WR#2
Josh Downs
gsis_id 00-0038997
IND
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 weekly average
- Separation
- 2.58 yd
- Cushion
- 7.58 yd
- YAC above expectation
- -0.16
- Avg YAC
- 2.67
- Share of intended air yards
- 19.7%
- Catch rate
- 62.5%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 1
- Drops
- 4
- Drop rate
- 4.0%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 86.9
- Interceptions on targets
- 2
- Yds after contact (rush)
- 2
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 88 | 58 | 566 | 4 | 8.7 | 0.175 | 0.38 | -2 | 138.4 |
| 2024 | 14 | 107 | 72 | 803 | 5 | 25.6 | 0.261 | 0.50 | 12 | 183.5 |
| 2023 | 17 | 98 | 68 | 771 | 2 | 26.5 | 0.173 | 0.38 | 0 | 157.1 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 5'9"
- Weight
- 171 lb
- College
- North Carolina (Atlantic Coast Conference)
- Draft
- 2023 · Rd 3 · Pk 79 · IND
- Rookie season
- 2023
- Experience
- 4 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2025 Wk 16 · no game status listed · practice: Full Participation in Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Questionable · IND
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
44 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 · WR cohort of 85
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2025; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Terry McLaurinWR · WAS · distance 0.56
- Separation
- 2.38
- Cushion
- 6.69
- YAC over expected
- 0.08
- Share of air yards
- 22.4
- Catch rate
- 63.3
Michael PittmanWR · IND · distance 0.62
- Separation
- 3.03
- Cushion
- 6.78
- YAC over expected
- 0.42
- Share of air yards
- 20.7
- Catch rate
- 72.1
Garrett WilsonWR · NYJ · distance 0.68
- Separation
- 3.06
- Cushion
- 6.48
- YAC over expected
- -0.03
- Share of air yards
- 17.1
- Catch rate
- 61.0
Ricky PearsallWR · SF · distance 0.70
- Separation
- 2.34
- Cushion
- 6.72
- YAC over expected
- -0.74
- Share of air yards
- 18.1
- Catch rate
- 67.9
D.J. MooreWR · CHI · distance 0.80
- Separation
- 3.27
- Cushion
- 6.81
- YAC over expected
- 0.61
- Share of air yards
- 21.7
- Catch rate
- 58.8
Josh Downs baseline
- Separation
- 2.68
- Cushion
- 7.21
- YAC over expected
- 0.13
- Share of air yards
- 15.9
- Catch rate
- 65.9