Sam Ehlinger

Sam Ehlinger will start at quarterback in the Colts' Week 8 game against the Washington Commanders at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday, head coach Frank Reich ...

Quarterback Matt Ryan has a Grade 2 shoulder separation, Reich said. He plays, he practices in a way he'll be ready." Reich said it was an "extremely difficult" decision to change starting quarterbacks.

Colts head coach Frank Reich said that the plan is for Sam Ehlinger to be the starting quarterback for the rest of the season regardless of Matt Ryan's ...

"When you look at what he did today -- still have to evaluate the tape -- it's going to be hard to try to pull him out." Ehlinger was a sixth-round pick in 2021, but has taken a rapid ascent to his first NFL start. Ryan leads the NFL with nine interceptions and has fumbled 11 times this season. Coach Frank Reich made the announcement Monday after Ryan threw two more interceptions in Sunday's 19-10 loss at Tennessee. Despite a 1-5 start to the season, the Panthers remain in the hunt in the NFC South after earning their second win with the Buccaneers and Falcons both 3-4 atop the division. He started his rookie season on injured reserve, but joined the active roster in October.

Matt Ryan has an injured shoulder, but that's not why the Indianapolis Colts are making a switch at quarterback in Week 8. The Colts made a surprising ...

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The Indianapolis Colts elevated the 2021 sixth-round NFL Draft pick out of Texas to the active roster in Week 6.

Reich said Ryan suffered a [separated shoulder](https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2022/10/24/colts-matt-ryan-injury-what-a-grade-2-shoulder-separation-means/69587522007/) during Sunday's loss to the Titans, but that the QB change would have been made if Ryan was healthy. [Matt Ryan](https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2022/10/23/colts-what-does-it-cost-to-cut-matt-ryan-contract-details/69584739007/) during the offseason in a trade with Atlanta, but the 37-year-old quarterback has been a frequent liability through the team's first seven games. Ehlinger played four seasons for Texas, completing 62.5% of his passes for 11,436 yards, 94 touchdowns and 27 interceptions. He appeared in three games and had three carries for 9 yards. Here's what you need to know about Ehlinger: He finished this preseason 24-of-29 for 289 yards, four touchdowns and zero interceptions.

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Matt Ryan has struggled this season, so much so that the team is benching the veteran in place of backup Sam Ehlinger.

His father died from a heart attack at age 46 in 2013 during a triathlon. In September of 2021, he was placed on injured reserve following an ACL sprain. His junior year he also played in the Alamo Bowl against No. The 24-year-old is expected to be ["the starter for the rest of the season,"](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/colts-matt-ryan-benched-amid-injury-frank-reich-calls-sam-ehlinger-starter-for-the-rest-of-the-season/) Colts coach Frank Reich announced on Monday. 218 overall pick in the 2021 He was also named the MaxPreps National Junior of the Year. That same year he broke the Big 12 record of most consecutive pass attempts without an interception, with 308. [Carolina Panthers](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/CAR/carolina-panthers/) in his first [preseason game](/nfl/schedule/) in 2021. Against the Titans, Ryan threw back-to-back interceptions, including a pick-six. [Jacob Eason](/nfl/players/2240210/jacob-eason/) for the backup role in 2021. In 2018, he broke the record for most rushing touchdowns by a Longhorns quarterback with 16. [Washington Commanders](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/WAS/washington-commanders/) in a trade.

Now that the Colts have named Sam Ehlinger their new starting quarterback, we look at how the change at the controls impacts the team's star running back ...

[Sam Ehlinger](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4241820/sam-ehlinger) has been named the [Colts' starting quarterback for the remainder of the season](/nfl/story/_/id/34870574/colts-bench-qb-matt-ryan-start-sam-ehlinger-rest-way). [Matt Ryan](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/11237/matt-ryan) has been benched by [Indianapolis Colts](/nfl/team/_/name/ind/indianapolis-colts) head coach Frank Reich. There could be a path to continued fantasy relevance under Ehlinger, but it's unlikely to actualize next Sunday versus Washington. He won't be on the streaming radar in single-QB leagues and is nearish to (but behind) The former Bearcat knows how to high-point and win in contested situations. His fantasy stock is largely dependent on Ehlinger's willingness to throw it up and trust the rookie to climb the ladder and beat coverage. His strong hands and physicality after the catch, however, figure to keep him inside the top 18 but outside of the top 12 players at the position. He is averaging 6.8 YPA (QB22), and with an average depth of target (aDOT) of 6.0 (QB33), the deep ball has vanished from Indy's game plan. Ehlinger is a sixth-round pick operating behind one of the worst pass-blocking units in the league (8.4% adjusted sack rate). The news comes less than 10 days after it was reported that the Texas product had leapfrogged [Nick Foles](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/14877/nick-foles) on the Colts' depth chart for the No. Taylor is probably the biggest beneficiary here. The blueprint won't change drastically under Ehlinger, as the 24-year-old is in possession of only adequate arm strength and struggled to accurately push the ball downfield in college.

Sam Ehlinger, the new Indianapolis Colts starting quarterback, was a 6th-round NFL Draft pick. Here are some other 6th-rounders, including the GOAT.

He made the 2015 Pro Bowl. Drafted in 2011, he is with his sixth team, the New York Giants. But three years later, in 2001, he joined the Colts and appeared in four games. He twice made the Pro Bowl. Picked in 1998, he played 17 seasons, he made three Pro Bowls. He played eight seasons for the Rams after being picked 31 places earlier than Brady in 2000.