2026 season

Indianapolis Colts

1-2 · 2nd in AFC South · Head coach Shane Steichen · Lucas Oil Stadium

Power rank

#25

-4.8 pts

Off EPA

+0.01

per play

Def EPA

+0.19

allowed

Schemes & tendencies

Identified from 2026 play-by-play and compared against the league average.

Offense

187 plays · 3 games

BalancedNeutral early-down pass rate of 54%, right around league average.
Quick, short passing gameOnly 16% of throws are deep — a timing / West Coast-style attack.
Attacks the middle27% of targets go between the numbers.

Neutral pass rate: 54% lg 52%
Shotgun rate: 56% lg 58%
Deep pass rate: 16% lg 19%
Outside run rate: 29% lg 24%
No-huddle rate: 4% lg 6%
Pass EPA/play: -0.19
Run EPA/play: +0.29

Defense

195 plays · 3 games

Light box / vulnerable vs. runGives up 0.38 EPA per run (league 0.12).
Pass funnelOpponents throw 62% of neutral early downs — teams avoid running at them.

Sack rate: 7% lg 7%
Deep attempts allowed: 22% lg 19%
Explosive plays allowed: 10% lg 9%
Opp. neutral pass rate: 62% lg 52%
Pass EPA allowed: +0.05
Run EPA allowed: +0.38

Franchise leaders

All-time top three in each category while playing for this team.

Passing yards

Peyton Manning

1998–2010

54,828

2. Andrew Luck23,671
3. Jack Trudeau9,647

Passing TD

Peyton Manning

1998–2010

399

2. Andrew Luck171
3. Jim Harbaugh49

Rushing yards

Edgerrin James

1999–2005

9,226

2. Jonathan Taylor7,856
3. Marshall Faulk5,320

Rushing TD

Jonathan Taylor

2020–2026

Receptions

Marvin Harrison

1996–2008

1,102

2. Reggie Wayne1,070
3. T.Y. Hilton499

Receiving yards

Marvin Harrison

1996–2008

14,580

2. Reggie Wayne14,345
3. T.Y. Hilton7,747

Receiving TD

Marvin Harrison

1996–2008

128

Sacks

Robert Mathis

2003–2016

123

2. Dwight Freeney107.5
3. Duane Bickett50

Interceptions

Eugene Daniel

1984–1996

Tackles

Antoine Bethea

2006–2013

806

2. Zaire Franklin738
3. Gary Brackett709

Totals are regular-season stats while with this franchise, built from ESPN records (full statistical coverage from 1982 onward). Players whose careers ended before that may be missing.

Roster

Current depth of the active roster, reserve lists, and practice squad.

Offense (26)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
5	Anthony Richardson Sr.	QB	24	6' 4"	244	4	Florida
15	Riley Leonard	QB	24	6' 4"	213	2	Notre Dame
17	Daniel Jones	QB	29	6' 5"	230	8	Duke
20	Seth McGowan	RB	24	6' 0"	223	R	Kentucky
21	DJ Giddens	RB	23	6' 0"	212	2	Kansas State
28	Jonathan Taylor	RB	27	5' 10"	226	7	Wisconsin
2	Josh Downs	WR	25	5' 9"	171	4	North Carolina
6	Anthony Gould	WR	25	5' 8"	174	3	Oregon State
10	Keenan Allen	WR	34	6' 2"	211	13	California
12	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	WR	29	6' 2"	211	7	Indiana
13	Laquon Treadwell	WR	31	6' 2"	215	10	Ole Miss
16	Ashton DulinOut	WR	29	6' 2"	215	8	Malone
18	Darius Slayton	WR	29	6' 1"	198	8	Auburn
80	Deion Burks	WR	23	5' 9"	180	R	Oklahoma
81	Mo Alie-Cox	TE	33	6' 5"	267	9	VCU
84	Tyler Warren	TE	24	6' 6"	256	2	Penn State
85	Drew Ogletree	TE	28	6' 5"	260	5	Youngstown State
67	Luke Tenuta	OT	27	6' 8"	314	4	Virginia Tech
75	Jalen Travis	OT	24	6' 8"	339	2	Iowa State
79	Bernhard Raimann	OT	29	6' 6"	303	5	Central Michigan
56	Quenton Nelson	G	30	6' 5"	330	9	Notre Dame
62	Jalen Farmer	G	22	6' 4"	312	R	Kentucky
68	Dalton Tucker	G	26	6' 6"	307	3	Marshall
71	Matt Goncalves	G	25	6' 6"	317	3	Pittsburgh
60	Tanor Bortolini	C	24	6' 4"	303	3	Wisconsin
63	Sedrick Van Pran-Granger	C	24	6' 4"	315	3	Georgia

