Quenton Nelson

Traded to Seattle on October 27, 2026.

TRANSACTIONS:

04/26/18:  Drafted by Indianapolis (1st round, 6th overall)
10/27/26: Traded to Seattle

NFL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Started all 136 games played in nine seasons with Indianapolis (2018-26). Started in all three postseason contests.

• Named Second Team All-Pro and earned Pro Bowl honors after he started all 17 games in 2025.

• Started 17 games for Indianapolis, including a Week 16 matchup at Tennessee, starting at center for an offensive line that paved the way for 335 team rushing yards, a single-game franchise record. Also blocked for Jonathan Taylor's 218 yards on the ground, the third-most individual single-game rushing yards in team history. Started in Week 18 vs. JAX at left guard and helped pave the way for Taylor to tally a single-game career-high 34 carries for 177 yards and one touchdown. It marked his fourth consecutive 100-yard rushing game.

• In 2023, he started all 17 games at left guard. In Week 2 at HOU, he started at left guard and was part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack. In Week 3 at BAL, he started at left guard for a line that paved the way for Moss to rush for 122 yards. In Week 5 vs. TEN, he started at left guard for a line that led the way for Zack Moss to rush for 165 yards and two touchdowns. In Week 10 at NE, he started at left guard for a line that didn't allow a sack. In Week 18 vs. HOU, he started at left guard for a line that paved the way for the offense to rush for 227 yards, including Jonathan Taylor rushing for a single-game single-season high 188 yards.

• Was named to the Pro Bowl after he started all 17 games in 2022 and helped Jonathan Taylor rush for 161 yards in Week 1 at Houston. In Week 6 vs. Jacksonville, was part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack in 58 pass attempts, which marked the most pass attempts in franchise history without allowing a sack.

• In 2021, was named a Second Team Associated Press All-Pro and was voted to fourth consecutive Pro Bowl after starting 13 games, helping Jonathan Taylor rush for 100 yards in seven games. Paving the way for Taylor, who led the NFL in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns.

• Started all 16 games at left guard in 2019 and helped Marlon Mack become the first Colts' 1,000-yard single-season rusher since 2016. Was named First Team All-Pro by both the Associated Press and Sporting News for the second consecutive season. Became the first player in franchise history to be selected Associated Press First Team All-Pro in his first two seasons. Also became the first offensive lineman and the seventh player since the 1970 NFL/AFL merger to be named Associated Press First Team All-Pro in his first two seasons, joining Devin Hester, Barry Sanders, Keith Jackson, Eric Dickerson, Lawrence Taylor and Earl Campbell.

• Selected to the Pro Bowl for the second consecutive season in 2019. Became just the fifth player in Colts history to earn Pro Bowl honors in his first two seasons, joining Andrew Luck, Edgerrin James, Marshall Faulk and Alan Ameche. Was the first offensive lineman in the NFL to do it in his first two seasons since Zack Martin. Named to the 2019 PFWA All-NFL and All-AFC teams.

• Started all 16 games as a rookie in 2018 at left guard. Was part of an offensive line that ranked first in the NFL for the fewest sacks allowed. Named to his first Pro Bowl and was the first rookie Colts offensive lineman to make the Pro Bowl since 1983. Started two postseason games and helped the Colts rush for a postseason franchise-record 200 yards during the AFC Wild Card weekend. Named to the Sporting News All-Pro Team as well as the PFWA All-NFL, All-AFC and All-Rookie Teams.

HONORS: 2025: second-team AP All-Pro, AFC Pro Bowl; 2024: second-team AP All-Pro, AFC Pro Bowl; 2023: AFC Pro Bowl; 2022: AFC Pro Bowl; 2021: second-team AP All-Pro, AFC Pro Bowl; 2020: first-team AP All-Pro, AFC Pro Bowl, PFWA All-Team; 2019: first-team All-Pro, AFC Pro Bowl; 2018: first-team AP All-Pro, AFC Pro Bowl, PFWA All-NFL Team.

COLLEGE: Started 36 of 37 career games at left guard from 2015-17 and was a 2017 unanimous All-American, earning first-team honors from the Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, The Sporting News, Walter Camp Football Foundation and American Football Coaches Association. Was a 2017 team captain, one of three finalists for the Outland Trophy and Notre Dame's Monogram Club Most Valuable Player. Helped lead Notre Dame's offensive line to the Joe Moore Award as the nation's most outstanding offensive line and a 21-17 victory over LSU in the Citrus Bowl. Earned second-team All-America honors from the Associated Press and Sports Illustrated in 2016 and was named Notre Dame's Offensive Lineman of the Year. Allowed just three sacks and four quarterback hits across 2,474 career snaps, surrendering no sacks in his final two seasons.

PERSONAL: Attended Red Bank Catholic (N.J.) High School and earned second-team All-America honors from USA Today and MaxPreps in 2013. Played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and recorded 61 tackles and 3.0 sacks as a senior. Helped lead his team to a New Jersey state title in 2012 after recording 42 tackles and 7.0 sacks. Has been active in Colts community initiatives, participating in events supporting local youth, families and hospitals. Represented the Wounded Warrior Project in the NFL's 2025 My Cause My Cleats initiative. A native of Red Bank, N.J.