Josh Downs for Xavier Smith (2026)

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Summary
Game Log
Stats
Projections
Points
Targets
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Josh Downs WR - IND Josh Downs WR - IND	Xavier Smith WR - LAR Xavier Smith WR - LAR
Most Accurate Experts

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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 47	# 158	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	vs. BAL	vs. SF	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 3 star matchup. WRs perform close to their average vs BAL	This is a 3 star matchup. WRs perform close to their average vs SF	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	78.4	30.3	-
Avg Game	4.9	1.9	-
Avg Projection	98.4	6.3	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	11	32	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Josh Downs	Xavier Smith	Add Player

Chris Welsh C. Welsh FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/06	#45	‐	-

Hayden Winks H. Winks Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/06	#40	‐	-

Jonathan Stone J. Stone Stone Cold Fantasy Stone Cold Fantasy 08/06	#49	#184	-

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 08/06	#46	‐	-

Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo... 08/06	#42	‐	-

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 08/06	#45	‐	-

Josh Norris J. Norris Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/06	#44	‐	-

Elliot Berkovits E. Berkovits Packer Report Packer Report 08/05	#35	‐	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/05	#47	‐	-

Ted Chmyz T. Chmyz Fantasy Football Bots Fantasy Football Bots 08/05	#40	‐	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/05	#42	‐	-

Mike Bland M. Bland Points Over Expected Points Over Expected 08/05	#45	‐	-

Seth Miller S. Miller Crossroads Fantasy Football Crossroads Fantasy... 08/05	#54	‐	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/05	#45	‐	-

Frank Ammirante F. Ammirante OTC Fantasy OTC Fantasy 08/05	#36	‐	-

Kyle Krajewski K. Krajewski First Seed Sports First Seed Sports 08/05	#52	#145	-

Chet Gresham C. Gresham SB Nation SB Nation 08/05	#48	‐	-

Doug Burrell D. Burrell Draft With Doug Draft With Doug 08/05	#45	‐	-

Matt De Lima M. De Lima Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 08/05	#50	‐	-

Matt Okada M. Okada 4for4.com 4for4.com 08/05	#51	‐	-

Rich Piazza R. Piazza Fantasy Shed Fantasy Shed 08/04	#47	‐	-

Lou Brunson L. Brunson Optimus Fantasy Football Optimus Fantasy Fo... 08/04	#74	#116	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 08/04	#45	‐	-

Aaron St Denis A. St Denis Fantasy Sports Advice Network Fantasy Sports Adv... 08/04	#54	‐	-

Justin Dodds J. Dodds SleeperWire SleeperWire 08/04	#48	‐	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 08/04	#50	‐	-

Kelly Smelser K. Smelser Punch Drunk Wonderland Punch Drunk Wonder... 08/04	#47	‐	-

Brady Auer B. Auer BA Sports Podcast BA Sports Podcast 08/04	#44	‐	-

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 08/04	#48	‐	-

Joe Wiggans J. Wiggans IDP Guys IDP Guys 08/04	#52	‐	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 08/04	#45	‐	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 08/03	#44	‐	-

Steven Pintado S. Pintado QB List QB List 08/03	#49	‐	-

Joe Serpico J. Serpico Pressbox Pressbox 08/02	#52	‐	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 08/04	#46	‐	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 08/01	#50	‐	-

Wolf Trelles-Heard W. Trelles-... FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/01	#49	‐	-

Scott Engel S. Engel RotoBaller RotoBaller 08/01	#29	‐	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 08/05	#50	‐	-

Justin Fuhr J. Fuhr Pro Football Mania Pro Football Mania 08/06	#51	‐	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 08/04	#51	‐	-

Pete Nova P. Nova FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/31	#35	‐	-

Kyle Senra K. Senra Going For 2 Going For 2 08/05	#43	‐	-

Joshua Kimmel J. Kimmel FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/31	#55	‐	-

Shaun Evans S. Evans FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 08/03	#52	‐	-

Dylan Licciardo D. Licciardo FF Gamers FF Gamers 07/30	#42	‐	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/30	#51	‐	-

Nic Bodiford N. Bodiford NerdBall Fantay Football NerdBall Fantay Fo... 08/03	#39	‐	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 07/29	#53	‐	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 08/06	#48	‐	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/28	#51	‐	-

Sky Guasco S. Guasco Razzball Razzball 07/28	#52	‐	-

Gary Davenport G. Davenport Footballguys Footballguys 07/28	#52	‐	-

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/27	#58	‐	-

Dr. Roto D. Roto FullTime Fantasy FullTime Fantasy 08/06	#50	‐	-

Huseyin Aksu H. Aksu Fantasy Couch Fantasy Couch 07/29	#51	‐	-

Des Bieler D. Bieler The Washington Post The Washington Post 07/25	#52	‐	-

Jeremy Shulman J. Shulman Fantasy Football Universe Fantasy Football U... 07/24	#46	‐	-

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 07/23	#36	#107	-

Mason M. Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/23	#55	‐	-

Adrian Alpanseque A. Alpanseque Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/22	#61	‐	-

Jamie Calandro J. Calandro RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/21	#47	‐	-

Matthew Korn M. Korn DFS Dashboard DFS Dashboard 07/20	#51	‐	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/19	#34	‐	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 07/19	#33	‐	-

