On the field
| Player | Snap Count | Tackles | Tackles for Loss | Sacks | Forced Fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adetomiwa Adebawore | 127 | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Genard Avery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taven Bryan | 333 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| DeForest Buckner | 817 | 81 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| Samson Ebukam | 681 | 57 | 10 | 9.5 | 3 |
| Eric Johnson II | 252 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Isaiah Land | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Titus Leo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyquan Lewis | 423 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| Jake Martin | 188 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Kwity Paye | 680 | 52 | 8 | 8.5 | 2 |
| Dayo Odeyingbo | 599 | 38 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| Grover Stewart | 433 | 41 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 |
Review of the 2023 season
This year for the Colts' defensive line will go down as one of the most productive in franchise history. The unit racked up 46 sacks, playing a major part in the team setting a new Indianapolis era franchise record of 51 sacks this year.
Rather than just one player doing much of the dirty work, it was a collaborative effort. There were four players with at least eight sacks.
"It just goes to show that all together, four equals one," defensive end Tyquan Lewis said. "We are all striving to be the best that we can be each and every day in practice. We all are working together and trying to just come together as a complete unit and show that we are a force all together on the d-line."
Free agent defensive end Samson Ebukam led the way with 9.5 sacks, a career high for the seven-year veteran. Others like defensive ends Kwity Paye (8.5) and Dayo Odeyingbo (8) also set new career highs in sacks.
A look back at some of the best shots of the Indianapolis Colts' defensive line from the 2023 season.
92 DE Jake Martin, 90 DT Grover Stewart, 44 LB Zaire Franklin, 96 DT Taven Bryan, 54 DE Dayo Odeyingbo
92 DE Genard Avery
2023 Preseason Game #1 - Colts at Bills 8/12/23
93 DT Eric Johnson II\, 47 LB Liam Anderson
The Bears vs Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on August 19, 2023.
90 DT Grover Stewart
23 CB Kenny Moore II , 99 DT DeForest Buckner
99 DT DeForest Buckner
32 S Julian Blackmon , 94 DE Tyquan Lewis
94 DE Tyquan Lewis , 96 DT Taven Bryan
90 DT Grover Stewart , 51 DE Kwity Paye, 99 DT DeForest Buckner
51 DE Kwity Paye, 45 LB E.J. Speed
44 LB Zaire Franklin , 51 DE Kwity Paye
52 LB Samson Ebukam
93 DT Eric Johnson II
92 DE Jake Martin
54 DE Dayo Odeyingbo
99 DT DeForest Buckner , 45 LB E.J. Speed , 90 DT Grover Stewart , 54 DE Dayo Odeyingbo
99 DT DeForest Buckner
29 CB JuJu Brents , 96 DT Taven Bryan , 92 DE Jake Martin
90 DT Grover Stewart
99 DT DeForest Buckner
93 DT Eric Johnson II, 94 DE Tyquan Lewis
99 DT DeForest Buckner
54 DE Dayo Odeyingbo
99 DT DeForest Buckner
51 DE Kwity Paye, 93 DT Eric Johnson II
52 DE Samson Ebukam
55 DE Isaiah Land, 95 DT Adetomiwa Adebawore
95 DT Adetomiwa Adebawore
54 DE Dayo Odeyingbo
94 DE Tyquan Lewis
51 DE Kwity Paye
54 DE Dayo Odeyingbo, 95 DT Adetomiwa Adebawore
99 DT DeForest Buckner
96 DT Taven Bryan
99 DT DeForest Buckner
94 DE Tyquan Lewis
41 LB Grant Stuard, 51 DE Kwity Paye, 54 DE Dayo Odeyingbo, 94 DE Tyquan Lewis
55 DE Isaiah Land
54 DE Dayo Odeyingbo
99 DT DeForest Buckner, 94 DE Tyquan Lewis
52 DE Samson Ebukam
51 DE Kwity Paye
94 DE Tyquan Lewis
90 DT Grover Stewart
54 DE Dayo Odeyingbo, 90 DT Grover Stewart, 99 DT DeForest Buckner
54 DE Dayo Odeyingbo
54 DE Dayo Odeyingbo
94 DE Tyquan Lewis
99 DT DeForest Buckner, 94 DE Tyquan Lewis
\54 DE Dayo Odeyingbo
52 DE Samson Ebukam
90 DT Grover Stewart
51 DE Kwity Paye, 94 DE Tyquan Lewis
93 DT Eric Johnson II
48 S Ronnie Harrison Jr., 94 DE Tyquan Lewis, 90 DT Grover Stewart
96 DT Taven Bryan
99 DT DeForest Buckner
99 DT DeForest Buckner, 51 DE Kwity Paye
90 DT Grover Stewart, 94 DE Tyquan Lewis
90 DT Grover Stewart
52 DE Samson Ebukam
99 DT DeForest Buckner
2024 Outlook
Grover Stewart, Jake Martin and Lewis are unrestricted free agents.
At the conclusion of the season, Stewart made it clear that he wanted to return to Indianapolis.
"I want to be here, but I'm gonna let my agent handle that and go from there," Stewart said.
When general manager Chris Ballard addressed the media, he said that the interest was mutual.
"I think you know my feelings on Grover," Ballard said. "In my first year here, he was one of our first draft picks. He's done nothing but be a great Colt, a great teammate, everything you want. Yeah, Grover is a guy we'd like to have back."
Rookie Titus Leo will return from the injured reserve list in 2024.
