Indianapolis Colts fantasy football

AFC South, 2026 record 2-6. Depth chart, backfield split and target shares for Week 9.

Week 9

vs Dallas Cowboys

Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 p.m. ET

Allowed to QBs vs. average+33%
Allowed to RBs vs. average+17%
Allowed to WRs vs. average+23%
Allowed to TEs vs. average−6%

The Indianapolis Colts are 2-6 in 2026, coming off a 7-42 loss at the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 8. In Week 9 they host the Dallas Cowboys (Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 p.m. ET). Daniel Jones tops the quarterback depth chart, projected for 13.7 half-PPR points (QB17). Jonathan Taylor leads the backfield with 65% of the team's carries this season. Josh Downs leads the team with a 20% target share, followed by Keenan Allen at 20%. Jonathan Taylor is their highest-projected player this week at 18.8 half-PPR points. Alec Pierce, Carson Towt and D.J. Montgomery are on injured reserve.

Fantasy depth chart

Projections are half-PPR for Week 9. 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 9 proj.	Rank	Carry share	Last game
QB1	Daniel Jones	13.7	QB17	11%	15% car.
QB2	Anthony Richardson	0.0	–	1%	8% car.
QB3	Riley Leonard	0.4	QB38	0%	0% car.

Running backs

Depth	Player	Week 9 proj.	Rank	Carry share	Target share	Last game
RB1	Jonathan Taylor	18.8	RB3	65%	12%	31% car., 17% tgt.
RB2	Seth McGowan	3.2	RB53	16%	2%	19% car., 0% tgt.
RB3	DJ Giddens	2.5	RB57	3%	0%	23% car., 0% tgt.

Wide receivers

Depth	Player	Week 9 proj.	Rank	Target share	Last game
WR1	Josh Downs	7.8	WR29	20%	17% tgt.
WR2	Keenan Allen	9.6	WR20	20%	23% tgt.
WR3	Laquon Treadwell	2.5	WR85	11%	7% tgt.
WR4	Ashton Dulin	1.5	WR100	3%	0% tgt.
WR5	Deion Burks	2.0	WR91	3%	3% tgt.
WR6	Anthony Gould	0.1	WR121	0%	0% tgt.

Tight ends

Depth	Player	Week 9 proj.	Rank	Target share	Last game
TE1	Tyler Warren	9.0	TE10	18%	33% tgt.
TE2	Will Mallory	1.3	TE66	4%	0% tgt.
TE3	Mo Alie-Cox	2.3	TE49	2%	0% tgt.
TE4	Andrew Ogletree	0.7	TE75	2%	0% tgt.
TE5	Pharaoh Brown	0.4	TE78	0%	0% tgt.

Injured reserve: Alec Pierce (WR), Carson Towt (TE), D.J. Montgomery (WR)

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	W 19-17
4	at Washington Commanders	W 30-13
5	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 22-34
6	vs Tennessee Titans	L 20-26
7	at Minnesota Vikings	L 10-16
8	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 7-42
9	vs Dallas Cowboys	Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 p.m. ET
10	vs Miami Dolphins	Sun, Nov 15, 1:00 p.m. ET
11	at Houston Texans	Thu, Nov 19, 8:15 p.m. ET
12	vs New York Giants	Sun, Nov 29, 1:00 p.m. ET
13	Bye	–