49ers Acquire Keenan Allen From Colts for a 2027 Sixth-Round Pick

The Indianapolis Colts have traded wide receiver Keenan Allen to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for a 2027 sixth-round pick. TSN reported the deal, and USA Today reported the same terms in its trade deadline coverage on Tuesday, November 10.

TSN said the trade was reported by ESPN's Adam Schefter and Ian Rapoport. Niners Wire and FantasyPros reported that Tom Pelissero also reported the move. The deal landed on deadline day, with the 2026 NFL trade deadline set for Tuesday, November 10 at 4 p.m. ET.

Allen's season in Indianapolis

Allen is 34 years old and in his 14th NFL season. This was his first season with the Colts, who signed him in August on a one-year contract.

In eight games for Indianapolis this season, Allen caught 40 passes for 351 yards and one touchdown, Fox Sports reported. His 40 receptions led the Colts. The Detroit Free Press reported the same totals in its deadline day coverage: 40 catches, 351 yards and one touchdown in eight games.

Allen leaves a Colts team that Fox Sports reported at 2-7. He joins a 49ers team that stands at 7-1, Fox Sports reported.

What San Francisco gets

Allen has made six Pro Bowls in his career. His career totals stand at 1,095 catches for 12,402 yards and 71 touchdowns, Niners Wire reported.

He played at California from 2010 to 2012. The San Diego Chargers drafted him in the third round, No. 76 overall, in 2013. He spent 12 years with the Chargers and one year with the Chicago Bears before joining the Colts this year, Niners Wire reported.

For San Francisco, the need is immediate. USA Today reported that Allen could be the 49ers' top receiver, the WR1, in Week 10 because of injuries, with Mike Evans not near a return and others remaining out.

The second Colts deal in two weeks

This is the second trade between the Colts and the 49ers in recent weeks. San Francisco previously acquired defensive tackle DeForest Buckner from Indianapolis on Oct. 27, the Democrat and Chronicle reported in its deadline tracker.

The two deals give the 49ers help on both sides of the ball from the same trade partner, one on defense in late October and one at receiver on deadline day. For Indianapolis, the return this time is a single late round pick, a 2027 sixth-rounder, for a 34-year-old receiver on a one-year contract who had played eight games for the club.

Allen now returns to California, where he played his college football at Cal and spent most of his NFL career with the Chargers. His first test in San Francisco could come as soon as Week 10, in the role USA Today described: the top target in a short-handed receiver room for a 7-1 team.