Indianapolis Colts fantasy football

AFC South, 2026 record 0-2. Depth chart, backfield split and target shares for Week 3.

Week 3

vs Houston Texans

Sun, Sep 27, 1:00 p.m. ET

Allowed to QBs vs. average−7%
Allowed to RBs vs. average−16%
Allowed to WRs vs. averageAverage
Allowed to TEs vs. average−10%

The Indianapolis Colts are 0-2 in 2026, coming off a 30-33 loss at the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 2. In Week 3 they host the Houston Texans (Sun, Sep 27, 1:00 p.m. ET). Daniel Jones tops the quarterback depth chart, projected for 14.1 half-PPR points (QB19). Jonathan Taylor leads the backfield with 83% of the team's carries this season. Josh Downs leads the team with a 22% target share, followed by Tyler Warren at 20%. Jonathan Taylor is their highest-projected player this week at 20.0 half-PPR points. Carson Towt, Coleman Owen, D.J. Montgomery and Will Mallory are on injured reserve.

Fantasy depth chart

Projections are half-PPR for Week 3. Shares are each player's portion of the team's carries and targets in 2026 games for the Indianapolis Colts; last game is the most recent one played.

Quarterbacks

Depth	Player	Week 3 proj.	Rank	Carry share	Last game
QB1	Daniel Jones	14.1	QB19	8%	9% car.
QB2	Anthony Richardson	–	–	0%	0% car.
QB3	Riley Leonard	0.3	QB49	0%	0% car.

Running backs

Depth	Player	Week 3 proj.	Rank	Carry share	Target share	Last game
RB1	Jonathan Taylor	20.0	RB4	83%	14%	75% car., 13% tgt.
RB2	Seth McGowan	0.2	RB102	4%	2%	6% car., 0% tgt.
RB3	DJ Giddens	1.7	RB78	0%	0%	0% car., 0% tgt.

Wide receivers

Depth	Player	Week 3 proj.	Rank	Target share	Last game
WR1	Josh Downs	7.1	WR50	22%	30% tgt.
WR2	Keenan Allen	6.3	WR58	19%	17% tgt.
WR3	Darius Slayton	5.6	WR71	0%	0% tgt.
WR4	Laquon Treadwell	1.5	WR126	7%	10% tgt.
WR5	Ashton Dulin	1.1	WR139	2%	0% tgt.
WR6	Deion Burks	1.4	WR132	0%	0% tgt.
WR7	Alec Pierce	8.1	WR36	12%	3% tgt.

Tight ends

Depth	Player	Week 3 proj.	Rank	Target share	Last game
TE1	Tyler Warren	8.8	TE11	20%	23% tgt.
TE2	Mo Alie-Cox	2.1	TE64	0%	0% tgt.
TE3	Andrew Ogletree	0.6	TE87	3%	3% tgt.

Injured reserve: Carson Towt (TE), Coleman Owen (WR), D.J. Montgomery (WR), Will Mallory (TE)

Schedule

Week	Opponent	Result or kickoff
1	vs Baltimore Ravens	L 23-41
2	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 30-33
3	vs Houston Texans	Sun, Sep 27, 1:00 p.m. ET
4	at Washington Commanders	Sun, Oct 4, 9:30 a.m. ET
5	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Sun, Oct 11, 1:00 p.m. ET
6	vs Tennessee Titans	Sun, Oct 18, 1:00 p.m. ET
7	at Minnesota Vikings	Sun, Oct 25, 1:00 p.m. ET