Rankings
WR35IND
Josh Downs
Age 25 · 5′9″ · 171 lb · North Carolina · 2023 draft, round 3, pick 79
1QB value
4,585
#84WR35Tier 6
Superflex
4,441
#86WR34Tier 7
Dynasty value
As of Tue, Oct 13, 2026 · updated every Tuesday
How his value has moved
Near him on the 1QB board
- 81Jaxson DartQB174,662+77
- 82Justin HerbertQB184,636+51
- 83Makai LemonWR344,615+30
- 84Josh DownsWR354,585–
- 85RJ HarveyRB264,481−104
- 86DK MetcalfWR364,339−246
- 87Jalen CokerWR374,324−261
Week 6 projection vs TEN
Published Oct 14 · PPR
Projection
10.4
range 2.3–18.6
Plays
97%
chance he suits up
Boom
15%
17+ pts
Bust
64%
under 11.4 pts
Floor 2.3Ceiling 18.6
Bar: 10th to 90th percentile of outcomes, tick at the projection.
If he plays: 4.3 rec, 48 rec yds, 0.22 TD.
2026 so far
On trackPPG
9.0
5 games
Projected
10.0
same games
Gap
-1.0
PPR points per game against what our weekly model projected for those same games, each made from his earlier games only. Through week 5, updated Oct 14.
Game log
2026 season
PPR points by game · dashed: projected per game
avg 9.0
proj 10.0
5.7
14.2
12.7
4.6
7.7
| Wk | Opp | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush Yds | Snap % | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAL | 4 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89% | 5.7 |
| 2 | KC | 9 | 7 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83% | 14.2 |
| 3 | HOU | 11 | 5 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68% | 12.7 |
| 4 | WAS | 4 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77% | 4.6 |
| 5 | PIT | 6 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85% | 7.7 |
Career
Season by season
| Season | Tm | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush Yds | Tgt % | Snap % | PPR | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | IND | 5 | 34 | 20 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21% | 80% | 44.9 | 9.0 |
| 2025 | IND | 16 | 88 | 58 | 566 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 17% | 59% | 138.4 | 8.7 |
| 2024 | IND | 14 | 107 | 72 | 803 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 26% | 64% | 183.5 | 13.1 |
| 2023 | IND | 17 | 98 | 68 | 771 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17% | 68% | 157.1 | 9.2 |
Regular season, 2010 on. Best points-per-game season in brass. Source: nflverse.
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