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
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The 2026 season is 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.

Draft

Main article: 2026 NFL Draft

2026 Indianapolis Colts Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	TBD
2	TBD
3	TBD
4	TBD
5	TBD
6	TBD
7	TBD

Notes

• Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings.

Staff

Indianapolis Colts staff

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	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 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/wide receivers – Brian Bratton Tony Dungy diversity coaching fellow – Diego Ortiz			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Lou Anarumo Defensive line – Charlie Partridge Senior assistant/defensive line – Matt Raich Linebackers – James Bettcher Assistant linebackers – Cato June Pass game coordinator/Secondary – Chris Hewitt Defensive backs – Jerome Henderson Defensive assistant – Brent Stocksill Defensive quality control – Brent Jackson 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 → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

Indianapolis Colts roster

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Quarterbacks (QB) 15 Riley Leonard 17 Philip Rivers Running backs (RB) 26 Ameer Abdullah 21 DJ Giddens 31 Tyler Goodson 28 Jonathan Taylor Wide receivers (WR)  2 Josh Downs 16 Ashton Dulin 14 Alec Pierce 11 Michael Pittman Jr. 13 Laquon Treadwell Tight ends (TE) 81 Mo Alie-Cox 86 Will Mallory 84 Tyler Warren

Offensive linemen (OL) 60 Tanor Bortolini C 71 Matt Goncalves G 56 Quenton Nelson G 63 Danny Pinter C 79 Bernhard Raimann T 67 Luke Tenuta T 75 Jalen Travis T 68 Dalton Tucker G Defensive linemen (DL) 95 Adetomiwa Adebawore DT 52 Samson Ebukam DE 92 Neville Gallimore DT 98 Eric Johnson DT 97 Laiatu Latu DE 94 Tyquan Lewis DE 51 Kwity Paye DE 90 Grover Stewart DT 91 JT Tuimoloau DE 96 Chris Wormley DT

Linebackers (LB) 58 Austin Ajiake 57 Jaylon Carlies 44 Zaire Franklin 59 Buddy Johnson 50 Segun Olubi 53 Germaine Pratt Defensive backs (DB) 29 Mekhi Blackmon CB  0 Camryn Bynum S 20 Nick Cross S 35 Johnathan Edwards CB  1 Sauce Gardner CB 40 Jaylon Jones CB 36 Reuben Lowery S 43 Cameron Mitchell CB 23 Kenny Moore II CB 39 George Odum S 25 Rodney Thomas II S Special teams (ST) 10 Blake Grupe K 46 Luke Rhodes LS  8 Rigoberto Sanchez P

Practice squad 37 Ulysses Bentley IV RB 42 Wyett Ekeler CB 61 Viliami Fehoko Jr. DE 69 LaDarius Henderson G  4 Seth Henigan QB 33 Mike Hilton CB 33 78 Bayron Matos T(Int.) 49 Sean McKeon TE 65 Jimmy Morrissey C 62 Bill Murray G 74 Durell Nchami DE 34 Ben Nikkel S  9 Coleman Owen WR 83 Eli Pancol WR 47 Troy Pride Jr. CB 66 Josh Sills G 93 Tim Smith DT 41 Trey Washington S Reserve 36 Salvon Ahmed RB (IR) 99 DeForest Buckner DT (IR) 73 Blake Freeland T (IR)  6 Anthony Gould WR (IR) 17 Daniel Jones QB (IR) 38 Chris Lammons CB (IR)  2 D. J. Montgomery WR (IR) 85 Drew Ogletree TE (IR) 54 Jacob Phillips LB (IR)  5 Anthony Richardson QB  5 32 Daniel Scott S 32 72 Braden Smith T (IR)  3 Spencer Shrader K (IR) 27 Justin Walley CB (IR)  7 Charvarius Ward CB (IR) 76 Jack Wilson T (IR) 30 Hunter Wohler S (IR) 52 active, 17 practice squad (1 exempt), 17 reserve As of December 30, 2025. Rookies in italics. Roster Depth chart Transactions

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.

Category	Home	Away
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 (AFC East)	Kansas City Chiefs (AFC West)
Interconference opponents (NFC East)	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants	Philadelphia Eagles Washington Commanders
Interconference opponent (based on 2025 division placement)	—N/a	TBD (NFC North)

External links

• Official website