Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2022North Carolina
Josh Downs
WR • 5'10" • 175 lbs • Suwanee, GA, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Josh Downs reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
83
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
96
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · North Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- North Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia
Player Story
Josh Downs built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Suwanee, GA wearing No. 11, spending time with North Carolina. The clearest part of Josh Downs' career was his receiving role: 202...
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- Committed To
- North Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 16
- Overall
- No. 79
- NFL Team
- Indianapolis Colts
Josh Downs, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · North Carolina. Josh Downs reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,483
- Receptions
- 202
- Touchdowns
- 22
Quick Answers
Josh Downs quick answers
- Latest team and position
- North Carolina · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,483
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · North Carolina
- Top game
- Virginia
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · North Gwinnett · North Carolina
- High school pipeline
- North Gwinnett · 45 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 3 · Pick 16 · Indianapolis Colts
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Junior
- 2022 Receiving yards rank
- 1,029 receiving yards · WR 26th (top 3%) · ACC 5th (top 3%) · National 26th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | North Carolina | 4 | 4 | 91 | 2 | 33 |
| 2020 Regular Season | North Carolina | 4 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 33 |
| 2021 Postseason | North Carolina | 13 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 87.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | North Carolina | 13 | 98 | 1,273 | 8 | 87.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | North Carolina | 11 | 94 | 1,029 | 11 | 80.2 |
Related Context
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Josh Downs played WR for North Carolina. Across 3 tracked seasons, Josh Downs recorded -3 rushing yards, 2,483 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with North Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
North Carolina paired 1,335 primary output with 78.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 71.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 90.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · North Carolina
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
93.5
Efficiency
71.4
Usage
32.7
Consistency
72.3
Best Game by takeover score
Wake Forest
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida A&M: 78. Notre Dame: 32. Virginia Tech: 120. Miami: 69. Duke: 126. Pittsburgh: 102. Virginia: 166. Wake Forest: 154. Georgia Tech: 31. NC State: 51. Clemson: 100
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida A&M: 9 by 57.8. Notre Dame: 5 by 42.7. Virginia Tech: 8 by 100. Miami: 6 by 76.7. Duke: 9 by 93.3. Pittsburgh: 11 by 61.8. Virginia: 15 by 73.8. Wake Forest: 11 by 93.3. Georgia Tech: 3 by 68.9. NC State: 6 by 56.7. Clemson: 11 by 60.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins116.4 · Games = 7 · +62.9 vs Losses
Losses53.5 · Games = 4 · -62.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Wake Forest
Best efficiency game
100 vs Virginia Tech
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/4 | vs Clemson100 receiving yards · High volume | L 10-39 | — | 11 | 100 | 9.1 | 9.10 | 0 | 28 |
| Fri 11/25 | vs NC State | L 27-30 | — | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Georgia Tech | L 17-21 | — | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 0 | 25 |
| Sun 11/13 | @ Wake Forest100 receiving yards · High volume | W 36-34 | — | 11 | 154 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 43 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Virginia100 receiving yards · High volume | W 31-28 | — | 15 | 166 | 11.1 | 11.10 | 1 | 32 |
| Sun 10/30 | vs Pittsburgh100 receiving yards · High volume | W 42-24 | — | 11 | 102 | 9.3 | 9.30 | 2 | 25 |
| Sun 10/16 | @ Duke100 receiving yards · High volume | W 38-35 | — | 9 | 126 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Miami | W 27-24 | — | 6 | 69 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 1 | 22 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Virginia Tech100 receiving yards · High volume | W 41-10 | — | 8 | 120 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 33 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Notre Dame2+ TD | L 32-45 | — | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 6.40 | 2 | 14 |
| Sun 8/28 | vs Florida A&MHigh volume · 2+ TD | W 56-24 | — | 9 | 78 | 8.7 | 8.70 | 2 | 27 |
Player Story
Josh Downs story
Josh Downs built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Suwanee, GA wearing No. 11, spending time with North Carolina. The clearest part of Josh Downs' career was his receiving role: 202 catches, 2,483 receiving yards, and 22 touchdowns across 28 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 tackle and 282 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Josh Downs' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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North Carolina
2020-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | North Carolina | 119 | 68.4 | 9.4 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | North Carolina | 119 | 68.4 | 9.4 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | North Carolina | 1,335 | 78.6 | 43.3 | 1,216 |
| 2021 Regular Season | North Carolina | 1,335 | 78.6 | 43.3 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | North Carolina | 1,029 | 71.4 | 32.7 | -306 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Virginia
Week 3 · W 59-39 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
203
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
203 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Wake Forest
Week 11 · W 36-34 · Conference game
154
Receiving Yards
95.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
154 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.
#3
vs Duke
Week 5 · W 38-7 · Conference game
168
Receiving Yards
94.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
168 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Texas A&M
Week 1 · L 27-41 · Postseason
91
Receiving Yards
91.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
91 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Virginia
Week 10 · W 31-28 · Conference game
166
Receiving Yards
91.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
166 receiving yards with a 73.8 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · North Carolina
1,335 primary output · 78.6 efficiency · 43.3 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · North Carolina
87.1
1,335 primary · 78.6 efficiency · 43.3 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · North Carolina
80.2
1,029 primary · 71.4 efficiency · 32.7 usage
Milestones
11
100+ receiving yards
18
8+ catch outings
6
2+ TD games
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