Indianapolis - The Colts have a new right back.

His name is Matt Goncalves.

Indianapolis plans to move last year's third-round draft pick from tackle to right back are officially in progress as offseason plans to go to the field next week.

Offensive line coach Tony Sparano Jr.

This is a move that has been achieved after the draft last month. The Colts set up a clear alternative for leaving center Ryan Kelly as they selected Tanor Bortolini in the fourth round last year and gave him five starts to become a rookie role.

But when right-back Fries stayed in free agency, too, the Colts knew they needed to add help to the draft, but not with the defender, but tackles. They took over Iowa State's Jalen Travis in the fourth round, who is 6-foot-8 and weighs 339 pounds, and is obviously the right long-term to keep tackled for a long time.

After remake Braden Smith bringing him back to his right tackle contract as the starter of the right tackle, Goncalves was moved inside to become a way to get the five best offensive linemen on the court at the same time.

"When you evaluate a college graduate player, you have to look at all skills. Will (Fries) is a Penn State tackle," Sparano said. "(Matt) is a big guy (6-foot-6, 327 pounds). His strength. He's long. His feet are really easy. He's really quick. He can come out in space.

"… Plus, he's a very tough and physical player. It's not negotiable for our guards. They have to be that way. That's what he is."

The challenge for Goncalves is a position he never played in the game in college or the NFL. He has been a tackle last season and filled a game at the defender. Despite some cross-training in practice last year, the Colts chose to object to moving him there when Fries broke his tibia in Week 5 and couldn’t adapt again.

Indianapolis replaced it with unsigned free agent Dalton Tucker for seven games before bringing Mark Glowinski back to start five more games in an effort to tinker on the spot.

"Matt had gone backwards on tackles, and a little bit of the defender spilled out. Dalton was a defender. I had confidence in both players. For me, I wanted to work with the guy here, rather than saying, 'Matt, I'm going to move you right now,'" Sparano said.

"…It's a new year. We have the opportunity to start with him from the beginning to get him all these reps so that he has the job and has the background and put him in a better position, rather than me saying, 'Hey look, look, you don't have a lot of work, but we were there two days before our game.'"

Goncalves will now get the full track, starting with the current post meeting and continuing into live drills next week with fill-in exercises in the camp.

He had three and a half months until Week 1 against the Dolphins.

“I can help him a ton,” said All-Pro left-back Quinton Nelson. “… His transition has been good so far, just watching his performance in the drill. I think when the game speeds up, we will fight against the defense, our energy. At that time I think I can help him more.

“…I look at him and a lot of the time, I can only say, ‘Good job’ because he’s doing a great job there, which is very promising.”