The Colts added a familiar veteran name to their offensive line workout list, bringing in former Arizona Cardinals and New York Giants guard Will Hernandez along with offensive tackles Trey Wedig and D’Ante Smith, according to the NFL transaction wire.
Hernandez is the headliner here. The 30-year-old was a second-round pick by the Giants in 2018 and landed in the same draft class as Colts All-Pro left guard Quenton Nelson, which is why Indianapolis fans have known his name for years. He has put together a long NFL run, logging 104 career games with 98 starts, even if his résumé doesn’t match Nelson’s star power.
The last couple of seasons have been less smooth. Hernandez started seven games last year and posted a +45.3 overall grade, which ranked 77th among 81 qualifying guards. A year earlier, he started just five games after suffering a season-ending knee injury.
Still, the Colts have a reason to keep looking at interior depth. Rookie fourth-round pick Jalen Farmer has looked good in training camp and in his preseason debut, but adding another experienced guard would make sense.
With Danny Pinter gone, third-year guard Dalton Tucker is moving into backup center duties, leaving Indianapolis in need of another capable option inside. Hernandez’s recent form wasn’t great, but his track record suggests he could still be a plug-and-play reserve if the Colts need one.
Wedig is a 6-foot-7, 313-pound tackle who may already be familiar to some Colts followers from his time with the Indiana Hoosiers in 2024. He entered the league as an undrafted rookie free agent with the Los Angeles Rams in 2025, and he has also spent time with the Arizona Cardinals organization and the UFL’s DC Defenders.
Smith, meanwhile, is a 6-foot-5, 309-pound tackle who entered the NFL as a fourth-round pick of the Cincinnati Bengals in 2021. He spent the 2021 through 2024 seasons with Cincinnati and appeared in three career games, including one start.
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