AFC South

Indianapolis Colts

4-4 · 3rd in the AFC South · GM: Shampain

2026 cap

$303.3M

incl. $2.1M rollover

Active spending

$237.2M

53 active players

Dead money

$14.0M

Cap space

$52.0M

2027 committed

$231.1M

of $327.0M projected cap

2028 committed

$69.6M

of $352.0M projected cap

Below the roster minimum: EDGE 5 of 6.

Roster & contracts

Cap number by year

Pos	Player	2026	2027	2028	2029	Guaranteed	Cut savings
Offense
QB	Aaron Rodgers	$10.0M	—	—	—	$2.0M	$0
QB	Stetson Bennett IV	$1.1M	$1.4M	—	—	$1.1M	$0
RB	Travis Etienne Jr	$3.8M	$17.5M	—	—	—	$1.8M
RB	Kendre Miller	$1.3M	—	—	—	—	$1.1M
RB	Trevor Etienne	$1.2M	$1.4M	$1.5M	—	—	$523K
WR	Andrei Iosivas	$3.9M	—	—	—	—	$3.7M
WR	Ricky Pearsall	$2.4M	$2.8M	—	—	$1.6M	−$871K
WR	Ted Hurst III	$1.7M	$2.1M	$2.5M	$2.9M	$885K	−$6.0M
WR	Malik Washington	$1.5M	$1.8M	—	—	—	$1.1M
WR	Tory Horton	$1.4M	$1.7M	$2.0M	—	—	$504K
WR	Ja'Kobi Lane	$1.3M	$1.6M	$2.0M	$2.3M	—	−$370K
WR	Ja'seem Reed IR	$895K	$1.1M	—	—	—	$895K
WR	Omari Evans Practice squad	$248K	—	—	—	—	$248K
TE	Cade Otton	$3.5M	$4.5M	—	—	$3.0M	−$500K
TE	Justin Joly	$1.2M	$1.5M	$1.9M	$2.2M	—	−$166K
TE	Jared Wiley	$1.1M	$1.4M	—	—	—	$1.1M
TE	Lance Mason IR	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	$885K
TE	Lake McRee Practice squad	$248K	—	—	—	—	$248K
OL	Damien Lewis	$9.6M	—	—	—	—	$8.8M
OL	Joe Alt	$6.0M	$7.0M	—	—	$1.1M	−$7.0M
OL	Blake Freeland	$1.7M	—	—	—	—	$1.5M
OL	Beaux Limmer	$1.3M	$1.4M	—	—	—	$876K
OL	Roger Rosengarten	$1.3M	$1.4M	—	—	—	$894K
OL	Matt Gulbin	$1.2M	$1.4M	$1.5M	$1.6M	—	−$94K
OL	Brandon Coleman	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	—	$992K
OL	Miles Frazier	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	$785K
OL	Jager Burton	$1.0M	$1.2M	$1.3M	$1.4M	—	$522K
OL	Anez Cooper	$953K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	$682K
OL	Mason Murphy Practice squad	$248K	—	—	—	—	$248K
OL	Ethan Onianwa Practice squad	$248K	—	—	—	—	$248K
Defense
IDL	Leonard Williams	$25.0M	—	—	—	—	$20.0M
IDL	Poona Ford	$8.5M	$17.0M	—	—	—	$6.5M
IDL	Kobie Turner	$4.0M	—	—	—	—	$3.9M
IDL	Vernon Broughton	$1.5M	$1.8M	$2.1M	—	—	$414K
IDL	Gracen Halton	$1.5M	$1.8M	$2.2M	$2.6M	$885K	−$4.5M
EDGE	Brian Burns	$35.5M	$38.0M	—	—	—	$27.5M
EDGE	Nolan Smith Jr	$4.7M	$13.8M	—	—	$2.8M	$0
EDGE	Bradyn Swinson	$2.3M	$2.8M	$3.3M	—	$1.3M	−$4.9M
EDGE	Zion Young	$1.9M	$2.4M	$2.9M	$3.4M	$885K	−$8.6M
EDGE	Oluwafemi Oladejo	$1.5M	$1.8M	$2.1M	—	—	$408K
LB	Patrick Queen	$21.1M	$24.1M	—	—	—	$11.1M
LB	Leo Chenal	$11.4M	$17.4M	$19.4M	$21.7M	$9.0M	−$18.2M
LB	Jihaad Campbell	$6.3M	$7.6M	$8.9M	—	$1.0M	−$16.5M
LB	Trevin Wallace	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	—	$943K
LB	Jack Kelly	$937K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	$730K
LB	Khalil Jacobs	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	$885K
CB	A.J. Terrell Jr	$27.0M	$27.0M	—	—	—	$15.0M
CB	Chris Johnson	$3.2M	$4.0M	$4.8M	$5.6M	$885K	−$14.3M
CB	Jarrian Jones	$1.3M	$1.4M	—	—	—	$874K
CB	Dorian Strong	$1.2M	$1.4M	$1.5M	—	—	$526K
CB	Decamerion Richardson	$1.1M	$1.3M	—	—	—	$1.0M
CB	Michael Dansby Practice squad	$248K	—	—	—	—	$248K
CB	Rodney Shelley Practice squad	$248K	—	—	—	—	$248K
CB	Channing Canada Practice squad	$248K	—	—	—	—	$248K
S	JL Skinner	$1.7M	—	—	—	—	$1.5M
S	Jonas Sanker	$1.3M	$1.4M	$1.5M	—	—	$455K
S	Ronnie Hickman	$1.2M	—	—	—	—	$1.1M
S	Tykee Smith	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	—	$988K
S	Jacob Thomas	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	$885K
S	Devan Boykin IR	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	$885K
S	Kapena Gushiken Practice squad	$248K	—	—	—	—	$248K
Special teams
K	Charlie Smyth	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	—	$1.0M
P	Blake Gillikin	$1.5M	$1.5M	—	—	$1.5M	−$1.5M
LS	Ben Mann	$885K	$1.1M	—	—	—	$885K