John Metchie III for Josh Downs (2026)

Should I Trade... ?

Summary
Game Log
Stats
Projections
Points
Targets
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Josh Downs WR - IND Josh Downs WR - IND	John Metchie III WR - CAR John Metchie III WR - CAR
Most Accurate Experts

Top ExpertsTop WR ExpertsTop Player Experts	See who the Most Accurate Experts would trade Upgrade Now

Rankings

Rest of Season	# 51	# 125	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	vs. BAL	vs. CHI	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 3 star matchup. WRs perform close to their average vs BAL	This is a 4 star matchup. WRs perform a little better than their average vs CHI	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	78.4	38.9	-
Avg Game	4.9	2.4	-
Avg Projection	96.8	89.8	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	11	22	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Josh Downs	John Metchie III	Add Player

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 05/31	#42	#126	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 05/31	#66	#112	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 05/30	#51	‐	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 05/30	#51	‐	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 05/30	#47	#141	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 05/29	#47	‐	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 05/27	#51	‐	-

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 05/29	#59	‐	-

Stacy Perez S. Perez Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 05/29	#51	‐	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 05/30	#47	‐	-

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 05/28	#51	‐	-

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 05/27	#53	‐	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 05/26	#51	‐	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 05/26	#52	#109	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 05/25	#64	‐	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 05/25	#50	‐	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 05/25	#51	‐	-

Jeff Boggis J. Boggis Fantasy Football Empire Fantasy Football E... 05/25	#57	#108	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 05/27	#46	‐	-

Joe Pisapia J. Pisapia FantasyPros FantasyPros 05/23	#53	‐	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 05/23	#52	#139	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 05/22	#61	#110	-

Joe Orrico J. Orrico No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ... 05/21	#61	#105	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 04/26	#49	‐	-

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 05/21	#56	‐	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 05/18	#51	#125	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 05/30	#50	‐	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 05/30	#47	#131	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 05/27	#52	‐	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 05/11	#51	‐	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#51	‐	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 05/09	#52	‐	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 05/08	#54	‐	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 05/06	#51	#129	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 05/11	#52	‐	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 05/02	#52	‐	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 05/11	#50	#129	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 05/23	#61	‐	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 04/29	#61	‐	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 05/04	#49	‐	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#44	‐	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#58	‐	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#53	‐	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 05/14	#51	‐	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#44	#121	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#52	‐	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 04/12	#57	#108	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 04/15	#51	‐	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 04/06	#53	#108	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 04/02	#62	#108	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 05/04	#52	#125	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#56	‐	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 03/23	#59	‐	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 03/15	#52	‐	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#60	‐	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 02/08	#55	#107	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 01/07	#58	#108	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 01/07	#53	#106	-

Nick Vertucci N. Vertucci Sundays Are For Football Sundays Are For Fo... 01/07	#53	#106	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Josh Downs WR - IND Josh Downs WR - IND	John Metchie III WR - CAR John Metchie III WR - CAR
2026 Schedule
Week 1	vs. BAL	vs. CHI
Week 2	at KC	at ATL
Week 3	vs. HOU	at CLE
Week 4	at WAS	vs. DET
Week 5	at PIT	BYE WEEK
Week 6	vs. TEN	at PHI
Week 7	at MIN	vs. TB
Week 8	at JAC	at GB
Week 9	vs. DAL	vs. DEN
Week 10	vs. MIA	at NO
Week 11	at HOU	vs. BAL
Week 12	vs. NYG	at TB
Week 13	BYE WEEK	at MIN
Week 14	at PHI	vs. NO
Week 15	at TEN	vs. CIN
Week 16	vs. CIN	at PIT
Week 17	at CLE	vs. SEA
Week 18	vs. JAC	vs. ATL

Player Projections Comparison
	Josh Downs WR - IND Josh Downs WR - IND	John Metchie III WR - CAR John Metchie III WR - CAR
Receiving

Receptions	76.8	64.0
Rec Yards	714.8	598.0
Rec TDs	4.3	5.0

Rushing

Rush Attempts	2.0	3.0
Rush Yards	6.4	-4.0
Rush TDs	0.0	0.0

Points

Fantasy Points	96.8	89.8

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Josh Downs WR - IND Josh Downs WR - IND	John Metchie III WR - CAR John Metchie III WR - CAR
2025 Points
Week 1	1.2	0.0
Week 2	5.1	0.0
Week 3	3.4	0.8
Week 4	2.4	1.0
Week 5	5.4	0.0
Week 6	10.2	0.0
Week 7	‐	‐
Week 8	9.9	0.0
Week 9	9.7	‐
Week 10	0.3	-0.4
Week 11	‐	10.5
Week 12	1.0	12.5
Week 13	4.4	1.7
Week 14	2.3	3.4
Week 15	7.3	2.9
Week 16	6.8	0.4
Week 17	3.4	4.1
Week 18	5.6	2.0
Total	78.4	38.9
Average	4.9	2.4

Player Targets Comparison
	Josh Downs WR - IND Josh Downs WR - IND	John Metchie III WR - CAR John Metchie III WR - CAR
2025 Targets
Week 1	3	0
Week 2	8	1
Week 3	3	1
Week 4	5	2
Week 5	8	0
Week 6	7	0
Week 7	‐	‐
Week 8	3	0
Week 9	9	‐
Week 10	2	1
Week 11	‐	3
Week 12	6	7
Week 13	6	8
Week 14	5	8
Week 15	5	5
Week 16	9	5
Week 17	5	3
Week 18	4	4

Notes for Player Combination
	Josh Downs WR - IND Josh Downs WR - IND	John Metchie III WR - CAR John Metchie III WR - CAR
Expert
Andrew Erickson FantasyPros	Josh Downs is good. PFF's 20th-highest graded WR in 2025. And for the second straight year...the Colts slot WR was hyper-targeted at a 24% clip. That led all Colts WRs and TEs in 2025. And he creates separation. Per Fantasy Points Data...Downs ranked 20th in average separation score. Downs has been limited because of a lack of high-end route participation, but a late-season route bump could suggest more of Downs in a full-time role in 2026....after the team traded Michael Pittman Jr. to the Steelers.