Josh Downs Week 5 Outlook - Colts at Steelers

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Oct 8th 2026, 1:35pm EDT

Josh Downs had a quiet week last week with a good matchup, but I think the blame should be laid at the Achilles of Daniel Jones and not placed upon Downs. Jones has been quite limited as a passer so far this season. Downs is the WR48 in fantasy points per game with two games with at least 12.7 PRR points this season. Downs has a 20.5% target share, 1.67 YPRR, four red zone targets, three deep targets, and a 26.8% first-read share (leads the team). Among 45 qualifying receivers, Downs leads all of them in separation and ranks sixth in route win rate. We'll see if he can bounce back this week, but the matchup isn't great. Pittsburgh has allowed the 14th-fewest yards per target and the seventh-fewest fantasy points per opportunity to slot receivers.