WR · Indianapolis Colts · #2

Josh Downs

WR1

College: North Carolina
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 171 lb
Experience: 4th season

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Season

EPA / target

+0.25▲ 0.15 vs '25

23rd of 44 WRs

Catch rate

56.5%▼ 9.4 vs '25

38th of 44 WRs

Yards / target

6.7▲ 0.2 vs '25

33rd of 44 WRs

Target share

20.4%▲ 3.0 vs '25

33rd of 44 WRs

Receiving

307 yds+0.25 EPA/TGT

26 rec · 46 tgt · 0 td

Ranks compare against the 44 qualifying wide receivers on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

EPA per target by game, dashed line = 2025 season mark

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Receiving+11.4

Rushing+0.8

Net+12.2

Best game · Wk 2 @ KC

7/9

Rec/Tgt

Rec yds

+8.2

Rec EPA

+0.91

EPA/target

10.3

Yds/rec

2026 game log

	Receiving									Rushing
Game	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Yards per receptionReceiving yards per catch.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	Catch rateReceptions per target.	Average depth of targetAir yards per target.	Receiving EPAExpected points added on targets, including incompletions and interceptions.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.
Wk 1 vs BALL	4	2	37	18.5	0	50.0	9.0	+3.4	+0.85	0	0	0
Wk 2 @ KCL	9	7	72	10.3	0	77.8	8.1	+8.2	+0.91	0	0	0
Wk 3 vs HOUW	11	5	77	15.4	0	45.5	15.6	+1.5	+0.14	0	0	0
Wk 4 @ WASW	4	3	16	5.3	0	75.0	−0.5	+0.5	+0.13	0	0	0
Wk 5 @ PITL	6	3	47	15.7	0	50.0	16.2	−1.9	−0.32	0	0	0
Wk 6 vs TENL	8	4	40	10.0	0	50.0	9.4	+0.5	+0.07	1	7	0
Wk 7 @ MINL	4	2	18	9.0	0	50.0	9.8	−0.8	−0.20	0	0	0
Season	46	26	307	11.8	0	56.5	10.7	+11.4	+0.25	1	7	0

How he compares

2026 wide receivers who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Contract

Rookie deal · signed 2023 with Colts

$5.5Mover 4 years

Avg. per year: $1.4M
Guaranteed: $1M 18%
2026 cap hit: $4.2M 1.4% of the cap
Signed: 2023
Runs through: 2026

2023

2024

2025

2026 · now

Year 4 of 4

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall		Receiving									Rushing
Season	GamesGames played.	Total EPAExpected points added across dropbacks, runs and targets combined (each scramble counted once).	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	Catch rateReceptions per target.	Yards per receptionReceiving yards per catch.	Yards per targetReceiving yards per target, including incompletions.	Target shareShare of the team's targets, averaged across games.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.
2026	7	+12.2	46	26	307	0	56.5	11.8	6.7	20.4	+0.25	1	7	0
2025	16	+7.1	88	58	566	4	65.9	9.8	6.4	17.5	+0.10	2	−2	0
2024	14	+24.7	107	72	803	5	67.3	11.2	7.5	26.1	+0.24	1	12	0
2023	17	+26.5	98	68	771	2	69.4	11.3	7.9	17.3	+0.27	0	0	0
Career	54	+70.6	339	224	2,447	11	66.1	10.9	7.2	20.0	+0.21	4	17	0