Final Look at Colts' Roster Ahead of NFL Draft

The Indianapolis Colts will get on the board on Friday evening, as the second round of the 2026 NFL Draft arrives, and they will be making their first selection.

The Colts currently hold the 47th overall pick and the 78th, in Rounds 2 and 3, respectively.

Before the events continue at 7:00 p.m. ET, let's take one last look at the Colts' roster.

Daniel Jones, Riley Leonard, Seth Henigan, Anthony Richardson Sr.

There are two big things that need to be accomplished at quarterback. First, for Jones to continue his Achilles rehab in a positive manner so he can be ready to go by Week 1 of the regular season. The other is to find a suitable trade partner for Richardson, who requested a trade in February. Ideally, the Colts could trade Richardson before the end of the draft so the capital gained can be used immediately.

Jonathan Taylor, DJ Giddens, Ulysses Bentley IV

Running back is an underdiscussed need, but the Colts no longer have Tyler Goodson and Ameer Abdullah, who were contributors behind Jonathan Taylor last year. The Colts drafted Giddens on Day 3 last year with high hopes, but he underwhelmed and was often a healthy scratch. It's likely the Colts add another capable player to this group to push Giddens.

Alec Pierce, Josh Downs, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, Ashton Dulin, Laquon Treadwell, Anthony Gould, Coleman Owen, Eli Pancol

The Colts are eager to add another player to this group to replace what they lost after trading Michael Pittman Jr. and AD Mitchell. Head coach Shane Steichen described his ideal receiver target (in a nutshell) as someone who gets great separation, has good hands, and can create yards after the catch.

Tyler Warren, Mo Alie-Cox, Drew Ogletree, Will Mallory, Sean McKeon, Carson Towt

The Colts may add an undrafted rookie here, but they're unlikely to draft anyone. Warren is the top dog, and Alie-Cox and Ogletree's money is guaranteed in 2026.

Bernhard Raimann, Jalen Travis, Luke Tenuta, Blake Freeland, Bayron Matos, Jack Wilson

With Travis jumping into the starting lineup to replace Braden Smith, his old swing tackle spot needs better competition added to it besides just Tenuta vs. Freeland.

Quenton Nelson, Matt Goncalves, Dalton Tucker, Josh Sills, Bill Murray, LaDarius Henderson

The Colts could get by with this group at guard, especially if they add a backup tackle or center who's able to provide depth at guard.

Tanor Bortolini, Jimmy Morrissey

Longtime backup center Danny Pinter left for the Baltimore Ravens this offseason, which leaves the Colts without much insurance behind Bortolini. Bortolini has missed time in each of the last two seasons with concussions.

Laiatu Latu, Arden Key, JT Tuimoloau, Micheal Clemons, Durell Nchami, Viliami Fehoko Jr.

Edge is one of a couple of positions that have been the talk of the offseason for the Colts. They did add key depth with Key and Clemons, but e haven't seen enough from Tuimoloau for them not to add another contending starter on the strong side. They've replaced free agent Samson Ebukam and Tyquan Lewis, but not longtime starter Kwity Paye.

DeForest Buckner, Grover Stewart, Colby Wooden, Adetomiwa Adebawore, Derrick Nnadi, Jerry Tillery, Tim Smith

The Colts are stocked up at three-tech, but one-tech needs some attention. Stewart will be 33 years old by the time the season ends, which will be his final season under his current contract. Nnadi may not even make the team this year, and Smith spent most of his rookie year last year on the practice squad.

Akeem Davis-Gaither, Austin Ajiake, Jaylon Carlies, John Bullock, Joseph Vaughn, Devin Veresuk

The Colts have a golden opportunity to remake their linebacker corps in the draft. They traded Zaire Franklin, and Germaine Pratt is a free agent. They signed Davis-Gaither to be a starter, likely at WILL, for this season, but they need a new starting MIKE, and maybe even competition for Davis-Gaither. Don't be surprised to see the Colts double (or triple!) up at linebacker.

Sauce Gardner, Charvarius Ward Sr., Justin Walley, Cam Taylor-Britt, Mekhi Blackmon, Johnathan Edwards, Cameron Mitchell, Rob Carter Jr., Wyett Ekeler,  Jaylon Jones, Kenny Moore II

On paper, this is a deep group, but injuries ravaged them last year and we got a firsthand example of never having enough corners. Moore is on the trade block and may be dealt by the end of the weekend. Ward suffered with concussion issues last year, and Walley moving from outside to inside to replace Moore now leaves another opening. There's a very good chance another corner is taken this year.

Cam Bynum, Juanyeh Thomas, Hunter Wohler, Jonathan Owens, Nasir Adderley, Reuben Lowery III, Daniel Scott, Trey Washington, Ben Nikkel

The Colts are big fans of this year's safety class, so there may be another player brought in to compete for a significant role as the strong safety or third safety. Thomas and Wohler should be competing for the strong safety role, while Owens and Adderley duke it out for the third safety spot.

Blake Grupe, Spencer Shrader

This should be an entertaining kicker battle in camp, as Grupe and Shrader combined to miss just one kick in 10 games last year. Shrader is on his way back from a season-ending knee injury last year, as he has already resumed kicking.

Rigoberto Sanchez

Don't mess with a good thing. Sanchez is still setting career bests at this point in his career. His 44.7 net yards per punt and 50.0% rate of punts inside the opponent's 20 in 2025 were both career highs.

Luke Rhodes

The Colts' kicking and punting operation is a well-oiled machine, and Rhodes is obviously a significant part of that.

Anthony Gould, Ashton Dulin (kickoffs) |  Anthony Gould, Josh Downs (punts)

Both Dulin (516) and Gould (647) set new career bests in kickoff return yards last year, and Gould also averaged over 10 yards per punt return.