Scouting report · WR · Indianapolis
Josh Downs
WR49 in Superflex TE-premium dynasty leagues, right in the prime of the curve.
#124 overall · age 25 · 2023 round 3, pick 79 · 4th season
INDWide receiver · WR49
Standard points a game
This week · week 8 · Standard
6.1WR39
@ JAX · Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 p.m. ET
No injury designation · injury data read Fri, Oct 30, 3:33 p.m. ET
Sleeper's projection, read Fri, Oct 30, 3:33 p.m. ET, scored by Swindlr
Rest of season · redraft standard
#197 · WR65
Value 887 · 12 teams
Dynasty · SF TE+
#124 · WR49
Value 2,005 · 12 teams
Latest15 real trades for him in public Sleeper leagues, the sample's last two weeks
Dynasty value · SF TE+
2,005
▼ 100 · last 3 weeks of games
Rank
#124 · WR49
Overall · position
2026 Standard / game
4.5
WR65 at the position
Age
25
4 seasons in
In a year
Same
2,011 · about #122 next year
Recalculated: today's model on the games through each week, valued at today's point in the season. It shows what each week's games did to his value, not the values Swindlr showed at the time.
Swindlr records its published values weekly from Oct 28, 2026; they'll appear here as a record beside this chart.
Every format
12-team leagues. Tap a format to see him in it.
Where his value comes from · SF TE+
This season 7%Next two seasons 28%Later 65%
His projection (9.8 a game) doesn't clear a replacement-level receiver yet, so his value is all upside: the model's allowance for him becoming more than that, which it makes wider the further ahead it looks. It's the least certain part of any value.
Splits
Regular season · week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rush yds | Standard / G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | 107 | 72 | 803 | 5 | 12 | 8.0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 88 | 58 | 566 | 4 | -2 | 4.9 |
| 2026 | 7 | 46 | 26 | 307 | 0 | 7 | 4.5 |
2026 week by week · Standard points
What he's worth in a trade
SF TE+
Real trades · 209 in the last year · 151 in dynasty Superflex leagues
The last 90 days of the sample, dynasty leagues: 77 trades, 67 Superflex or 2QB and 10 one-QB, 60 with a TE premium. Every trade with him, by format →
Real trades are mixed on him
In 9 SF TE+ trades since September where he went alone, what changed hands came to about 0.77× his value here (the middle half of them 0.58× to 1.1×): no clear lean either way.
What managers actually gave for Josh in completed trades in public Sleeper leagues, leagues like SF TE+ first. Each shows the date and the league's settings; the price is what was agreed then, and the line under it is today's value, a different thing. Two-team trades of up to four pieces a side; none is left out for disagreeing with Swindlr. No league or manager names. 5 of them look lopsided at today's values (values move after a trade, with injuries and role changes, so a fair price then can look lopsided now); none is left out.
- Oct 24, 2026 · 12-team dynasty Superflex, TE +0.75Josh Downs for Pat FreiermuthToday on the Dynasty SF board: 2,101 for his side, 1,212 for the otherCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- Oct 22, 2026 · 10-team dynasty Superflex, TE +0.5Josh Downs + 2027 3rd for Davante Adams + 2029 3rdToday on the Dynasty SF board: 2,479 for his side, 2,002 for the otherCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- Oct 20, 2026 · 10-team dynasty Superflex, TE +1Josh Downs for Jaylen WaddleToday on the Dynasty SF board: 2,101 for his side, 2,311 for the otherCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- Oct 18, 2026 · 12-team dynasty Superflex, TE +0.5De'Von Achane + Josh Downs + Skyler Bell for Mike Evans + Zay FlowersToday on the Dynasty SF board: 7,408 for his side, 6,261 for the otherCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- Oct 16, 2026 · 12-team dynasty Superflex, TE +0.5Chuba Hubbard + Josh Downs for Ladd McConkey + Kaelon BlackToday on the Dynasty SF board: 5,296 for his side, 4,440 for the otherCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- Oct 14, 2026 · 16-team dynasty SuperflexJosh Downs for Jerry Jeudy + Kevin Coleman Jr. + 2028 1stToday on the Dynasty SF board: 2,101 for his side, 4,245 for the otherCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
Equal value today · Swindlr's estimate
Not real trades: packages that land within a few percent of Josh's value in SF TE+ now. Open one in the calculator to see who wins it.
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Values are Swindlr's estimates for 12-team leagues, updated with every week's stats (through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)). "In a year" is the same production a year older, on the age curve the model is tuned with; news, role changes and the next rookie class aren’t in it. Stats: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0).
Stats from Sleeper’s weekly stat lines, regular season, through week 8 of 2026 (in progress) (nflverse’s box scores fill a week Sleeper lacks); teams and injuries from Sleeper, Oct 30. Where the numbers come from.