Volume, not production
Josh Downs has 44% of IND's air yards but is scoring 3.6 PPR points a game below what that usage usually produces.
- Air-yards share
- 44%
- Targets
- 24
- PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
- −3.6
Weeks 1–3 · 3 games
Usage comparison · Wide receivers
Josh Downs vs Terry McLaurin
Josh Downs gets more of his team's passes (26% vs 24%) and more of the deep throws (44% of its air yards vs 31%). Near the end zone, Josh Downs has had more chances (4 vs 2 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (15% vs 7%). Josh Downs is scoring more fantasy points a game (10.9 vs 10.0, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 14.4 vs 14.0 expected points a game Est..
2026 season · Weeks 1–4 · Updated Oct 2, 2026
WRIND
Josh Downs- Fantasy points per game (PPR)
- 10.9
- Expected points per gameEst.
- 14.4
3 games with a target, carry or dropback
WRWAS
Terry McLaurin- Fantasy points per game (PPR)
- 10.0
- Expected points per gameEst.
- 14.0
3 games with a target, carry or dropback
Side by side
Season totals through week 3. Shares are of each player's team totals in the games he played. For counts and shares, the bigger number is in bold and the bars grow from the centre line.
| Stat | Josh Downs | Terry McLaurin |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 3 | 3 |
| Passes thrown to him | ||
| Targets | 24 | 22 |
| Target share | 26% | 24% |
| Air-yards share | 44% | 31% |
| Catches | 14 | 10 |
| Receiving yards | 186 | 141 |
| Near the end zone | ||
| Red-zone chances | 4 | 2 |
| Red-zone share | 15% | 7% |
| End-zone targets | 0 | 3 |
| Touchdowns | ||
| Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| Expected touchdownsEst. | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Fantasy points | ||
| Fantasy points per game (PPR) | 10.9 | 10.0 |
| Fantasy points (PPR) | 32.6 | 30.1 |
| Expected points per gameEst. | 14.4 | 14.0 |
| Points vs expectedEst. | −3.6 | −4.0 |
Week by week
Each bar is one game. Pick a stat to compare.
Target share by week
Out of all the passes his team threw in his games, the part thrown to him.
- Josh Downs
- Terry McLaurin
— no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.
| Week | Josh Downs | Terry McLaurin |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14%against BAL | 14%against PHI |
| 2 | 30%against KC | 26%against DAL |
| 3 | 31%against HOU | 30%against SEA |
| 4 | — no game with a target, carry or dropback | — no game with a target, carry or dropback |
Next to each number: that week's opponent. — no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.
Where they rank
Each player's place among players at his position who meet the leaderboard's minimum. Open a leaderboard for the full list.
| Leaderboard | Josh Downs | Terry McLaurin |
|---|---|---|
| Target share leaders | #13of 76 wide receivers | #25of 76 wide receivers |
| Air-yards share leaders | #10of 76 wide receivers | #28of 76 wide receivers |
| Red-zone share leaders | #13of 36 wide receivers | Below the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games) |
| Red-zone opportunity leaders | #14of 166 wide receivers | #59of 166 wide receivers |
| End-zone target leaders | #123of 166 wide receivers | #17of 166 wide receivers |
| Expected fantasy points leadersEst. | #18of 166 wide receivers | #20of 166 wide receivers |
Talking points
Fact-checked notes from the weekly usage report, with the numbers behind them.
Josh Downs
Terry McLaurin
Volume, not production
Terry McLaurin has 31% of WAS's air yards but is scoring 4.0 PPR points a game below what that usage usually produces.
- Air-yards share
- 31%
- Targets
- 22
- PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
- −4.0
Weeks 1–3 · 3 games
Keep exploring
Josh Downs
More comparisons