Colts 2026 NFL Draft picks: Why Indianapolis has no 1st-round selection

The Indianapolis Colts don’t have a pick in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft, so while most teams that missed the playoffs have something to look forward to, the Colts are in this limbo space.

The Colts traded two first-round picks (one in 2026 and one in 2027) plus receiver Adonai Mitchell to the New York Jets for cornerback Sauce Gardner. Gardner only played four games for the Colts in 2025 due to an injury.

The Colts would be picking fifteenth if they still had their pick.

Updated 2026 NFL Draft order

1. Las Vegas Raiders
2. New York Jets
3. Arizona Cardinals
4. Tennessee Titans
5. New York Giants
6. Cleveland Browns
7. Washington Commanders
8. New Orleans Saints
9. Cincinnati Bengals
10. Kansas City Chiefs
11. Miami Dolphins
12. Dallas Cowboys
13. Los Angeles Rams (from the Atlanta Falcons)
14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
15. New York Jets (from the Indianapolis Colts)
16. Baltimore Ravens
17. Detroit Lions
18. Minnesota Vikings (Final spot that is certain after Week 18, remainder will be decided by the NFL playoff results)
19. Carolina Panthers
20. Dallas Cowboys (from the Green Bay Packers)
21. Pittsburgh Steelers
22. Philadelphia Eagles
23. Los Angeles Chargers
24. Buffalo Bills
25. Chicago Bears
26. San Francisco 49ers
27. Houston Texans
28. Cleveland Browns (from the Jacksonville Jaguars)
29. Los Angeles Rams
30. Denver Broncos
31. New England Patriots
32. Seattle Seahawks

The playoff teams will not have their order locked in place until they are eliminated from the postseason, including where the Browns pick from the Jaguars will be slotted.