Joe Hastings

Hastings is in his first season with the Colts as the team's assistant special teams coach. He has five years of coaching experience as well as two seasons in player personnel. Hastings most recently served as a senior player personnel analyst for one season (2020) at the University of Mississippi.

Prior to Mississippi, Hastings served as the wide receivers coach/pass game coordinator at Indiana State in 2019 after being promoted from wide receivers coach following the 2018 season. In 2019, he coached wide receiver Dante Hendrix, who tallied team highs in receptions (51), receiving yards (653) and tied for the team lead in receiving touchdowns (two). Hastings coached four receivers with over 200 receiving yards in 2018 and helped double the amount of receiving touchdowns (10) by wide receivers from the previous season. He also helped Hendrix earn Missouri Football All-Conference Team and All-Newcomer Team honors following the 2018 season.

Hastings served in multiple roles at Michigan from 2015-17, including wide receivers coach and offensive assistant (2017) and defensive graduate assistant working with the defensive line (2015-16). In 2017, he coached wide receiver Grant Perry, who had a team-high 307 receiving yards on 25 receptions with one touchdown.

Hastings spent the 2014 season as a pro personnel assistant with the Philadelphia Eagles.

As a player, Hastings spent three seasons in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins (2013) and San Francisco 49ers (2011-13). He also played for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League in 2012.

Collegiately, Hastings appeared in 34 games at Washburn University (2005-2010) and accumulated 119 receptions for 2,033 yards and 17 touchdowns. In 2010, he set the single-season school record for most receptions (87) and ranked second for the most receiving touchdowns (15). Hastings was originally a walk-on at Washburn and finished his career ranked ninth in receptions, sixth in receiving yards and seventh in receiving touchdowns in school history.

Hastings earned a bachelor's degree in marketing and finance at Washburn before earning his master's degree in sports administration at Michigan.

Hastings is a native of Wichita, Kan. He is married to his wife, Jenna.