Jacob Piccolo J. Piccolo TrueRGM TrueRGM 08/04	#49	‐	-

Andrew Leduc A. Leduc That Sports Podcast Network That Sports Podcas... 07/18	#52	‐	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 07/17	#52	‐	-

Matt Donnelly M. Donnelly Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers 07/17	#47	‐	-

Dennis Sosic D. Sosic Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/17	#58	‐	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 07/16	#53	‐	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/26	#52	‐	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome Beast Dome 07/15	#50	‐	-

Kelly Kirby K. Kirby FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/14	#49	‐	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 07/14	#49	‐	-

Kev Mahserejian K. Mahserejian Razzball Razzball 07/13	#48	‐	-

Jason Willan J. Willan Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/30	#50	‐	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 08/03	#48	‐	-

David Biggs D. Biggs Drink Five Drink Five 07/12	#48	‐	-

The Tecmo Weave T. Tecmo Weave Lab 52 Lab 52 07/12	#38	‐	-

Adam Dove A. Dove The Fantasy Couriers The Fantasy Couriers 08/02	#50	‐	-

Brian Hartman B. Hartman QB List QB List 07/27	#44	‐	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#52	‐	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 08/01	#41	‐	-

Nick Raducanu N. Raducanu Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 07/07	#52	‐	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 08/02	#48	#160	-

Mike MacGregor M. MacGregor Draft Buddy Draft Buddy 08/03	#54	‐	-

Edward Gorelik E. Gorelik End of Football End of Football 07/25	#49	‐	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/05	#57	‐	-

Brandon Murchison B. Murchison RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/24	#48	‐	-

Ken Zalis K. Zalis Pressbox Pressbox 08/05	#49	‐	-

Benjamin Klotz B. Klotz Touchdown Squad Touchdown Squad 06/30	#52	‐	-

Judy Adabie J. Adabie Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 07/07	#59	‐	-

Mick Ciallela M. Ciallela Fantrax Fantrax 06/28	#50	‐	-

Ben Wasley B. Wasley Hashtag Football Hashtag Football 07/21	#51	‐	-

Drew DeLuca D. DeLuca Going For 2 Going For 2 08/01	#46	‐	-

Nick Zylak N. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 06/25	#50	‐	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/13	#54	‐	-

Bradley Stalder B. Stalder Player Profiler Player Profiler 06/15	#50	‐	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/05	#43	‐	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/05	#48	‐	-

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

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/03	#51	‐	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 08/05	#48	‐	-

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

Cameron Sheath C. Sheath Cam Sheath Fantasy Football Blog Cam Sheath Fantasy... 08/01	#47	‐	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 07/25	#51	‐	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 08/01	#45	‐	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 08/06	#52	‐	-

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

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/27	#52	‐	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 08/05	#47	‐	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/30	#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 07/28	#51	‐	-

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

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

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 07/09	#51	‐	-

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

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

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

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 07/15	#59	‐	-

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

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Josh Downs WR - IND Josh Downs WR - IND	Xavier Smith WR - LAR Xavier Smith WR - LAR
2026 Schedule
Week 1	vs. BAL	vs. SF
Week 2	at KC	vs. NYG
Week 3	vs. HOU	at DEN
Week 4	at WAS	at PHI
Week 5	at PIT	vs. BUF
Week 6	vs. TEN	vs. ARI
Week 7	at MIN	at LV
Week 8	at JAC	vs. LAC
Week 9	vs. DAL	at WAS
Week 10	vs. MIA	at ARI
Week 11	at HOU	BYE WEEK
Week 12	vs. NYG	vs. GB
Week 13	BYE WEEK	vs. KC
Week 14	at PHI	at SF
Week 15	at TEN	vs. DAL
Week 16	vs. CIN	at SEA
Week 17	at CLE	at TB
Week 18	vs. JAC	vs. SEA

Player Projections Comparison
	Josh Downs WR - IND Josh Downs WR - IND	Xavier Smith WR - LAR Xavier Smith WR - LAR
Receiving

Receptions	75.9	3.6
Rec Yards	736.7	44.4
Rec TDs	4.3	0.3

Rushing

Rush Attempts	1.4	0.0
Rush Yards	4.3	0.0
Rush TDs	0.0	0.0

Points

Fantasy Points	98.4	6.3

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Josh Downs WR - IND Josh Downs WR - IND	Xavier Smith WR - LAR Xavier Smith WR - LAR
2025 Points
Week 1	1.2	3.6
Week 2	5.1	0.0
Week 3	3.4	0.0
Week 4	2.4	0.0
Week 5	5.4	0.0
Week 6	10.2	0.0
Week 7	‐	1.5
Week 8	9.9	‐
Week 9	9.7	1.2
Week 10	0.3	1.4
Week 11	‐	0.8
Week 12	1.0	‐
Week 13	4.4	8.2
Week 14	2.3	0.6
Week 15	7.3	0.0
Week 16	6.8	5.7
Week 17	3.4	6.7
Week 18	5.6	0.6
Total	78.4	30.3
Average	4.9	1.9

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

Notes for Player Combination
	Josh Downs WR - IND Josh Downs WR - IND	Xavier Smith WR - LAR Xavier Smith WR - LAR
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.