Chris Wormley

Career StatsB-

Year	Team	GP	Sacks	Tkl	TFL
Career		92	12.0	157	9.5
2025		5	1.0	7	0
2024		2	0.0	4	0
2023		5

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Chris Wormley's contract earns a B- Contract Value Index, with the AAV sitting where the comparable-tier deals tend to settle. At $1.17M on a one-year deal, this is pure journeyman territory—a non-guaranteed, low-risk flyer that reflects his actual standing in the league: a veteran depth piece with rotational value but no path to featured status. His 2025 season production of seven tackles and one sack across five games confirms the media narrative—he's a reliable insurance option, capable of executing his role when opportunities arise, but hardly a cornerstone contributor. At 32 with nine seasons played, Wormley occupies the classic established-veteran phase where contract value hinges entirely on availability and positional scarcity; a one-year pact is the only sensible structure for a player in this slot, and the Colts structured it accordingly. The Contract Value Index reflects this reality cleanly: he's paid like a depth piece, graded like a solid backup, and framed by the media as exactly that—a professional, low-cost hedge against injury attrition. With no guaranteed money and a single-year term, there is zero cap risk or dead-money concern, making this a textbook efficient use of depth salary for a team addressing interior defensive line depth in the offseason.

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 Chris's contract sits relative to comparable money.

Performance Analysis

Among defensive tackles on the Indianapolis Colts, Chris Wormley's output grades to a B- performance level. The 32-year-old established veteran contributed a sack against Houston in limited action, demonstrating he retains the technical instinct to disrupt plays when called upon, though his 2025 season output of 7 tackles and 1 sack across 5 games reflects the modest snap count of a rotational depth piece rather than a full-time contributor. His primary weakness lies in volume — five games of availability is insufficient to build a meaningful impact profile on an interior line dealing with injury attrition. Wormley has been elevated and re-signed repeatedly this offseason, positioning him as reliable insurance rather than a anchoring force in the Colts' defensive scheme. The media narrative is straightforward: he's a professional veteran signed to weather depth crises, not to reshape Indianapolis's defensive identity, and his current contract and utilitarian role suggest he'll operate on the margins of the rotation unless opportunity knocks via injury. For a nine-year pro at this stage, the B- grade acknowledges his capability to execute when deployed, but also underscores that this is fundamentally a depth play from a front office managing roster holes, not a bet on late-career production.

How Chris Compares at the Position

Chris Wormley ranks 56th of 216 graded defensive tackles by performance. That slots Chris between Nathan Shepherd (B-) just ahead and Jonah Laulu (B-) just behind.

Current Sentiment

Chris Wormley carries a **B-** sentiment grade heading into 2026, reflecting his position as a respected but unremarkable veteran presence on Indianapolis's defensive line. The media narrative surrounding the former Baltimore and Pittsburgh defender has been decidedly utilitarian, framing him as a reliable depth piece brought in to address injury concerns rather than as a difference-maker in the Colts' interior rotation. His recent practice squad elevation and subsequent nine-yard sack against Houston perfectly encapsulates his current standing — capable of making plays when opportunities arise, but operating well outside the spotlight of featured contributors. While his inclusion in Madden NFL 26 suggests baseline league recognition, the coverage has been largely transactional, with reporters viewing him as professional insurance rather than a cornerstone of the defensive unit. Wormley's modest contract and lack of marquee moments have cemented his reputation as a solid but unremarkable veteran who would need a breakout campaign to meaningfully alter the perception that he's simply occupying a roster spot rather than defining Indianapolis's defensive identity.