Colts Added Two Projected Starters From the Draft; a Position-by-Position Update

Colts added two projected starters from the draft; a position-by-position update

INDIANAPOLIS – In the aftermath of the NFL Draft, what you see is what you’re going to get with the 2026 Indianapolis Colts. There will be minor adjustments, including one or two prospects from the latest pool of undrafted rookies, but the heavy lifting probably is finished. The draft added Zaire Franklin’s successor at middle linebacker [...]

Colts follow draft plan by getting faster in the midst of defensive overhaul

Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard made it clear in January he was going to make the defense younger and faster.

Colts Insider grades Indy's NFL Draft

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The 2026 NFL Draft is in the books. The Colts had eight draft picks in the class, drafting five defensive players. All of their draft picks came from either the SEC or Big Ten. WISH-TV Colts Insider Kevin Bowen gave the Colts a grade of a “B” for their draft. “None of these are maybe these elite testing athletes that Chris Ballard has been prone to kind of fall in love with,” Bowen said. “What you see is multi-year starters…

Why Did The Colts Wait To Draft An Edge Rusher?

Source: Lauren Leigh Bacho / Getty Heading into the 2026 NFL Draft, the most obvious need for the Indianapolis Colts was at edge rusher.  Laitu Latu has shown some signs, and the team has expressed confidence in J.T. Tuimoloau, but most figured that the team would attempt to add more pieces to that group in the early rounds of the NFL Draft. Instead, they waited until the 5th round to address the position, when they took George Gumbs Jr out of F…