Will Mallory

Career StatsC

Year	Team	GP	Rec	Yards	TD
Career		24	23	252	—
2025		2	1	16	0
2024		10	4	29	0
2023		12

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Will Mallory's $1.0M deal lands at a B- Contract Value Index, signaling a measured outcome for Indianapolis. The grade reflects a fundamental alignment between contract dollars and production: a fifth-round rookie-scale deal paying $1,032,648 annually for a depth-piece tight end is exactly the kind of low-risk, low-cost arrangement that protects a team's flexibility. In the 2025 season, Mallory managed just 16 receiving yards across two games—numbers that confirm his standing outside the offensive gameplan and explain why the Colts have shown zero urgency to expand his role. At age 26 in his third year, he occupies the liminal space between prospect development and organizational decision point; the contract's four-year runway provides runway for evaluation, but the team's recent signings across linebacker, guard, and cornerback positions suggest resource allocation is flowing toward proven contributors, not toward developing a reserve tight end. The B- reflects neither a bargain nor a sunk cost—it's a disciplined, low-leverage deal that costs the Colts almost nothing to walk away from if the 2026 offseason brings clarity on whether Mallory can graduate from replacement-level depth. His invisibility in media and fan consciousness aligns directly with that modest grade: there is no upside narrative here, no injury-opportunity story, just a young player on a reasonable contract still searching for a foothold in the league.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the B band — a quick read on where Will's contract sits relative to comparable money.

Performance Analysis

Will Mallory's on-field production earns a C performance grade against tight end peers across the league. The 26-year-old third-year player out of the 2023 fifth-round class has failed to establish himself as a consistent contributor, managing just 16 receiving yards across two games in the 2025 season — a production baseline that places him firmly in replacement-level territory at a position where even backup-caliber tight ends typically generate meaningful opportunity. His minimal receiving volume underscores the core weakness: a lack of offensive integration or trust from the Indianapolis offense, whether due to scheme fit, route-tree limitations, or inability to separate at the catch point. Mallory's inability to appear in games with meaningful regularity compounds the problem — depth work and sporadic snaps have prevented him from building any momentum or demonstrating upside potential. At age 26 with three years on the resume and a $1.0M cap number, he enters the 2026 offseason in a precarious position; the Colts' recent offensive line and cornerback signings suggest the organization is reinforcing proven contributors, leaving no roster comfort for a tight end who has never delivered on the promise of his draft investment. Without a dramatic training camp surge, Mallory faces real pressure to either prove himself as a functional reserve or make way for younger depth options as Indianapolis reshapes its roster.

How Will Compares at the Position

Will Mallory ranks 62nd of 164 graded tight ends by performance. That slots Will between Mason Taylor (C) just ahead and Gunnar Helm (C) just behind.

Current Sentiment

Will Mallory's public perception sits at the bottom of the league's visibility spectrum — a D sentiment grade that reflects not so much criticism as outright absence from the conversation. Three years into his career as a fifth-round pick out of the 2023 draft, Mallory has never generated meaningful media traction or fan investment, and the narrative around him is defined almost entirely by silence rather than controversy. That invisibility aligns directly with his D- performance grade — in the 2025 season, he managed just 16 receiving yards across two games, numbers that confirm his standing as a depth piece rather than a legitimate offensive weapon. The Colts' recent roster activity does nothing to elevate his standing either; the organization has been extending its own players at offensive tackle and cornerback while trimming bodies elsewhere, signaling a team focused on solidifying proven contributors — a group Mallory does not currently belong to. With Indianapolis sitting at 8-9 and carrying a seven-game losing streak into the offseason, scrutiny on the roster is elevated, and players operating in Mallory's tier of organizational depth face real roster-spot pressure as training camp approaches. The bottom line is straightforward: Mallory enters 2026 as a replacement-level tight end with no narrative momentum, no fan constituency, and a $1.0M contract that the Colts can walk away from at virtually no cost if a more compelling option emerges.