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Josh Downs

Josh Downs is a wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts. Depth chart: WR1.

Scouting report

Josh Downs: the full picture

Written automatically from Gridiron Value model data · updated October 20, 2026

Josh Downs at a glance

Josh Downs is a 25-year-old wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts, listed at 5'9" and 171 pounds. The Indianapolis Colts drafted Downs 79th overall in the third round in 2023, out of North Carolina; this is year four in the league.

2026 projection

Our season projection has Downs at 155.9 PPR points for 2026, which ranks WR40 at the position and works out to 10.3 points per game over 17.0 projected games.

2026 season so far

Through 6 games of 2026, Downs has scored 53.6 PPR points, or 8.9 per game. That is 34.4% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Downs would finish with about 152 points, in line with the 155.9 projected. The best week so far is 14.2 points in Week 2 against KC, the WR20 finish that week. Downs has cleared the 12-point mark we count as a usable WR start in 2 of 6 games, a 33% consistency rate.

Percentile profile

Measured against the 91 qualified wide receivers of 2026, Downs ranks in the 66th percentile in receptions, the 66th percentile in receiving yards and the 61st percentile in target share. The softest mark is the 13th percentile in receiving TDs.

Career track record

By season-long PPR scoring, Downs has finished as WR44 in 2023, WR35 in 2024 and WR43 in 2025. The high-water mark is 183.5 PPR points in 2024. Across 53 regular-season games on record, the totals read 222 receptions, 2,429 receiving yards and 11 receiving touchdowns.

Josh Downs by the numbers

Downs has finished in the weekly top five at the position 1 time and finished in the top twelve 5 times. The career high is 23.5 PPR points, set in Week 7 of 2023 against CLE. The game log also shows 2 100-yard receiving games. In all, Downs has reached 20 points in 3 games, 6% of career appearances.

How the production happens

In 2026, Downs drew 6.8 targets per game at an average depth of 11.1 air yards. 32% of those targets were deep (15 or more air yards), and 4 targets came in the red zone.

Contract

Downs is playing on a four-year, $5.5 million contract signed with the Indianapolis Colts in 2023, an average of $1.4 million per year with $1.0 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2026 season.

2026 projected stat line

Projected PPR
155.9
PPR / game
10.3

Week 3 projection

Josh Downs is projected for 9.5 PPR points at home against HOU in week 3, with a likely range of 0.0 to 26.2.

Trade value

Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is up 6.3 since the previous model run (rising).

Redraft
52.9
Dynasty
48.3
Superflex redraft
63.2
Superflex dynasty
61.4
TE premium dynasty
29.1

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Career stats

SeasonTeamGTgtRecRec ydsRec TDCarRush ydsPPR
2026IND6422428901753.6
2025IND16885856642-2138.4
2024IND14107728035112183.5
2023IND179868771200157.1

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