6 months agoThe Indianapolis Colts signed running back
Evan Hull from the practice squad to the 53-man active roster on Saturday with
Jonathan Taylor (ankle) missing his second straight game due to a high-ankle sprain this Sunday against the division-rival Tennessee Titans. The Colts need extra RB depth this weekend behind
Trey Sermon, who will be starting for the second straight week, and
Tyler Goodson. The 23-year-old was on the active roster last week as well in the Week 5 loss to the division-rival Jacksonville Jaguars but didn't play a single offensive snap. The former fifth-round selection in 2023 out of Northwestern played in just one game in his rookie campaign and had one carry for one yard and caught his only target for a gain of six yards. Hull remains well off the fantasy radar and may only play if one of Sermon or Goodson get injured on Sunday against the Titans.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Indianapolis Colts
6 months agoThe Indianapolis Colts elevated running back
Evan Hull and cornerback David Long Jr. to the active roster from the practice squad on Saturday. The team also signed cornerback Alex Johnson to the practice squad and released running back
Trent Pennix from the practice squad. Hull will provide more backfield insurance with
Jonathan Taylor (ankle) ruled out for the Week 5 divisional contest against the Jacksonville Jaguars this weekend. With Taylor sidelined for at least one week,
Trey Sermon is expected to operate as Indy's lead back, with
Tyler Goodson backing him up. The Colts' offense is likely to be without quarterback
Anthony Richardson (oblique), too, with veteran
Joe Flacco expected to make his first start in 2024. Hull had one carry for one yard and caught his only target for a six-yard pickup in one game in his rookie season with the Colts in 2023.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Indianapolis Colts
7 months agoThe Indianapolis Colts waived running back
Evan Hull on roster cutdown day on Tuesday, according to a source. Hull did not make the 53-man roster out of training camp after he was selected in the fifth round last year out of Northwestern. In his rookie campaign, the 23-year-old only appeared in one game and had one carry for a one-yard pickup while catching his only target for a six-yard pickup before suffering a knee injury that kept him out the rest of the way. It would be surprising if the speedy and powerful back didn't land elsewhere for RB depth, and at the worst, he'll return to the Colts' practice squad after losing out to
Trey Sermon and
Tyler Goodson as the backups to starter
Jonathan Taylor. Hull is more of a short-yardage, between-the-tackles runner than he is a pass-catching option out in space.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: NFL Network - Tom Pelissero
8 months agoIndianapolis Colts running back
Evan Hull has seen extensive work with the second-team offense during joint practices with the Arizona Cardinals.
Trey Sermon (hamstring) had previously cemented himself as the Colts' second-string RB, but that was before he left Sunday's game against Denver early after injuring his hamstring. As of Wednesday, head coach Shane Steichen had no timetable for Sermon's return. In his wake, Hull has taken the role and ran with it. If Sermon were to miss extended time, Hull would be on fantasy manager's radars as the preferred handcuff to back up
Jonathan Taylor. Whoever emerges as the handcuff to own would not hold stand-alone value, though they would be a critical fantasy asset if Taylor missed any time. For now, we'll take the wait-and-see approach regarding Indianapolis' backup to own in fantasy drafts.
--Alex CiullaSource: Colts Wire
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