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Josh Downs

RANK #1222025 RESULTS · FULL-PPRWR41WR · Indianapolis ColtsAge 245' 9"2025 seasonPROP GUIDE →

Games

Targets

Receptions

566

Rec yards

Rec TD

138

FPTS (PPR)

8.7

FPTS / game

TIER 6 · #122 OVERALLDepth piece — #41 among wide receivers

Josh Downs is ranked #41 among 197 eligible NFL wide receivers. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up.

Percentile80%

2025 season results · Computed from official box scores · Full-PPR scoring, ranked by last-season total points · updated July 27

VALUE PICK

Josh Downs 2026 fantasy outlook

8.4Proj FPTS · ~134 / 16 games

5.4–11.8Typical game · middle 50%

#1021QB draft rank

#123Superflex rank

#159 · WR41Scoring rank · position

136.4ADP (ESPN drafts)

We rank him #102 overall and WR41 in 1QB Full-PPR drafts versus an ADP of 136.4 — the market drafts him 56 spots later than we rank him. Strong value if he's still there. Projection drivers: growing workload (6 touches/gm late vs 5.6 season), steady per-touch efficiency.

INJURY RISK Low^?AGE/WORKLOAD RISK Low^?ROLE SECURITY Unsettled^?How we grade risk

Projection updated July 27 · ESPN ADP updated July 27 · Range = 25th–75th percentile of his 2025 game log

IND 2026 schedule — bye week 13

17 GAMES · SEASON STARTS SEPT

BAL

@KC

HOU

@WSH

@PIT

TEN

@MIN

@JAX

DAL

W10

MIA

W11

@HOU

W12

NYG

W13

BYE

W14

@PHI

W15

@TEN

W16

CIN

W17

@CLE

W18

JAX

Plan around the week-13 bye when pairing Downs with other WRs on your roster.

Josh Downs consistency and floor

16 GAMES

Floor (p10)

8.7

Average

15.7

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered63%

Boom rate125%+ of average38%

Bust rateunder half of average19%

8.5

Season avg FPTS

8.3

Last 10 FPTS

8.7

Last 5 FPTS

Downs vs other wide receivers

PERCENTILE · 197 RANKED

Targets8882

Receptions5885

Rec yards56676

Rec TD481

Fantasy PPG8.775

Percentile among all ranked NFL wide receivers · 99 = best

Downs fantasy points, last 15 games

2025 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 16.2SEASON LOW 1.3LAST 5 AVG 8.7

Josh Downs game log — 2025

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

WK	OPP	RESULT	TGT	REC	REC YDS	REC TD	RUSH YDS	FPTS
18	@HOU	L 38-30	4	4	61	0	-5	9.6
17	JAX	L 23-17	5	2	34	0	0	5.4
16	SF	L 48-27	9	5	65	0	3	11.8
15	@SEA	L 18-16	5	3	13	1	0	10.3
14	@JAX	L 36-19	5	4	23	0	0	6.3
13	HOU	L 20-16	6	2	44	0	0	6.4
12	@KC	L 23-20 OT	6	2	10	0	0	3
10	ATL	W 31-25 OT	2	1	3	0	0	1.3
9	@PIT	L 27-20	9	6	57	1	0	15.7
8	TEN	W 38-14	3	3	39	1	0	12.9
6	ARI	W 31-27	7	6	42	1	0	16.2
5	LV	W 40-6	8	6	54	0	0	11.4
4	@LAR	L 27-20	5	4	24	0	0	6.4
3	@TEN	W 41-20	3	2	34	0	0	5.4
2	DEN	W 29-28	8	6	51	0	0	11.1
1	MIA	W 33-8	3	2	12	0	0	3.2

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QIs Josh Downs a good fantasy pick?

He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #122 overall, #41 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.

QWhat round should Josh Downs be drafted in?

His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 136.4 (roughly round 12 in a 12-team league). We rank him #102 in 1QB Full-PPR drafts, so he is a value at that price.

QHow many fantasy points will Josh Downs score in 2026?

We project 8.4 PPR points per game across an expected 16 games — approximately 134 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 5.4 and 11.8 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #159 in projected scoring (#102 on the 1QB draft board once positional value is applied).

QHow consistent is Josh Downs for fantasy?

He delivered at least 75% of his average in 63% of games, with a floor of 3 and a ceiling of 15.7 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 38% of games and busted (under half his average) in 19%.

Answers computed by TurfSplit from official box scores.