The Colts kept the roster churn going at running back on Tuesday, parting ways with Ulysses Bentley IV just one day after bringing him back to the practice squad.
To fill those openings, Indianapolis signed running back Davon Booth and guard Reid Holskey to the practice squad.
Bentley’s exit is a quick turn after a busy few days. The Colts waived him during preseason roster cuts, then signed him to the practice squad a day later, only to release him again in order to make room for Booth and Holskey.
It’s a sharp end to a strong summer for Bentley, who repeatedly flashed in training camp and made his biggest noise as a pass-catching threat. Before the Colts announced their roster, he was a popular media pick to beat out second-year draft pick DJ Giddens, but Indianapolis went with Giddens and kept Bentley around on the practice squad instead.
Booth steps into Bentley’s spot. The 5-foot-8, 192-pound back is 24 years old and originally signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent after this year’s draft. His college path took him from Cerritos Community College to Utah State in 2023 and then to Mississippi State in 2024-25.
Over the last three years, Booth played in 36 games with 25 starts and logged 408 carries for 2,117 yards, a 5.2 average, and 18 touchdowns. He also caught 40 passes for 379 yards, a 9.5 average, and six more scores.
In the preseason with Cleveland, Booth ran 17 times for 109 yards and a touchdown, added three catches for minus-3 yards, and handled two kickoff returns for 54 yards. He also logged 19 special teams snaps, showing up on every unit except field goal kick or block work.
With Booth aboard, the Colts’ running back room now includes Jonathan Taylor, Seth McGowan, and DJ Giddens on the active roster, with Anderson Castle and Booth on the practice squad.
Indianapolis also added Holskey, a 6-foot-6, 306-pound lineman who is 24. He entered the league as an undrafted free agent with the Baltimore Ravens after the 2025 draft and has since spent time with the Houston Texans in 2025, the New York Giants in 2025-26, and the Denver Broncos in 2026.
At Miami (OH), Holskey appeared in 55 games and made 53 starts, picking up Second-Team All-MAC honors in 2023 and First-Team All-MAC recognition in 2024.
In the last two preseason stretches, Holskey has played 130 offensive snaps split between center, right guard, and left guard. He has allowed just one pressure, owns a 99.0 pass-block efficiency rate, and has been flagged only once.
The Colts’ guard group now features Quenton Nelson, Matt Goncalves, Jalen Farmer, and Dalton Tucker on the active roster, with Josh Sills and Holskey on the practice squad.
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