Indianapolis Colts

Austin Ajiake

LB

Ajiake was added to the injury report Friday after logging a DNP, suggesting he was injured late in the week. The special-teams contributor and backup linebacker appeared in 16 regular-season games last season, playing 157 snaps on defense and 299 on special teams.

Alec Pierce

WR

Pierce was a limited practice participant throughout the week, never quite upgrading to full, and per Stephen Holder of The Athletic, it's unclear if he will handle a full workload. However, the Colts have at least left no doubt that Pierce will play this Sunday. Any limitations could mean more work for Josh Downs, Keenan Allen and/or Ashton Dulin.

Drew Ogletree

TE

The tight end was limited by a neck injury a day earlier. Ogletree is trending toward playing in Sunday's opener against Baltimore. The 2022 sixth-round pick has added depth to the Colts' tight-end spot throughout his career, seeing action on special teams as well.

A.J. Haulcy

S

The safety missed the Colts' last two preseason games but was able to practice on a limited basis Wednesday. Now that he's a full go in practice, Haulcy should be able to play Sunday against the Ravens. The third-round pick out of LSU is a projected starter at strong safety.

Sedrick Van Pran-Granger

C

Sauce Gardner

CB

Gardner was bothered by a calf issue during the preseason. However, his omission from the injury report indicates he will be good to go for the Week 1 meeting with the Ravens. The 2022 No. 4 overall pick appeared in 11 regular-season games for the Jets and Colts during the 2025 campaign, amassing 36 total tackles and nine passes defended.

Charvarius Ward

CB

Ward was battling a back injury. However, his absence from Wednesday's injury report indicates he should be good to go for the opener versus Baltimore. The 30-year-old veteran appeared in seven regular-season games for the Colts during the 2025 campaign, compiling 25 total tackles.

Josh Downs

WR

The fourth-year receiver downplayed the calf injury that slowed him towards the end of summer. Downs evaded the injury report entirely Wednesday, signaling that he should be ready to go for the opener against the Ravens. Indianapolis may be at full strength at receiver with Alec Pierce trending in the right direction as well.

Tyler Warren

TE

Indianapolis' star tight end looks good to go for the opener after not even being listed on the practice report to start the week. Warren was dealing with a minor groin issue late in camp but the expectation has been that he would be ready to begin the season. The Colts host the Ravens to kick off their season Sunday.

Carson Towt

TE

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Sean McKeon

TE

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Anthony Richardson Sr.

QB

GM Chris Ballard confirmed Tuesday that Richardson -- who requested a trade over the offseason -- would remain with the Colts for the season, and head coach Shane Steichen revealed Thursday that Richardson beat out Riley Leonard for the backup job behind starter Daniel Jones.

Jonathan Taylor

RB

Prior to the game, head coach Shane Steichen said that he planned on having all of the team's offensive starters minus Taylor and quarterback Daniel Jones take the field for 8-to-12 snaps, per JJ Stankevicz of the Colts' official site. Taylor didn't play in the prior two preseason contests either, as the Colts didn't want to risk an injury to their lead back in advance of the regular season. After missing at least three games every season from 2022 through 2024, the 27-year-old played a full 17-game slate in 2025, playing north of 70 percent of the offensive snaps in all but one of those contests while accounting for 20 touchdowns, amassing 1,585 yards on the ground and setting career highs with 46 receptions and 378 receiving yards. He'll be primed for another hefty workload in 2026, and the Colts are hopeful that Jones' return from a torn ACL can help Taylor avoid the decline in efficiency that he experienced after the Colts' Week 11 bye last season (3.3 yards per carry in his final seven games).

Daniel Jones

QB

Jones has put last season's Achilles injury behind him and turned in a strong training camp as he gets ready for 2026. Despite not having a full complement of weapons at his disposal given absences from Josh Downs (calf), Alec Pierce (ankle) and Tyler Warren (groin) and the late signing of Keenan Allen, Jones still impressed. The Colts open their season Sept. 13 at home against Baltimore.

Keenan Allen

WR

Allen will not face discipline from the team following his arrest on DUI charges Sunday. "We should be good," said Ballard when asked about that on Tuesday, and added that "Good people make mistakes. [Allen] is a tremendous human being...he'll work through the process of the legal system." It appears that Allen can now shift his focus to getting up to speed with the team in advance of the season-opener on Sept. 13 against the Ravens.

D.J. Montgomery

WR

Montgomery signed with the team in early August, ultimately reeling in two of three targets for 21 yards during the preseason. The wide receiver appears to have picked up an abdominal injury at some point during the preseason, and he is now set to miss the entire 2026 campaign while on IR, unless he reaches an injury settlement with Indianapolis.

Will Mallory

TE

Mallory suffered a thumb injury, and he sat out the team's last two games of the preseason. The tight end will now be forced to miss at least four contests to open the 2026 campaign, and the earliest he'll be able to make his regular-season debut is in Week 5 against the Steelers on Oct. 11.

Spencer Shrader

PK

Shrader has been a journeyman so far in his career, making nine regular-season appearances between three teams the last two years. After facing off with Blake Grupe during training camp and the preseason, though, Shrader will be the Week 1 placekicker for the Colts, seemingly due to connecting on a pair of 60-plus yard field goals during exhibition season.

Seth McGowan

RB

The seventh-round rookie got the start once again, even with DJ Giddens back in the lineup after recovering from a hamstring injury, and McGowan put together the Colts' longest run of the afternoon on a 10-yard scamper in the first quarter to help set up a field goal. Giddens scored the team's only TD of the game in the second quarter, however, as they both make their final cases to be the No. 2 backfield option behind Jonathan Taylor. The two younger backs had similar athleticism-over-production profiles in college, so they could end up trading the job back and forth during the season based on health and performance.

DJ Giddens

RB

The second-year back scored the Colts' only TD of the afternoon on a six-yard run in the second quarter, bouncing the ball outside the tackle and plowing through a couple defenders to hit paydirt. Giddens didn't make much of an impact as a rookie after being selected in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft out of Kansas State, but Indy seems content to let him continue his development behind Jonathan Taylor. Seth McGowan got the start in Saturday's preseason finale, however, and may have claimed the No. 2 spot on the depth chart.

Riley Leonard

QB

Anthony Richardson got the start under center for the Colts and had a quiet but efficient performance before turning the offense over to Leonard in the second quarter. The 2025 sixth-round pick led a TD drive on his first possession, capped by a DJ Giddens six-yard run, but Leonard then made a poor decision trying to avoid pressure and got picked off just outside the red zone the next time Indianapolis had the ball. Saturday's performances didn't do much to clarify who will begin the season as Daniel Jones' backup, with both potential No. 2's having good and bad moments in camp and during the preseason.

Rigoberto Sanchez

P

Sanchez is entering his 10th season as the Colts' primary punter and kickoff specialist. He enjoyed a career season in 2025, landing 50 percent of his punts inside the 20 and recording a 44.7-yard net average, the second-best mark in the league.

Kenneth Harris

CB

Harris is an undrafted free agent out of Oklahoma State. The cornerback participated in 12 games for the OSU Cowboys in 2025, totaling 33 tackles (27 solo) over the course of his final collegiate season. The Colts waived cornerback Mekhi Blackmon in a corresponding move.

Ashton Dulin

WR

A thin depth chart put Dulin in position for a top-three role, but the Colts now hope to have Allen, Alec Pierce (ankle) and Josh Downs (calf) all ready for Week 1. In all likelihood, Dulin is merely competing with Nick Westbrook-Ikhine for the No. 4 WR role at this point.

Cam Taylor-Britt

CB

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