The Colts crossed 32 names off their draft board on Thursday night, from the expected (like Indiana's Fernando Mendoza going No. 1 overall to the Las Vegas Raiders) to the unexpected (Ty Simpson going No. 13 to the Los Angeles Rams).
And while the picture hasn't yet come into focus of who will be available when the Colts go on the clock with the 15th pick in the second round of the NFL Draft, general manager Chris Ballard will walk into the draft room at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center on Friday with a better idea of who he might be calling later that night.
So let's look at a group of players who could hear their names called during the second and third rounds of the 2026 NFL Draft on Friday.
Using The Athletic's consensus board of the top 100 prospects in this year's NFL Draft, we're left with plenty of good players still available on Day 2. For what it's worth, the lowest-ranked player on this list drafted in the first round was Georgia Tech guard Keylan Rutledge, who went No. 26 overall to the Houston Texans.
Note, though, this list is not comprehensive; just because a player isn't on it doesn't mean he's not worthy of being selected on Friday.
Last year, the Colts took Minnesota cornerback Justin Walley – who wasn't on this top 100 big board – in the third round, and all signs were pointing toward him being a impactful player in 2025 before he sustained a season-ending knee injury during training camp.
Still, consider this as a good way to get familiar with some of the names you'll hear called in the second and third round on Friday:
Go inside the Colts' draft room on the first night of the 2026 NFL Draft.
Mitch Chester - College Scouting Coordinator and Debbie Finn - Assistant to the General Manager
Ed Dodds - Assistant General Manager
Skylar Hillmann - Scouting Assistant
Mike Bluem - Director of Football Administration and Matt Conti Vice President of Football Communications
Andrew Hoyle - Pro Personnel Scout and Jon Shaw - Director of Pro Personnel
Jon Shaw - Director of Pro Personnel
Chris McGaha - National Scout
Andrew Hoyle - Pro Personnel Scout and Jon Shaw - Director of Pro Personnel
Joey Elliott Assistant - Director of Pro Scouting
Carlie Irsay-Gordon Owner & CEO
Kalen Jackson - Owner & Chief Brand Officer and President of the Indianapolis Colts Foundation and Cal Handelman - Administration Director
Kyle Davis - Head Athletic Trainer, Todd Vasvari - Senior Player Personnel Scout and Greg Starek - Director of Football Analytics
Kyle Davis - Head Athletic Trainer
Kyle Davis - Head Athletic Trainer
Shane Steichen Head Coach
Cal Handelman - Administration Director
Joe Tsaiho - Scouting Assistant
Jacob Clouse - Creative Video Producer
Chris Ballard General Manager
Joey Elliott Assistant - Director of Pro Scouting and Gregory Liverpool - Midlands Area Scout/Pro Scout
Shane Steichen Head Coach
Shane Steichen Head Coach
Carlie Irsay-Gordon Owner & CEO
Chris Ballard General Manager
Pete Ward COO
Tyler Hughes - Area Scout
Kalen Jackson - Owner & Chief Brand Officer and President of the Indianapolis Colts Foundation, Carlie Irsay-Gordon Owner & CEO and Shane Steichen Head Coach
Boyd Jackson - Pro Personnel Assistant
Shane Steichen Head Coach
Jamie Moore - Assistant Director of College Scouting and Matt Terpening - Director of College Scouting
Shane Steichen Head Coach
Kalen Jackson - Owner & Chief Brand Officer and President of the Indianapolis Colts Foundation
Kalen Jackson - Owner & Chief Brand Officer and President of the Indianapolis Colts Foundation
Kalen Jackson - Owner & Chief Brand Officer and President of the Indianapolis Colts Foundation
Pete Ward COO
Carlie Irsay-Gordon Owner & CEO
Kalen Jackson - Owner & Chief Brand Officer and President of the Indianapolis Colts Foundation and Carlie Irsay-Gordon Owner & CEO
Boyd Jackson - Pro Personnel Assistant and Cal Handelman - Administration Director
Carlie Irsay-Gordon Owner & CEO
Kalen Jackson - Owner & Chief Brand Officer and President of the Indianapolis Colts Foundation
Chad Henry - Northeast Area Scout
Chad Henry - Northeast Area Scout
Mitch Chester - College Scouting Coordinator
Jamie Moore - Assistant Director of College Scouting
Matt Terpening - Director of College Scouting
Chris McGaha - National Scout and Andrew Hoyle - Pro Personnel Scout
Joe Tsaiho - Scouting Assistant
Ed Dodds - Assistant General Manager
Skylar Hillmann - Scouting Assistant and Gregory Liverpool - Midlands Area Scout/Pro Scout
Skylar Hillmann - Scouting Assistant
