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Josh Downs

WR · North Carolina · Jr. · #11

All-Conf HMIndianapolis — drafted 2023, Rd 3, Pick 16, #79 overall
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Josh Downs

WR · North Carolina · Jr · #11

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#95 national
CFB
College
North Carolina
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
R3 · #79
Indianapolis · 2023

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2022)

All-ACC

Where He Ended Up · NFL

IndianapolisEntering 4th NFL season

#79Rd 3 · Pick 16
IndianapolisEntering 4th NFL season

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021North Carolina6-7HC: Mack Brown · Run-leaning
2022North Carolina9-5HC: Mack Brown · Balanced

Awards

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2022)

All-ACC

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022North Carolina941,02910.911--
2021North Carolina1011,33513.28--
Career1952,36412.119--
SeasonTeam
2022North Carolina------133--
2021North Carolina------149--
Career------282--

How he plays

Play style

Wins underneath on volume and route precision.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Slot Technician

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

WR

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Josh Downs’s 2021 season.

Josh Downs

82%match

North Carolina · 2021

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 16
#2

Wan'Dale Robinson

Kentucky · 2021

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 11
69%
#3

Jahan Dotson

Penn State · 2021

All-Big TenNFL Rd 1 · Pk 16
67%
#4

Zay Flowers

Boston College · 2022

All-ACCNFL Rd 1 · Pk 23
67%
#5

Josh Johnson

Tulsa · 2021

64%

Matches Josh on

Reception volume
EPA / play (adj)
Class year

Differs from Josh on

TD rate (higher)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ma'jon Wright’s path through Arizona.

Ma'jon Wright

100%match

Arizona · 2020

#2

Anthony Lowe

Gardner-Webb · 2025

96%
#3

Ryan Flournoy

Southeast Missouri State · 2023

NFL Rd 6
96%
#4

Kyrese Rowan

Utah State · 2024

94%
#5

Keegan Jones

UCLA · 2024

94%

Matches Ma'jon on

Yards per reception
20212022

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Beau Sparks's junior season at Texas State (2025).

Beau Sparks

74%match

Texas State · 2025

All-Sun Belt
#2

Zay Flowers

Boston College · 2022

All-ACCNFL Rd 1 · Pk 23
71%
#3

Antonio Williams

Clemson · 2024

All-ACCNFL Rd 3 · Pk 7
70%
#4

Robert Lewis

Georgia State · 2023

All-Sun Belt
66%
#5

Will Pauling

Wisconsin · 2023

All-Big Ten
63%

Matches Beau on

Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Height

Differs from Beau on

Yards / reception (lower)

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2022
1,3352021
1,0292022

-23%

Sharp dropoff (-23%) — career inflection point.