Player file
Josh Downs
WR Wide Receiver · official depth WR1 · North Carolina · #2 · PRO
5' 9" · 171 lbs · ESPN roster listing (measurement date not published)
age 25 · born 2001-08-12 · corroborated by nflverse players.csv · as of 2026-09-20
IND · active
Formal report: Practice: not reported · Game designation not reported. Check next report · Plan coverage
Inspect file assembly
lifecycle: veteran — 4 NFL regular-season line(s) 2023–2026 on the seasonal well (nflverse stats_player_reg) · card built 2026-09-20
#55 rec yds · 1 g2026where he ranks at Receiving yards among 151 qualified at the position · 2026 · nflverse player statistics 2026 · 2026-09-20
Inspect season and contract figures
9 rec · 13 tgt · 109 rec yds · 0 rec TD2026 WR
nflverse player statistics regular season 2026 (retrieved) · 2026-09-21T16:51:12.189Z2026Signed through
APY $1,380,114 · cap hit $4,177,719
Over The Cap · 2026-09-20Season stats
- 2026 · IND · WR · 2 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved9 rec · 13 tgt · 109 rec yds · 0 rec TDnflverse player statistics regular season 2026 (retrieved) · 2026-09-21T16:51:12.189Z
Provider-reported season totals may lag game-box statistics and later corrections. Counting-stat game rows do not establish total appearances or starts.
Contract
- Signed through2026Over The Cap · 2026-09-20
- APY$1,380,114Over The Cap · 2026-09-09
- Cap hit$4,177,719Over The Cap · 2026-09-20
- Free agency2027 · UFAOver The Cap · 2026-09-20
Not sourced yet · term / APY / current cap number only; guarantees, bonuses, options and exit consequences are not on a provisioned source (unknown)
NFL by year
- 2026 · IND · WR · 2 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved9 rec · 13 tgt · 109 rec yds · 0 rec TD
- 2025 · IND · WR · 16 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved2 car · -2 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 58 rec · 88 tgt · 566 rec yds · 4 rec TD
- 2024 · IND · WR · 14 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved1 car · 12 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 72 rec · 107 tgt · 803 rec yds · 5 rec TD
- 2023 · IND · WR · 17 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved68 rec · 98 tgt · 771 rec yds · 2 rec TD
Stack-up lives on leaders. Not a rank invented on this file.
Official games
- Preseason week 1 · 2026-08-13 · IND at NEDid not play. On the official DNP list.Open the book · NFL Game Summary · 2026-08-13
- Preseason week 1 · 2026-08-22 · ATL at INDDid not play. On the official DNP list.Open the book · NFL Game Summary · 2026-08-22
- Preseason week 3 · 2026-08-29 · DET at INDDid not play. On the official DNP list.Open the book · NFL Game Summary · 2026-08-29
- Week 1 · 2026-09-13 · BAL at IND2/4, 37 yds, 0 TD · 0 tackles (0-0)Open the book · NFL Game Summary · 2026-09-13
Not sourced yet · snaps are not printed in the NFL Game Summary and no snap-count source is provisioned — participation above is the book's own lists
NFL Game Summary · 2026-08-13as of 2026-09-13College by year
- 2022 · North Carolina · receiving94 rec · 1029 yds · 11 TDHC Mack BrownCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15
- 2021 · North Carolina · receiving101 rec · 1335 yds · 8 TDHC Mack BrownCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15
- 2020 · North Carolina · receiving7 rec · 119 yds · 3 TDHC Mack BrownCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15
Combine / pro day
- 2023 Combine · WR · North Carolina · 5-9 · 171 lb40 4.48 · vert 38.5" · broad 131"drafted 2023 · round 3 · Indianapolis Colts
Not sourced yet · pro day: pro-day results are not on any provisioned source
a blank drill is one the nflverse combine table did not record — it carries no did-not-participate reason, so the reason is not on file
Injuries
Source not provisioned · no reserve/injury filing for this name in official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing) and no weekly injury-report row (30 of 32 clubs have a posted report as of 2026-09-20T15:46:37.182Z). Pre-window history is not on a provisioned source. Next: connect a source that covers this field. (asOf 2026-09-20)
Suspensions / discipline
Not sourced yet · no discipline records on file · search bound: recorded search of official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing) for /\bsuspend|reserve\s*\/\s*suspended|commissioner(?:'s)?\s+exempt|exempt\s*\/\s*commissioner/i: 5 filings. The league discipline ledger is not a provisioned source, so absence here is a bounded search, not a true negative. (asOf 2026-09-20)
Transactions
Source not provisioned · no filing for this name in official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing). Pre-window movement is not on a provisioned source. Next: connect a source that covers this field. (asOf 2026-09-20)
Awards
0× Pro Bowl · 0× All-Pro · 2 seasons started · career through 2026
nflverse draft_picks (PFR career honors counts) · 2026-09-20career COUNTS as of the fetch (PFR via nflverse), not dated honors; per-season dates are unknown unless a curated dated row is present
Reception Perception
- 2025 · 213 routesScreen 4.7% · Slant 23.5% · Curl 9.9% · Dig 12.7% · Post 9.4% · Nine 9.4% · Corner 4.2% · Out 9.4% · Comeback 2.3% · Flat 8.9% · Other 5.6%man 75.3% · zone 81.4% · press 82.4%Reception Perception · 2026-09-01
- 2024 · 239 routesScreen 10.5% · Slant 15.9% · Curl 12.6% · Dig 9.2% · Post 10.5% · Nine 7.1% · Corner 3.3% · Out 8.8% · Comeback 1.7% · Flat 15.1% · Other 5.4%man 76.7% · zone 86% · press 77.1%Reception Perception · 2026-09-01
- 2023 · 240 routesScreen 6.3% · Slant 19.2% · Curl 16.3% · Dig 8.3% · Post 12.1% · Nine 5.4% · Corner 5.4% · Out 6.3% · Comeback 4.6% · Flat 10.4% · Other 5.8%man 77.5% · zone 82.5% · press 72.7%Reception Perception · 2026-09-01