Gregory Liverpool - Midlands Area Scout/Pro Scout
Joe Tsaiho - Scouting Assistant
Kyle Davis - Head Athletic Trainer and Sean Welch - Director of Football Information Systems
Greg Starek - Director of Football Analytics
Kalen Jackson - Owner & Chief Brand Officer and President of the Indianapolis Colts Foundation
Carlie Irsay-Gordon Owner & CEO
Shane Steichen Head Coach
Joey Elliott Assistant - Director of Pro Scouting
Skylar Hillmann - Scouting Assistant
Skylar Hillmann - Scouting Assistant
Pete Ward COO
Cal Handelman - Administration Director
Todd Vasvari - Senior Player Personnel Scout and Kevin Rogers - Director of Player Personnel
Jacob Clouse - Creative Video Producer
Chris Ballard General Manager
Chris Ballard General Manager
Kalen Jackson - Owner & Chief Brand Officer and President of the Indianapolis Colts Foundation
Kalen Jackson - Owner & Chief Brand Officer and President of the Indianapolis Colts Foundation
Kalen Jackson - Owner & Chief Brand Officer and President of the Indianapolis Colts Foundation
Shane Steichen Head Coach
Mitch Chester - College Scouting Coordinator
Kalen Jackson - Owner & Chief Brand Officer and President of the Indianapolis Colts Foundation
Kalen Jackson - Owner & Chief Brand Officer and President of the Indianapolis Colts Foundation
Kalen Jackson - Owner & Chief Brand Officer and President of the Indianapolis Colts Foundation
Matt Terpening - Director of College Scouting
Matt Terpening - Director of College Scouting
Matt Terpening - Director of College Scouting
| Rank | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Jermond McCoy | CB | Tennessee |
| 20 | Denzel Boston | WR | Washington |
| 21 | Emmanuel McNeil-Warren | S | Toledo |
| 27 | Colton Hood | CB | Tennessee |
| 28 | Kayden McDonald | DT | Ohio State |
| 31 | Avieon Terrell | CB | Clemson |
| 34 | Zion Young | DE | Mizzou |
| 35 | Cashius Howell | DE | Texas A&M |
| 37 | CJ Allen | LB | Georgia |
| 38 | TJ Parker | DE | Clemson |
| 39 | Jacob Rodriguez | LB | Texas Tech |
| 41 | Chase Bisontis | G | Texas A&M |
| 42 | Emmanuel Pregnon | G | Oregon |
| 44 | Germie Bernard | WR | Alabama |
| 45 | D'Angelo Ponds | CB | Indiana |
| 46 | Brandon Cisse | CB | South Carolina |
| 48 | Christen Miller | DT | Georgia |
| 49 | Gabe Jacas | DE | Illinois |
| 50 | R Mason Thomas | DE | Oklahoma |
For deeper insight into the Colts' 2026 NFL Draft, visit NFL IQ, built on Amazon Quick, for player evaluations and scheme fits for whoever winds up as the newest member of the Colts.
| Rank | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Jake Golday | LB | Cincinnati |
| 52 | Lee Hunter | DT | Texas Tech |
| 54 | Eli Stowers | TE | Vanderbilt |
| 55 | Anthony Hill Jr. | LB | Texas |
| 56 | Antonio Williams | WR | Clemson |
| 57 | Treydan Stukes | CB | Arizona |
| 58 | Keionte Scott | S | Miami |
| 59 | Chris Bell | WR | Louisville |
| 60 | AJ Haulcy | S | LSU |
| 61 | Derrick Moore | DE | Michigan |
| 62 | Caleb Tiernan | T | Northwestern |
| 63 | Gennings Dunker | G | Iowa |
| 64 | Kyle Louis | LB | Pittsburgh |
| 65 | Keyron Crawford | DE | Auburn |
| 66 | Zachariah Branch | WR | Georgia |
| 67 | Malachi Fields | WR | Notre Dame |
| 68 | Josiah Trotter | LB | Mizzou |
| 69 | Chris Brazzell II | WR | Tennessee |
| 70 | Mike Washington Jr. | RB | Arkansas |
| 71 | De'Zhaun Stribling | WR | Ole Miss |
| 72 | Max Klare | TE | Ohio State |
| 73 | Keith Abney II | CB | Arizona State |
| 74 | Ted Hurst | WR | Georgia Tech |
| 75 | Jaishawn Barham | DE | Michigan |
| 76 | Logan Jones | C | Iowa |
| 77 | Bud Clark | S | TCU |
| 78 | Dani Dennis-Sutton | DE | Penn State |
| 79 | Sam Hecht | C | Kansas State |
| 80 | Elijah Sarratt | WR | Indiana |
| 81 | Bryce Lance | WR | North Dakota State |
| 82 | Domonique Orange | DT | Iowa State |
| 83 | Deion Burks | WR | Oklahoma |
| 84 | Jalon Kilgore | S | South Carolina |
| 85 | Jalen Farmer | G | Kentucky |
| 86 | Malik Muhammad | CB | Texas |
| 87 | Connor Lew | C | Auburn |
| 88 | Sam Roush | TE | Stanford |
| 89 | Romello Height | DE | Texas Tech |
| 90 | Garrett Nussmeier | QB | LSU |
| 91 | Daylen Everette | CB | Georgia |
| 92 | Gracen Halton | DT | Oklahoma |
| 93 | Joshua Josephs | DE | Tennessee |
| 94 | Skyler Bell | WR | UConn |
| 95 | Zakee Wheatley | S | Penn State |
| 96 | Justin Joly | TE | N.C. State |
| 97 | Carson Beck | QB | Miami |
| 98 | Tacario Davis | CB | Washington |
| 99 | Chandler Rivers | CB | Duke |
| 100 | Davison Igbinosun | CB | Ohio State |
