INDIANAPOLIS -- The list of candidates to be the Indianapolis Colts' general manager has been finalized. Colts vice president of football operations Jimmy Raye III is the internal candidate. I wrote about Raye on Monday.

The rest of the list includes Green Bay director of football operations Eliot Wolf, Kansas City director of player personnel Chris Ballard, Seattle co-directors of pro personnel Scott Fitterer and Trent Kirchner and Minnesota assistant general manager George Paton.

If there's been a common theme, it's that most of their outside candidates are with teams that have a strong defense. The Colts need a lot of help there; they ranked 30th in the NFL on defense in 2016.

Here’s a quick look at each of the candidates:

Eliot Wolf, Green Bay

He’s the son of former Packers general manager Ron Wolf. Eliot Wolf was in the running to be the 49ers general manager, but he took his name out of the mix. The 34-year-old Wolf is considered one of the up-and-coming front-office people in the league. He’s been promoted within the organization five times since 2005.

Chris Ballard, Kansas City

Here’s how much the Chiefs value Ballard. They denied the 49ers a chance to interview him for their vacant job. Ballard has been with Kansas City since 2013, working with general manager John Dorsey. All four first-round picks by the Chiefs under Ballard and Dorsey -- Eric Fisher, Dee Ford, Chris Jones and Marcus Peters -- have become significant contributors. Ballard interviewed for GM jobs with Tennessee and Chicago the past couple of years.

Chris Ballard, director of football operations for the Chiefs, has been on the short list of several teams with general manager openings in the past few years. George Gojkovich/Getty Images

Scott Fitterer, Seattle

Fitterer shares the title of pro personnel director with Trent Kirchner. Fitterer has been with the Seahawks since 2001 and climbed the ranks through the scouting department. He has played a significant role in helping build Seattle dominant defense through the draft. The Seahawks have done well in the draft with players such as cornerback Richard Sherman, safety Earl Thomas and safety Kam Chancellor.

Trent Kirchner, Seattle

Kirchner works more on the pro side of evaluating players. He helped the Seahawks pull off trades for Jimmy Graham and Marshawn Lynch and the free-agent signings of Cliff Avril, Michael Bennett and Sidney Rice. The Colts could use help when it comes to making wise free-agent signings.

George Paton, Minnesota

Paton has been with the Vikings for 10 years. Like former Colts general manager Ryan Grigson, Paton has found players in the Canadian Football League. Paton, who is also a candidate for the job in San Francisco, turned down an interview opportunity with Miami in 2013 and didn’t go after jobs with the Jets and Bears in 2014, according to ESPN Vikings reporter Ben Goessling.