Colts post an updated unofficial depth chart for Week 2 preseason matchup with Falcons

The Indianapolis Colts released an updated unofficial depth chart on Monday ahead of their second preseason game, Saturday’s matchup against the Atlanta Falcons. The release is part of the team’s weekly game-planning routine, giving fans an early view of how roles and snaps may be distributed during the next slate of exhibition football.

According to the Colts’ team report, head coach Shane Steichen’s approach for this Week 2 preseason game will be similar to what it looked like in the prior week against the New England Patriots. That matters because the first preseason outing often sets the baseline for how starters, core rotation pieces, and fringe roster players will be staged for the remainder of camp.

While the framework is expected to track the Patriots game plan, the Colts’ announcement points to one key difference, implying that at least one position group or personnel rotation will change from the opener. The organization did not detail the nature of that difference in the preview text available here, so it remains a question whether it involves a shift in first-team reps, a different order for the second-wave of players, or an adjustment to how specific roles are being defined for the exhibition stretch.

The depth chart itself is described as “unofficial,” which is an important caveat for preseason evaluation. Unofficial charts are typically based on practice and internal planning, but they do not always account for late-week status changes, in-game sub patterns, or the way coaches manage each team’s tempo and substitutions across four quarters of work.

From a team-building standpoint, the Colts’ second preseason game is a chance to tighten the preseason decision-making window. The earlier Indianapolis used its opener versus New England as a reference point for how it intends to deploy its quarterback group, offensive line rotations, defensive front, and special teams roles. A meaningful change from that baseline would report that the coaching staff is reacting to performance, matchup considerations, or readiness at specific spots.

For Atlanta, the Falcons’ visit to Indianapolis provides their own mid-preseason accounting, and the depth chart comparisons often become an indirect storyline: fans can watch whether each team’s second-unit units look close to their advertised roles, or whether coaches are still calibrating who executes best in live timing and game-speed situations.

What to watch next is how the Colts’ in-game substitution plan aligns with the released unofficial depth chart, and whether the “key difference” referenced in the team report shows up through rep distribution or rotation order. Those details, more than any single listing on paper, tend to reveal what the staff values most as the preseason moves deeper.

If the chart’s change is tied to a specific position group, it could foreshadow where Indianapolis is most confident and where it is still searching for answers. With one more exhibition round ahead after this, this game’s personnel choices will likely carry the most weight for how the Colts shape their regular-season depth behind the first-team core.