According to CBS Sports Matt Zenitz, the Indianapolis Colts are expected to hire University of Arkansas’ Marion Hobby as their new defensive line coach, replacing since departed veteran coach Charlie Partridge:
The 59-year-old Hobby was set to become Arkansas defensive line coach this upcoming season under their new head coach Ryan Silverfield. Hobby served last season as a defensive analyst for the University of Tennessee.
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However, most notably for our purposes, Hobby was the former defensive line coach for the Cincinnati Bengals (2021-24) under current Colts veteran defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo. Collectively, he’s coached in the NFL for eight seasons previously, focused on defensive lines.
He brings a wealth of coaching experience, having had other prior stops collegiately as well.
Hobby will be tasked with improving the Colts stalling pass rush, while continuing to ensure that their young pass rushers such as Laiatu Latu, Ade Adebawore, and JT Tuimoloau only continue to improve and get better.
The Colts had 39.0 total team defense sacks in 2025, which was the 15th best in the league, so around league average. That being said, ESPN Analytics ranked them as the 30th best in pass rush win rate (29%) this past season—meaning Hobby initially has his work cut out for him.
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It’s also important to note that should the Colts elect to pursue top free agent pass rusher Trey Hendrickson, having been frequently connected to him, that Hobby would figure to only help them for recruiting purposes.
