Colts will likely lose their first-round pick if Carson Wentz plays all the snaps Sunday
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How much time does quarterback Carson Wentz need to miss for the Colts' trade compensation to the Philadelphia Eagles to be a second-round pick instead of a first?
Indianapolis dealt its 2021 third-round pick -- the Eagles traded that pick (Chauncey Golston) and the 12th pick in the draft (Micah Parsons) to the Dallas Cowboys for the 10th pick (DeVonta Smith) -- and a conditional 2022 pick:
>> It's a first-round pick if Wentz plays 75% of the snaps, or 70% of the snaps and the Colts make the playoffs.
>> Otherwise it's a second-round pick.
The Colts are averaging 67 offensive snaps, a pace for 1,139 over 17 games. That means Wentz can only play 854 snaps this season -- 75% -- for the Colts to keep their first-round pick. He's already played 792. So if Wentz plays all the snaps vs. Houston this Sunday, the Colts will almost certainly be sending a first-round pick to Philadelphia.
With the 6-6 Colts firmly in playoff contention, don't expect the team to have a first-round pick next year.
Here are Wentz's totals so far:
Game 1: 76 of 76
Game 2: 62 of 67
Game 3: 61 of 61
Game 4: 71 of 71
Game 5: 69 of 69
Game 6: 48 of 48
Game 7: 68 of 68
Game 8: 80 of 80
Game 9: 62 of 62
Game 10: 64 of 64
Game 11: 62 of 69
Game 12: 69 of 69
Total: 792 of 804, 98.5%
Contact IndyStar Deputy Sports Editor Nat Newell at (317) 444-6182 or nat.newell@indystar.com. Follow him on Twitter: @NatJNewell.
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