The Indianapolis Colts have had issues at wide receiver in 2026, with injuries to Alec Pierce and Ashton Dulin prompting the recent additions of Keenan Allen and Darius Slayton.
The Colts (1-2) sent away a couple of second-round picks over the past year who have become rotation players for their new teams. Adonai Mitchell — who had dropped a ball just before reaching the end zone in a one-possession loss to the Los Angeles Rams — was a piece in a 2025 midseason blockbuster trade. This offseason, the Colts made Pierce their priority, and dealing Michael Pittman Jr. provided financial help.
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Those receivers may be the most prominent of the recent former Colts who dot other rosters in 2026. Here’s how five such players are faring.
∎ The Colts traded receiver Michael Pittman Jr. and a 7th-round draft pick to the Pittsburgh Steelers for a 6th-round draft pick they used on defensive lineman Caden Curry. Pittman started with Indianapolis as a second-round draft pick in 2020.
Pittman has 5 catches for 74 yards in Pittsburgh (2-1), but he got noticed in Week 3 for Aaron Rodgers‘ very R-rated reaction after a missed connection.
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∎ Adonai Mitchell, a Colts second-round pick in the 2024 draft, and two first-round draft picks were sent to the New York Jets (1-2) in the middle of last season in a deal that brought cornerback Sauce Gardner to Indianapolis.
Mitchell had 9 receptions for 123 yards in the first two weeks, but a finger injury sidelined him in Week 3.
