It wasn't remotely close to his 2024 performance, when he was considered "off-target" on more than 25% of his attempts -- easily higher than the second-worst player in that area, the Chicago Bears' Caleb Williams (21%). But it was enough that his accuracy could remain an issue for his coaches.

As of Thursday morning, it seemed that Colts HC Shane Steichen was not all that close to naming either Richardson or Jones the team's starting quarterback.

The consensus surrounding Jones stems from The Athletic's "NFL QB Tiers" for 2025, as multiple anonymous GMs, coaches, and coordinators stacked up the league's best and worst talents at the quarterback position, and ranked them within sets of tiers from one to five– one being a franchise superstar, five being a backup quality guy.