Blake Grupe, Spencer Shrader lean on off-the-field…

WESTFIELD, Ind. – With training camp in full swing, so is the kicking competition between Blake Grupe and Spencer Shrader.

Before he sustained a torn ACL in Week 5 of the 2025 season, Shrader was 13/14 on field goals, and 14/14 on extra points. After a seven-week stint with Michael Badgley kicking, the Colts brought Grupe in for the final five games of the season. He went 11/11 on field goals, including a franchise record-setting 60-yarder against the Seattle Seahawks, and 10/10 on extra points.

With both kickers out on the field for camp, the Colts now face a kicking competition, which they’ve each faced in years past.

“That’s the nature of the position,” Grupe said. “Everyone knows what they’re signing up for. You just go out there and worry about you, and take it one rep at a time.”

Off the field, however, the two have a deep-rooted friendship that stems from their time at Notre Dame. In fact, Grupe was one of the main members of the Fighting Irish to recruit Shrader when he entered the transfer portal in 2022 from South Florida.