Josh Downs is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Downs in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Downs's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2023 | 22 | IND | 17 | — | 98 | 68 | 771 | 2 | 69.4% | 11.3 | 7.9 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 788 | 67.5% | — | 0.0% | 40 | 8.2% |
| 2024 | 23 | IND | 14 | — | 107 | 72 | 803 | 5 | 67.3% | 11.2 | 7.5 | — | 40 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 602 | 64.4% | — | 0.0% | 35 | 9.0% |
| 2025 | 24 | IND | 16 | — | 88 | 58 | 566 | 4 | 65.9% | 9.8 | 6.4 | — | 36 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 594 | 58.7% | — | 0.0% | 16 | 3.5% |
| Career | — | 47 | — | 293 | 198 | 2,140 | 11 | 67.6% | 10.8 | 7.3 | — | 106 | 3 | -3 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1,984 | 63.6% | — | 0.0% | 91 | 6.8% | |
Career Value · VORP
49 career value over replacement — #2091 all-time of 4,666. 16.3/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #79 (Rd 3) · IND · 2023 · +17.5 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23 | IND | 14 | 9* | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2025 | 24 | IND | 16 | 9* | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 10.7 |
| Career | 30 | 18* | 3 | -3 | 0 | -1.0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 33.4 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | IND | 17 | 11* | 98 | 68 | 771 | 2 | 69.4% | 11.3 | 7.9 | — | 30 |
| 2024 | 23 | IND | 14 | 9* | 107 | 72 | 803 | 5 | 67.3% | 11.2 | 7.5 | — | 40 |
| 2025 | 24 | IND | 16 | 9* | 88 | 58 | 566 | 4 | 65.9% | 9.8 | 6.4 | — | 36 |
| Career | 47 | 29* | 293 | 198 | 2,140 | 11 | 67.6% | 10.8 | 7.3 | — | 106 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | IND | 17 | 11* | 788 | 67.5% | — | 0.0% | 40 | 8.2% |
| 2024 | 23 | IND | 14 | 9* | 602 | 64.4% | — | 0.0% | 35 | 9.0% |
| 2025 | 24 | IND | 16 | 9* | 594 | 58.7% | — | 0.0% | 16 | 3.5% |
| Career | 47 | 29* | 1,984 | — | — | — | 91 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23 | IND | 14 | 9* | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | 24 | IND | 16 | 9* | -4 | -2.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Career | 30 | 18* | 8 | — | 2 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | IND | 17 | 11* | 7.2 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 2 | 5 | 0.1 | 30 | 95.2 |
| 2024 | 23 | IND | 14 | 9* | 6.9 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 40 | 93.3 |
| 2025 | 24 | IND | 16 | 9* | 7.2 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 36 | 89.5 |
| Career | 47 | 29* | — | — | — | 6 | 14 | — | 106 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Wk | Opp | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W3 | CHI | 5 | 3 | 22 | — |
| W4 | PIT | 9 | 8 | 82 | 1 |
| W5 | JAX | 12 | 9 | 69 | — |
| W6 | TEN | 9 | 7 | 66 | 1 |
| W7 | MIA | 3 | 1 | 3 | — |
| W8 | HOU | 9 | 4 | 109 | 1 |
| W9 | MIN | 9 | 6 | 60 | — |
| W10 | BUF | 10 | 7 | 72 | — |
| W11 | NYJ | 5 | 5 | 84 | 1 |
| W12 | DET | 7 | 3 | 27 | — |
| W15 | DEN | 8 | 3 | 32 | — |
| W16 | TEN | 4 | 3 | 61 | 1 |
| W17 | NYG | 4 | 3 | 22 | — |
| W18 | JAX | 13 | 10 | 94 | — |
Source: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0) · 2016–present · 14 games
Folded from the per-game logs on file. Home/away, result, month and division come from the NFL schedule feed; where a game has no schedule row those dimensions leave it out rather than guess, and the count is shown.
| Home / Away | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 16 | — | — | 103 | 71 | 882 | 3 | 106.2 |
| Away | 15 | 1 | -1 | 102 | 69 | 692 | 4 | 93.1 |
| Wins / Losses | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 16 | 1 | -1 | 98 | 71 | 782 | 4 | 102.1 |
| Losses | 15 | — | — | 107 | 69 | 792 | 3 | 97.2 |
| Regular season / Postseason | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 31 | 1 | -1 | 205 | 140 | 1574 | 7 | 199.3 |
| By opponent | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs ATL | 1 | — | — | 9 | 6 | 39 | — | 3.9 |
| vs BAL | 1 | — | — | 12 | 8 | 57 | — | 5.7 |
| vs BUF | 1 | — | — |
| By month | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | — | — | 16 | 13 | 142 | — | 14.2 |
| September | 5 | — | — | 38 | 26 | 228 | 1 | 28.8 |
| October | 9 | 1 |
| Division games | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 11 | 1 | -1 | 81 | 57 | 646 | 4 | 88.5 |
| Non-division | 20 | — | — | 124 | 83 | 928 | 3 | 110.8 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
Blend 64 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 55· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
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| 10 |
| 7 |
| 72 |
| — |
| 7.2 |
| vs CAR | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | 1 |
| vs CHI | 1 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 22 | — | 2.2 |
| vs CIN | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 32 | — | 3.2 |
| vs CLE | 1 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 125 | 1 | 18.5 |
| vs DEN | 1 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 32 | — | 3.2 |
| vs DET | 1 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 27 | — | 2.7 |
| vs HOU | 3 | — | — | 17 | 11 | 194 | 1 | 25.4 |
| vs JAX | 4 | — | — | 40 | 27 | 214 | 1 | 27.4 |
| vs LA | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 34 | — | 3.4 |
| vs LV | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 53 | — | 5.3 |
| vs MIA | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 0.3 |
| vs MIN | 1 | — | — | 9 | 6 | 60 | — | 6 |
| vs NE | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 40 | — | 4 |
| vs NO | 1 | — | — | 9 | 7 | 72 | — | 7.2 |
| vs NYG | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 22 | — | 2.2 |
| vs NYJ | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 84 | 1 | 14.4 |
| vs PIT | 2 | — | — | 12 | 11 | 101 | 1 | 16.1 |
| vs TB | 1 | — | — | 13 | 5 | 43 | — | 4.3 |
| vs TEN | 4 | 1 | -1 | 24 | 19 | 238 | 2 | 35.7 |
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| 65 |
| 46 |
| 596 |
| 4 |
| 83.5 |
| November | 7 | — | — | 48 | 29 | 336 | 1 | 39.6 |
| December | 8 | — | — | 38 | 26 | 272 | 1 | 33.2 |