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Josh Downs
WR · IND · 2023–2026
Born August 12, 2001 · College North Carolina · Drafted 2023, round 3, pick 79 (IND) · 5-9, 171 lb
EPA per target by season
Filled dot: stabilised, with its 90% interval. Ring: the raw season rate.
Rushing
| Season | Team | G | Carries | Yds | TD | YPC | EPA/carry | Stabilised EPA/carry | Success % | Rush EPA | Rush WPA (wins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | IND | 14 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.00 | −0.872 | 0.0 | −0.9 | −0.04 | |
| 2025 | IND | 16 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.00 | −0.761 | 0.0 | −1.5 | −0.02 | |
| 2026 | IND | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 | +0.758 | 100.0 | +0.8 | +0.01 | |
| Career | IND | 56 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.00 | −0.409 | 25.0 | −1.6 | −0.05 |
Receiving
| Season | Team | G | Targets | Rec | Yds | TD | Catch % | EPA/target | Stabilised EPA/target | Target share % | aDOT | Rec EPA | Rec WPA (wins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | IND | 17 | 98 | 68 | 771 | 2 | 69.4 | +0.270 | +0.246+0.090 to +0.403 | 17.9 | 7.2 | +26.5 | +0.83 |
| 2024 | IND | 14 | 107 | 72 | 803 | 5 | 67.3 | +0.239 | +0.265+0.111 to +0.419 | 25.6 | 6.9 | +25.6 | +0.69 |
| 2025 | IND | 16 | 88 | 58 | 559 | 4 | 65.9 | +0.098 | +0.204+0.045 to +0.363 | 17.7 | 7.5 | +8.7 | +0.09 |
| 2026 | IND | 9 | 57 | 33 | 354 | 1 | 57.9 | +0.266 | +0.278+0.109 to +0.446 | 19.9 | 9.6 | +15.2 | +0.46 |
| Career | IND | 56 | 350 | 231 | 2,487 | 12 | 66.0 | +0.217 | 20.0 | 7.6 | +75.9 | +2.07 |
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | IND | 17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | IND | 14 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | IND | 16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | IND | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | IND | 56 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | IND | 17 | 785 | 69.4 | – | – |
| 2024 | IND | 14 | 599 | 65.8 | – | – |
| 2025 | IND | 15 | 538 | 58.5 | – | – |
Hands and contested catches
Regular season, 2022 on. Charting: FTN Data via nflverse, CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Targets charted | Catchable % | Drops | Drop % of catchable | Contested targets | Contested catch % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 98 | 79.6 | 3 | 3.8 | 14 | 50.0 |
| 2024 | 107 | 72.9 | 5 | 6.4 | 11 | 27.3 |
| 2025 | 88 | 71.6 | 4 | 6.3 | 14 | 50.0 |
| 2026 | 57 | 61.4 | 2 | 5.7 | 15 | 26.7 |
Game logs
2026 game log (9 games)
2026 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Carries | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rush EPA | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-13 | vs BAL | L 23–41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 0 | +3.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2026-09-20 | @ KC | L 30–33 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 7 | 72 | 0 | +8.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2026-09-27 | vs HOU | W 19–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 5 | 77 | 0 | +1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2026-10-04 | @ WAS | W 30–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 0 | +0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2026-10-11 | @ PIT | L 22–34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 0 | −1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2026-10-18 | vs TEN | L 20–26 | 1 | 7 | 0 | +0.8 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 0 | +0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2026-10-25 | @ MIN | L 10–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 0 | −0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2026-11-01 | @ JAX | L 7–42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 1 | +3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2026-11-08 | vs DAL | L 23–27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 0 | +0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 game log (16 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Carries | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rush EPA | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-07 | vs MIA | W 33–8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | +0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | vs DEN | W 29–28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 0 | +2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2025-09-21 | @ TEN | W 41–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 0 | +1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2025-09-28 | @ LA | L 20–27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 0 | +2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2025-10-05 | vs LV | W 40–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 6 | 54 | 0 | +4.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2025-10-12 | vs ARI | W 31–27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 1 | +4.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2025-10-26 | vs TEN | W 38–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 1 | +5.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2025-11-02 | @ PIT | L 20–27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 1 | −1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2025-11-09 | vs ATL | W 31–25 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | −3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2025-11-23 | @ KC | L 20–23 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | −4.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2025-11-30 | vs HOU | L 16–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 0 | +0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2025-12-07 | @ JAX | L 19–36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 0 | +1.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2025-12-14 | @ SEA | L 16–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 1 | −0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2025-12-22 | vs SF | L 27–48 | 1 | 3 | 0 | −0.2 | 9 | 5 | 65 | 0 | +3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2025-12-28 | vs JAX | L 17–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 0 | −4.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2026-01-04 | @ HOU | L 30–38 | 1 | -5 | 0 | −1.3 | 4 | 4 | 61 | 0 | −2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 game log (14 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Carries | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rush EPA | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2024-09-22 | vs CHI | W 21–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 0 | −2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2024-09-29 | vs PIT | W 27–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 8 | 82 | 1 | +9.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2024-10-06 | @ JAX | L 34–37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 9 | 69 | 0 | +1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2024-10-13 | @ TEN | W 20–17 | 1 | -1 | 0 | −0.9 | 9 | 7 | 66 | 1 | +5.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2024-10-20 | vs MIA | W 16–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | −3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2024-10-27 | @ HOU | L 20–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 4 | 109 | 1 | +2.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2024-11-03 | @ MIN | L 13–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 6 | 60 | 0 | +0.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2024-11-10 | vs BUF | L 20–30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 7 | 72 | 0 | −6.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2024-11-17 | @ NYJ | W 28–27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | 84 | 1 | +12.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2024-11-24 | vs DET | L 6–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 0 | −0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2024-12-15 | @ DEN | L 13–31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 0 | −1.6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2024-12-22 | vs TEN | W 38–30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | 61 | 1 | +4.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2024-12-29 | @ NYG | L 33–45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 0 | −0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2025-01-05 | vs JAX | W 26–23 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 10 | 94 | 0 | +3.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 game log (17 games)
2023 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-09-10 | vs JAX | L 21–31 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 0 | −1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2023-09-17 | @ HOU | W 31–20 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 0 | +3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2023-09-24 | @ BAL | W 22–19 OT | 12 | 8 | 57 | 0 | −2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2023-10-01 | vs LA | L 23–29 OT | 3 | 2 | 34 | 0 | +1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2023-10-08 | vs TEN | W 23–16 | 6 | 6 | 97 | 0 | +8.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2023-10-15 | @ JAX | L 20–37 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 1 | +2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2023-10-22 | vs CLE | L 38–39 | 6 | 5 | 125 | 1 | +11.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2023-10-29 | vs NO | L 27–38 | 9 | 7 | 72 | 0 | +5.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2023-11-05 | @ CAR | W 27–13 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | +0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2023-11-12 | @ NE | W 10–6 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 0 | +1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2023-11-26 | vs TB | W 27–20 | 13 | 5 | 43 | 0 | −8.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2023-12-03 | @ TEN | W 31–28 OT | 5 | 3 | 14 | 0 | −1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2023-12-10 | @ CIN | L 14–34 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 0 | +1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2023-12-16 | vs PIT | W 30–13 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 | −0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2023-12-24 | @ ATL | L 10–29 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 0 | −1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2023-12-31 | vs LV | W 23–20 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 0 | +4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2024-01-06 | vs HOU | L 19–23 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 0 | +3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |