Easton Stick

Career StatsD+

Year	Team	GP	Yards	TD	INT	RTG
Career		6	1,133	3	1	85.7
2025		3	520	3	2	89.7
2024		3	303	1	3	46.3

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Net of age, position, and term, Easton Stick's deal earns a C+ Contract Value Index. At $1.17M on a one-year contract for a 30-year-old sixth-year veteran, the pure economics are defensible—a minimal salary commitment for a depth piece that carries minimal risk. His D+ performance grade, however, undercuts any enthusiasm: Stick logged 3 games in the 2025 season without generating the kind of production that would justify elevation beyond insurance-policy status. The Colts are treating this signing exactly as it should be treated—routine roster management, a low-cost safety net at a premium position rather than any statement about confidence in his ceiling. With Indianapolis sitting at 8-9 and focused on offensive line and defensive reinforcement elsewhere, Stick remains contingent on injury or underperformance from ahead of him on the depth chart. The one-year term removes any medium-term salary overhang, making this a clean, low-leverage transaction that poses no structural problem to the cap. This is a C+ deal because the price is right and the risk is minimal—but Stick's limited production keeps the grade from climbing higher.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

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

Performance Analysis

Per-game impact for Easton Stick pencils out to a D+ performance grade. At 30 years old and six seasons into his NFL tenure as a fifth-round pick from 2019, Stick occupies the replacement-level tier of the quarterback landscape—a capable organizational insurance option with no trajectory toward meaningful starter consideration. His 2025 season production across three games reflects the limited opportunities afforded to a perpetual backup, and the absence of any statistical standout marks him as a functionally interchangeable depth piece rather than a prospect with upside or a proven veteran capable of stepping in effectively. The Colts' recent acquisition of Stick signals exactly what the mediaFraming suggests: Indianapolis views him as low-risk, low-reward depth management heading into a season where the team sits at 8-9 and struggling (L7 streak), needing reliable insurance without playoff-window urgency. His $1.2M annual contract aligns with that modest valuation—it's the market rate for a backup quarterback with durability and competence but no special traits that elevate him above replacement status. With six seasons of practice-squad pedigree and limited on-field momentum behind him, Stick will likely compete for third-string duties while younger options develop, a career arc that has remained static for years without inflection points suggesting meaningful change ahead.

How Easton Compares at the Position

Easton Stick ranks 75th of 106 graded quarterbacks by performance. That slots Easton between Graham Mertz (C-) just ahead and Brandon Allen (D+) just behind.

Fan Sentiment

Inside the Indianapolis Colts ecosystem, the take on Easton Stick settles at a C- sentiment grade. Media coverage treats his signing as routine roster management—a low-risk, low-reward depth addition designed to provide insurance at the position without signaling any competitive urgency. The dominant narrative frames him as perpetually contingent on circumstances beyond his control, characterized as "one play away" from meaningful action, a phrase that underscores how his relevance hinges on injury or underperformance elsewhere rather than on any demonstrated mastery of his own. His D+ performance grade aligns uncomfortably with that tepid coverage; six seasons into his career as a fifth-round pick from 2019, Stick has logged 3 games in the 2025 season without generating the kind of on-field production that would elevate the conversation around him or force genuine enthusiasm from the media. The Colts' recent offseason activity—focused on offensive line depth (Robinson, Walton signings) and defensive reinforcement—reflects organizational priorities elsewhere, and the absence of any quarterback-specific investment only reinforces the perception that Stick is insurance rather than a cornerstone. Until Indianapolis makes a definitive statement at the position, Stick's narrative will remain stuck in neutral territory: competent enough to hold a roster spot, unremarkable enough to avoid scrutiny, wholly dependent on factors outside his control.