The Colts added to their secondary in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft, selecting LSU safety A.J. Haulcy with the No. 78 overall pick Friday night.
The 6-foot, 215 pound Haulcy appeared in 48 games (44 starts) over four collegiate seasons with New Mexico (2022), Houston (2023-2024) and LSU (2025). He totaled 347 tackles, 10 interceptions, four forced fumbles and 4.5 tackles for a loss, including 88 tackles, one forced fumble and three interceptions for LSU in 2025.
Haulcy was named a First Team All-Big 12 player in 2024 and First Team All-SEC player in 2025. He did not commit a penalty in 702 defensive snaps in 2025.
The 22-year-old Haulcy is a Houston area native and attended Thurgood Marshall High School in Missouri City, Texas.
Houston defensive back A.J. Haulcy (2) walks into the tunnel after a win over TCU in an NCAA college football game Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)
FILE - Houston defensive back A.J. Haulcy in the first half during an NCAA college football game against Arizona, on Nov. 15, 2024, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
Louisiana Tech tight end Eli Finley (84) is tackled by LSU safety A.J. Haulcy (13) in the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Texas A&M quarterback Marcel Reed (10) carries for a touchdown against LSU defensive back A.J. Haulcy (13) in the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025 in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Arkansas wide receiver Raylen Sharpe carries against LSU defensive back A.J. Haulcy (13) in the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
LSU defensive back A.J. Haulcy (36) poses for a portrait at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026 (AJ Mast/AP Content Services for the NFL)
LSU defensive back A.J. Haulcy (36) runs the 40-yard dash at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
In this photograph taken with a slow shutter speed, LSU defensive back A.J. Haulcy (36) runs the 40-yard dash at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
LSU defensive back A.J. Haulcy (36) goes through drills and testing at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
LSU defensive back A.J. Haulcy (36) runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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