2026 Indianapolis Colts season

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2026 Indianapolis Colts season
Owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon
General manager Chris Ballard
Head coach Shane Steichen
Home stadium Lucas Oil Stadium
Results
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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 was also their tenth under the leadership of general manager Chris Ballard and their fourth under head coach Shane Steichen. [1] The Colts will seek to improve upon their 8–9 record from the previous two seasons, make the playoffs after a 6–year absence and win the AFC South for the first time since 2014.

Contents

Offseason

Draft

2026 Indianapolis Colts draft selections
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
247
378
4TBD
5TBD
6TBD
7TBD

Notes

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
Offensive coaches
 
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Lou Anarumo
  • Defensive line – Vacant
  • Linebackers – James Bettcher
  • Assistant linebackers – Cato June
  • Pass game coordinator/Secondary – Chris Hewitt
  • Defensive backs – Jerome Henderson
  • Defensive assistant – Brent Stocksill
  • Tony Dungy diversity coaching fellow – Kalon Humphries
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Brian Mason
  • Senior assistant special teams – Joe Hastings
  • Assistant to the head coach – T. J. Ingels
  • Game manager – Charlie Gelman
  • Harriet P. Irsay fellow – Isabel Diaz
Strength and conditioning
  • Director of sports performance – Mike Minnis
  • Senior head strength and conditioning – Richard Howell
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Zane Fakes
  • Strength and conditioning assistant/performance therapist – Sam Khym
  • Assistant sports science/analytics – Mikey Blazejowski
  • Applied sports science/conditioning – Doug McKenney

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Current roster

Indianapolis Colts roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Reserve

Impending free agents (FA)

Restricted free agents (RFA)

Preseason

The Colts' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season

2026 opponents

Listed below are the Colts' opponents for 2026. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring. [2]

CategoryHomeAway
Division opponents
(AFC South)		 Houston Texans
Jacksonville Jaguars
Tennessee Titans
Conference opponents
(AFC North)		 Baltimore Ravens
Cincinnati Bengals 		Cleveland Browns
Pittsburgh Steelers
Conference opponents
(based on 2025 division placement)		 Miami Dolphins Kansas City Chiefs
Interconference opponents
(NFC East)		 Dallas Cowboys
New York Giants 		Philadelphia Eagles
Washington Commanders
Interconference opponent
(based on 2025 division placement)		N/a Minnesota Vikings

References

  1. ↑ "Colts retaining head coach Shane Steichen, general manager Chris Ballard for 2026 season". NFL.com. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  2. ↑ "2026 NFL season: Team-by-team opponents for every game". NFL.com. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
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