With the Indianapolis Colts and Pittsburgh Steelers’ trade for Michael Pittman now official, so is their 2026 NFL draft order.
In total, the Colts will have seven selections in this year’s draft. They are without a first-round pick after trading for Sauce Gardner and hold the Steelers’ sixth-round pick from the Pittman trade, but not their own. That was traded to Minnesota prior to the 2025 season for Mekhi Blackmon.
The two seventh-round picks that the Colts have are compensatory draft picks. Their original seventh-round pick went to the Steelers in the Pittman trade.
List of Colts’ official 2026 NFL draft picks by round and selection
- Round 2, pick 47
- Round 3, pick 78
- Round 4, pick 113
- Round 5, pick 156
- Round 6, pick 214 (from Steelers)
- Round 7, pick 249
- Round 7, pick 254
GM Chris Ballard will really have to make these picks count this year. As of now, the Colts have only two selections in the top 100, but several roster holes that still exist following the first wave of NFL free agency.
The Colts could be a prime candidate to trade down as well. The strengths of this year’s draft class could make it the prudent move, and Ballard also discussed it as a possibility at the NFL combine.
“We like to acquire picks,” Ballard said at the NFL combine. “I’m not saying we wouldn’t move up in the draft because that’s always a possibility, but there’s a good chance we end up moving back, and we have plenty of — like we’re going to end up getting I think two comp picks, so we’re at seven. I would anticipate having more when it’s all said and done.”
The 2026 NFL draft will be held in Pittsburgh from April 23rd to April 25th.
This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: 2026 NFL draft: When are Indianapolis Colts picking?