NFL Team Captains · 2026NFL Team Captains
26 teams with named season captains · 165 season captains · 6 without a fixed published list · updated Oct 10
Every team’s chosen leaders. See who’s wearing the C in the NFL, backed by team announcements and reporting. Where a team names captains game by game, or hasn’t named any, that’s what we show.
CollegeGame-by-game teams show their policy, not a weekly list.
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AFC East
4 of 4 with season captainsTeamOffenseDefenseSpecial teamsEstablished by
MiamiDolphins6 SEASON CAPTAINS
TEAM SITE · SEP 7Dolphins.com
New EnglandPatriots6 SEASON CAPTAINS
TEAM SITE · SEP 1Patriots.com
02
AFC North
2 of 4 with season captainsTeamOffenseDefenseSpecial teamsEstablished by
BaltimoreRavens5 SEASON CAPTAINS
TEAM SITE · SEP 3Ravens.com
ClevelandBrownsGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINSHC Todd Monken - coaches pick 2 O / 2 D / 1 ST game captains each week; players vote on permanent 2026 captains at season end.
TEAM SITE · SEP 7Browns.com
PittsburghSteelersGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINSHC Mike McCarthy will not name season-long captains (Sept. 7). Week 1 captains via ESPN's Brooke Pryor, reported by Steelers Depot.
REPORTED · SEP 13Steelers Depot
03
AFC South
4 of 4 with season captainsTeamOffenseDefenseSpecial teamsEstablished by
HoustonTexans4 SEASON CAPTAINS
TEAM SITE · SEP 8Texans.com
IndianapolisColts5 SEASON CAPTAINS
TEAM SITE · SEP 3Colts.com
TennesseeTitans3 SEASON CAPTAINS
TEAM SITE · SEP 9Titans.com
04
AFC West
2 of 4 with season captainsTeamOffenseDefenseSpecial teamsEstablished by
Kansas CityChiefsGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINSUnder Andy Reid, KC rotates game captains. Week 1 vs DEN (Sep 14): Patrick Mahomes, Nick Bolton, Harrison Butker. Week 2 vs IND (Sep 20): Travis Kelce, Chris Jones, James Winchester. Source: Chiefs beat writer Matt Derrick on X (Week 2). No official chiefs.com post found (REPORTED). The previous source link (an EssentiallySports Steelers article) was wrong and has been removed.
REPORTED · SEP 14@mattderrick on X
Las VegasRaidersGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINSHC Klint Kubiak names 3 captains (O/D/ST) before each game; raiders.com posts them weekly.
TEAM SITE · SEP 9Raiders.com
05
NFC East
3 of 4 with season captainsTeamOffenseDefenseSpecial teamsEstablished by
DallasCowboys4 SEASON CAPTAINS
TEAM SITE · SEP 3Cowboys.com
New YorkGiantsLEADERSHIP COUNCIL · 8
Player-voted council. Harbaugh said members hold the “captain” title for the season; game-day captains are picked weekly by coaches.
TEAM SITE · SEP 11Giants.com
WashingtonCommanders5 SEASON CAPTAINS
TEAM SITE · SEP 7Commanders.com
06
NFC North
4 of 4 with season captainsTeamOffenseDefenseSpecial teamsEstablished by
ChicagoBears5 SEASON CAPTAINS
TEAM SITE · SEP 8Bears.com
Green BayPackers5 SEASON CAPTAINS
TEAM SITE · SEP 7Packers.com
07
NFC South
4 of 4 with season captainsTeamOffenseDefenseSpecial teamsEstablished by
AtlantaFalcons5 SEASON CAPTAINS
TEAM SITE · SEP 3Falcons.com
CarolinaPanthers5 SEASON CAPTAINS
TEAM SITE · SEP 3Panthers.com
08
NFC West
3 of 4 with season captainsTeamOffenseDefenseSpecial teamsEstablished by
ArizonaCardinals5 SEASON CAPTAINS
TEAM SITE · SEP 7Cardinals.com
SeattleSeahawksGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINSdifferent captains named before each game in 2026.
TEAM SITE · SEP 7Seahawks.com
Captains are listed as each team announced or as reported. Game-by-game captains change weekly and aren’t listed as captains. “Not announced” means no 2026 season-captain list was found as of Oct 10; it doesn’t mean the team has no leaders. Fan-site, student-media and social-post sources are labeled as such.