2026 Indianapolis Colts season

2026 Indianapolis Colts season
Owner	Carlie Irsay-Gordon
General manager	Chris Ballard
Head coach	Shane Steichen
Home stadium	Lucas Oil Stadium
Results
Record	0–0
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The 2026 season will be the Indianapolis Colts' 74th in the National Football League (NFL), their 43rd in Indianapolis, and their 19th playing their home games at Lucas Oil Stadium. It is also their tenth under the leadership of general manager Chris Ballard and their fourth under head coach Shane Steichen. The Colts will seek to improve upon their 8–9 record from the previous two seasons, make the playoffs after a five-year absence and win the AFC South for the first time since 2014.

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 2026 NFL draft

2026 Indianapolis Colts draft selections

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	16	Traded to the New York Jets
2	47	Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers
	53	CJ Allen	LB	Georgia	From Steelers
3	78	A. J. Haulcy	S	LSU
4	113	Jalen Farmer	G	Kentucky
	135	Bryce Boettcher	LB	Oregon	Compensatory selection; From Steelers
5	156	George Gumbs Jr.	DE	Florida
6	196	Traded to the Minnesota Vikings
6	214	Caden Curry	DE	Ohio State	Compensatory selection; From Steelers
7	230	Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers
	237	Seth McGowan	RB	Kentucky	From Steelers
	249	Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers			Compensatory selection
	254	Deion Burks	WR	Oklahoma	Compensatory selection

2026 Indianapolis Colts undrafted free agents

Name	Position	College	Ref.
Cam Ball	DT	Arkansas
Austin Brown	S	Wisconsin
Tahj Chambers	LB	Ole Miss
Sahmir Hagans	WR	Duke
E. J. Horton	WR	Purdue
Mitchell Melton	DE	Virginia
Lincoln Pare	RB	Texas State
Nolan Rucci	OT	Penn State
Raylen Sharpe	WR	Arkansas
Geno VanDeMark	C	Alabama
Jordon Vaughn	RB	Abilene Christian
West Weeks	LB	LSU
Josh Kreutz	C	Illinois
Jai'Onte' McMillan	CB	Minnesota

Staff

Indianapolis Colts staff

	Front office Owner/CEO – Carlie Irsay-Gordon Owner/executive vice president – Casey Foyt Owner/chief brand officer – Kalen Jackson General manager – Chris Ballard Assistant general manager – Ed Dodds Director of player personnel – Kevin Rogers Jr. Director of football administration – Mike Bluem Director of pro scouting – Jon Shaw Assistant director of pro scouting – Joey Elliott Director of college scouting – Matt Terpening Assistant director of college scouting – Jamie Moore Senior player personnel scout – Todd Vasvari Director of football analytics – Greg Starek Head coach Head coach – Shane Steichen Assistant to the head coach – T. J. Ingels Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Jim Bob Cooter Passing game coordinator – Alex Tanney Quarterbacks – Cameron Turner Running backs – DeAndre Smith Wide receivers – Reggie Wayne Tight ends – Tom Manning Offensive line – Tony Sparano Jr. Assistant offensive line – Chris Watt Offensive quality control – Diego Ortiz Offensive quality control – Brent Stocksill			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Lou Anarumo Defensive line – Marion Hobby Assistant defensive line – Kalon Humphries Linebackers – James Bettcher Assistant linebackers – Cato June Pass game coordinator/secondary – Chris Hewitt Defensive backs – Jerome Henderson Defensive quality control – Jeremy Bruce Defensive quality control – Dillon Doyle Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Brian Mason Senior assistant special teams – Joe Hastings Harriet P. Irsay fellow – Isabel Diaz Support staff Game management coordinator – Aditya Krishnan Strength and conditioning Director of sports performance – Mike Minnis Performance science analyst – Mikey Blazejowski Senior head strength and conditioning – Richard Howell Strength and conditioning assistant – Zane Fakes Strength and conditioning assistant – Tyrell Brown Strength and conditioning assistant/performance therapist – Sam Khym Applied sports science/conditioning – Doug McKenney → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

Indianapolis Colts roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 17 Daniel Jones 15 Riley Leonard  5 Anthony Richardson  4 Easton Stick Running backs (RB) 37 Ulysses Bentley IV 42 Anderson Castle 21 DJ Giddens 20 Seth McGowan 28 Jonathan Taylor Wide receivers (WR) 10 Keenan Allen 80 Deion Burks  2 Josh Downs 16 Ashton Dulin  6 Anthony Gould 11 Sahmir Hagans  3 D. J. Montgomery  9 Coleman Owen 83 Eli Pancol 14 Alec Pierce  8 Raylen Sharpe 13 Laquon Treadwell 12 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine Tight ends (TE) 81 Mo Alie-Cox 49 Pharaoh Brown 47 JJ Galbreath 86 Will Mallory 45 Tyler Moore 85 Drew Ogletree 84 Tyler Warren

