with rib injury
Carlies didn't practice Wednesday due to a rib injury.
Carlies injured his ribs toward the tail end of the Colts' Week 4 win over the Commanders in London, logging five tackles (three solo) and an interception before leaving the game late in the third quarter. He'll have two more opportunities to return to practice, but if he's not cleared to play against the Steelers on Sunday, rookie second-round pick CJ Allen could end up serving as his primary replacement.
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Colts' Jaylon Carlies: Hauls in first career interception
Carlies (undisclosed) logged five tackles (three solo) and an interception during Sunday's 30-13 win over the Commanders in London.
Carlies set the Colts up in Commanders territory after picking off Athan Kaliakmanis early in the third quarter, leading to a five-yard rushing touchdown by Jonathan Taylor four plays later. Carlies picked up an undisclosed injury in the same period and was ruled out during the fourth quarter, so Wednesday's practice report will shed some light on his status ahead of the Colts' Week 5 road tilt against the Steelers.
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Colts' Jaylon Carlies: Activated off IR
The Colts activated Carlies (ankle) off injured reserve Saturday.
Carlies was originally listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Jaguars. With his activation off injured reserve, he is clear of any injury designation. This comes after the 24-year-old was a full participant in practice all week. The second-year pro will likely play a rotational role at linebacker while also participating on special teams in his 2025 season debut, assuming he sees the field Sunday.
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Colts' Jaylon Carlies: Chance to be activated from IR
Carlies (ankle) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Jaguars.
Carlies was a full participant in practice all week, and while he's tagged as questionable, he is trending toward being activated from injured reserve and being cleared to make his 2025 regular-season debut Sunday. The second-year linebacker is in the final stages of his recovery from an ankle injury he sustained during the preseason in early August. Carlies would likely work in a rotational role at linebacker while contributing on special teams if he's activated from IR.
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Colts' Jaylon Carlies: Won't return Sunday
Carlies (ankle) won't play in Indianapolis' matchup versus the Texans on Sunday.
Carlies hasn't played all season and will remain on injured reserve for at least one more week. The 24-year-old will now look to make his debut during the team's Week 14 matchup versus Jacksonville.
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Colts' Jaylon Carlies: Remaining on IR
Head coach Shane Steichen told reporters Friday that Carlies (ankle) will not be activated from the injured reserve list ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Chiefs, James Boyd of The Athletic reports.
The second-year pro from Missouri practiced in full both Wednesday and Thursday but is still not ready for in-game action. Carlies has yet to play this season after posting 36 total tackles across 10 games in 2024. Once fully healthy, he's expected to operate as one of the Colts' top linebackers.
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Colts' Jaylon Carlies: Practice window opens
Carlies (ankle) was designated to return from the injured reserve list Wednesday, James Boyd of The Athletic reports.
The second-year pro from Missouri has missed all 10 of Indianapolis' games this season due to an ankle injury sustained in the team's preseason opener. However, he now appears to be nearing a return after attending practice Wednesday. Carlies now has 21 days to be added to the Colts' active roster before reverting to IR. Once he's fully healthy, he'll likely operate as one of Indianapolis' top reserve linebackers.
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