Defense (26)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
91	Jaylahn Tuimoloau	DE	23	6' 4"	264	2	Ohio State
97	Laiatu Latu	DE	25	6' 5"	265	3	UCLA
98	Arden Key	DE	30	6' 5"	240	9	LSU
90	Grover Stewart	DT	32	6' 4"	314	10	Albany State
93	Tim Smith	DT	24	6' 4"	306	1	Alabama
94	Jerry Tillery	DT	29	6' 6"	295	8	Notre Dame
95	Adetomiwa Adebawore	DT	25	6' 2"	282	4	Northwestern
99	DeForest Buckner	DT	32	6' 7"	295	11	Oregon
44	Tahj Chambers	LB	26	6' 2"	230	R	Ole Miss
50	Bryce Boettcher	LB	24	6' 1"	230	R	Oregon
51	Akeem Davis-Gaither	LB	29	6' 2"	238	7	App State
52	George Gumbs Jr.	LB	23	6' 4"	245	R	Florida
53	CJ Allen	LB	21	6' 0"	230	R	Georgia
55	Caden Curry	LB	23	6' 2"	257	R	Ohio State
57	Jaylon Carlies	LB	25	6' 3"	227	3	Missouri
58	Austin Ajiake	LB	26	6' 1"	223	2	UNLV
1	Sauce Gardner	CB	25	6' 3"	190	5	Cincinnati
7	Charvarius Ward	CB	30	6' 1"	196	9	Middle Tennessee
27	Justin Walley	CB	24	5' 10"	190	2	Minnesota
29	Cam Taylor-Britt	CB	26	5' 11"	200	5	Nebraska
33	Kenneth Harris	CB	24	6' 0"	192	R	Oklahoma State
34	Kapena Gushiken	CB	24	5' 9"	189	R	Ole Miss
0	Cam Bynum	S	28	6' 0"	200	6	California
25	A.J. Haulcy	S	22	5' 11"	215	R	LSU
30	Hunter Wohler	S	23	6' 2"	213	2	Wisconsin
38	Jonathan Owens	S	31	5' 11"	204	8	Missouri Western

Special teams (3)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
3	Spencer Shrader	PK	27	6' 2"	201	3	Notre Dame
8	Rigoberto Sanchez	P	32	6' 0"	195	10	Hawai'i
46	Luke Rhodes	LS	33	6' 2"	238	10	William & Mary

Injured reserve / out (7)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
2	D.J. MontgomeryInjured Reserve	WR	29	6' 1"	201	5	Austin Peay
14	Alec PierceInjured Reserve	WR	26	6' 3"	211	5	Cincinnati
45	Carson TowtInjured Reserve	TE	25	6' 8"	250	R	Notre Dame
49	Sean McKeonQuestionable	TE	28	6' 5"	255	5	Michigan
86	Will MalloryInjured Reserve	TE	27	6' 4"	239	4	Miami
72	Micheal ClemonsInjured Reserve	DE	29	6' 5"	263	5	Texas A&M
43	Cameron MitchellInjured Reserve	CB	25	5' 11"	191	4	Northwestern

Practice squad (15)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
—	Davon Booth	RB	24	5' 10"	192	R	Mississippi State
37	Ulysses Bentley IV	RB	25	5' 10"	200	1	Ole Miss
83	Eli Pancol	WR	26	6' 3"	205	1	Duke
—	Kenny Fletcher Jr.	TE	22	6' 3"	250	R	Rutgers
49	Pharaoh Brown	TE	32	6' 5"	246	9	Oregon
—	Reid Holskey	OT	24	6' 6"	306	1	Miami (OH)
76	Nolan Rucci	OT	24	6' 8"	314	R	Penn State
78	Roy Mbaeteka	OT	26	6' 8"	330	1	—
66	Josh Sills	G	27	6' 6"	325	3	Oklahoma State
54	Mitchell Melton	DE	24	6' 3"	253	R	Virginia
64	Cameron Ball	DT	23	6' 3"	310	R	Arkansas
47	West Weeks	LB	24	6' 2"	230	R	LSU
35	Johnathan Edwards	CB	24	6' 1"	201	2	Tulane
32	Daniel Scott	S	27	6' 1"	208	4	California
41	Trey Washington	S	23	5' 10"	205	1	Ole Miss