Offensive linemen (OL) 60 Tanor Bortolini C 62 Jalen Farmer G 73 Blake Freeland RT 71 Matt Goncalves RG 61 Josh Kreutz C 78 Roy Mbaeteka RT (IPP) 65 Jimmy Morrissey C 56 Quenton Nelson LG 79 Bernhard Raimann LT 76 Nolan Rucci RT 66 Josh Sills G 67 Luke Tenuta LT 75 Jalen Travis RT 68 Dalton Tucker G 63 Geno VanDeMark C 69 Trey Wedig T Defensive linemen (DL) 95 Adetomiwa Adebawore DT 64 Cameron Ball DT 99 DeForest Buckner DT 72 Micheal Clemons DE 55 Caden Curry DE 52 George Gumbs Jr. DE 98 Arden Key DE 97 Laiatu Latu DE 54 Mitchell Melton DE 74 Durell Nchami DE 92 Derrick Nnadi DT 93 Tim Smith DT 90 Grover Stewart DT 94 Jerry Tillery DT 91 JT Tuimoloau DE 96 Colby Wooden DT

Linebackers (LB) 58 Austin Ajiake 53 CJ Allen 50 Bryce Boettcher 57 Jaylon Carlies 44 Tahj Chambers 51 Akeem Davis-Gaither 48 Devin Veresuk 47 West Weeks Defensive backs (DB) 31 Austin Brown S  0 Camryn Bynum S 39 Robert Carter Jr. CB 35 Johnathan Edwards CB  1 Sauce Gardner CB 29 Kenneth Harris CB 25 A. J. Haulcy S 40 Jaylon Jones CB 34 Ben Nikkel S 38 Jonathan Owens SS 36 Mekhi Rodgers CB 32 Daniel Scott S 26 Cam Taylor-Britt CB 33 Juanyeh Thomas S 27 Justin Walley CB  7 Charvarius Ward CB 41 Trey Washington S 30 Hunter Wohler S Special teams (ST) 10 Blake Grupe K 46 Luke Rhodes LS  8 Rigoberto Sanchez P  3 Spencer Shrader K

Reserve 43 Cameron Mitchell CB (IR) 45 Carson Towt TE (IR) 90 active (1 exempt), 2 reserve As of August 26, 2026. Rookies in italics. Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

Week	Date	Time (EDT)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Network	Recap
1	August 13	7:30 p.m.	at New England Patriots	T 13–13	0–0–1	Gillette Stadium	TBD	Recap
2	August 22	1:00 p.m.	Atlanta Falcons	L 6–34	0–1–1	Lucas Oil Stadium	TBD	Recap
3	August 29	3:00 p.m.	Detroit Lions			Lucas Oil Stadium	TBD

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Network	Recap
1	September 13	1:00 p.m.	Baltimore Ravens			Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS
2	September 20	8:20 p.m.	at Kansas City Chiefs			Arrowhead Stadium	NBC
3	September 27	1:00 p.m.	Houston Texans			Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS
4	October 4	9:30 a.m.	at Washington Commanders			Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London)	NFLN
5	October 11	1:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh Steelers			Acrisure Stadium	CBS
6	October 18	1:00 p.m.	Tennessee Titans			Lucas Oil Stadium	Fox
7	October 25	1:00 p.m.	at Minnesota Vikings			U.S. Bank Stadium	CBS
8	November 1	1:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville Jaguars			EverBank Stadium	CBS
9	November 8	1:00 p.m.	Dallas Cowboys			Lucas Oil Stadium	Fox
10	November 15	1:00 p.m.	Miami Dolphins			Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS
11	November 19	8:20 p.m.	at Houston Texans			Reliant Stadium	Prime Video
12	November 29	1:00 p.m.	New York Giants			Lucas Oil Stadium	Fox
13	Bye
14	December 13	1:00 p.m.	at Philadelphia Eagles			Lincoln Financial Field	Fox
15	December 20	1:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Titans			Nissan Stadium	CBS
16	December 26/27	TBD	Cincinnati Bengals			Lucas Oil Stadium	TBD
17	January 3	1:00 p.m.	at Cleveland Browns			Huntington Bank Field	Fox
18	January 9/10	TBD	Jacksonville Jaguars			Lucas Oil Stadium	TBD

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling, for the exception of Week 11.
• The date, time and network for Week 16 will be finalized by no later than the end of Week 14.
• The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

External links

• Official website
• 2026 Indianapolis Colts at Pro-Football-Reference.com
• 2026 Indianapolis Colts at The Football Database (FootballDB.com)