# Josh Downs — what pundits predicted WR · North Carolina 33 checkable claims from 19 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player. ## What pundits expect (31 unsettled) - Josh Downs to be 1st on the depth chart — [Noah Compton](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/noah-compton), for 2026, said Sep 26, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2ff0f9ce-a9b9-449a-ac84-763261fa81cf - Josh Downs to be 1st on the depth chart — Wolf Trelles-Heard, for 2026, said Sep 24, 2026; not settled yet - Josh Downs to be 1st on the depth chart — [Carter Bahns](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/carter-bahns), for 2026, said Sep 21, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b4e06ca3-1981-4eb9-b857-ac81e018aac8 - Josh Downs to be 1st on the depth chart — [Noah Compton](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/noah-compton), for 2026, said Sep 21, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/535a9a87-3ee4-461a-a4c2-81fcc98345b0 - Josh Downs to finish WR3 (25–36) at his position, by fantasy points — Nic Bodiford, for 2026, said Sep 8, 2026; not settled yet - Josh Downs to fall short of his draft cost (round nine) — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2026, said Sep 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d6e49275-e4cf-4d86-917d-1d29252c1d0a - Josh Downs to be 1st on the depth chart — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Aug 31, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/55970368-caa8-4c87-8543-2f400be63855 - Josh Downs to be 1st on the depth chart — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Aug 29, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/33c062c4-069c-4f3e-a9c9-bcdaa9048149 - Josh Downs to outplay his draft cost (his fantasy football ADP) — Lawrence Iacona, for 2026, said Aug 28, 2026; not settled yet - Josh Downs to outplay his draft cost (WR41) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 25, 2026; not settled yet - Josh Downs to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Ralph Vacchiano](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/ralph-vacchiano), for 2026, said Aug 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/503aa91f-8343-41f1-88f7-fb2800ee051b - Josh Downs to be 2nd on the depth chart — Gordon McGuinness, for 2026, said Aug 18, 2026; not settled yet - Josh Downs to be 1st on the depth chart — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Aug 17, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/991a3401-2b01-499f-bdd8-4c0bbd511d1a - Josh Downs to outplay his draft cost (ADP: 11.03) — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Aug 17, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/991a3401-2b01-499f-bdd8-4c0bbd511d1a - Josh Downs to be 1st on the depth chart — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4e0a5eb5-20d8-4c0f-9513-fd8c61d817a0 - Josh Downs to be 1st on the depth chart — [Jim Moorman](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jim-moorman), for 2026, said Aug 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/744f8eca-c77d-49fe-badc-1410b6f10d92 - Josh Downs to outplay his draft cost (ADP: 100.7 (WR43)) — [Jim Moorman](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jim-moorman), for 2026, said Aug 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/744f8eca-c77d-49fe-badc-1410b6f10d92 - Josh Downs to finish top 38 at his position, by fantasy points — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 10, 2026; not settled yet - Josh Downs to outplay his draft cost (Going as the WR42, 106th overall) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 10, 2026; not settled yet - Josh Downs to be 2nd on the depth chart — Gordon McGuinness, for 2026, said Aug 6, 2026; not settled yet - Josh Downs to outplay his draft cost (ADP: 102) — Kyle Zeigler, for 2026, said Aug 6, 2026; not settled yet - Josh Downs to outplay his draft cost (WR46 in Real-Time ADP) — Wolf Trelles-Heard, for 2026, said Aug 3, 2026; not settled yet - Josh Downs to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Aug 3, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/92da32ba-fe7a-4149-bc16-03f9d0d8a216 - Josh Downs to finish top 36 at his position, by fantasy points — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Aug 3, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/92da32ba-fe7a-4149-bc16-03f9d0d8a216 - Josh Downs to record 112 fantasy points — [Walt](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/48a37706-d14d-4726-b540-c53fe2126b50 - Josh Downs to record 760 receiving yards — [Walt](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/48a37706-d14d-4726-b540-c53fe2126b50 - Josh Downs to record 72 receptions — [Walt](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/48a37706-d14d-4726-b540-c53fe2126b50 - Josh Downs to outplay his draft cost (tenth round) — [Jake Ciely](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jake-ciely), for 2026, said Jul 20, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/663580b6-d637-49ed-abfb-9b9ec27fb2fe - Josh Downs to outplay his draft cost (ECR one to thirteen) — [Tom Strachan](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/tom-strachan), for 2026, said Jul 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e1b06239-ef57-4542-9150-f309d018f4ca - Josh Downs to outplay his draft cost (fifty seven) — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Mar 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/31f8b70b-0082-4fad-b2d4-81add27c7d7d - Josh Downs to finish top 41 at his position, by fantasy points — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Mar 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/31f8b70b-0082-4fad-b2d4-81add27c7d7d ## Settled (2) - Josh Downs to outplay his draft cost (pick one forty eight on ESPN) — [Mason Dodd](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mason-dodd), for 2025, said Aug 10, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e111bd02-f772-4ac4-a3f6-3f8a82871d08 - Josh Downs to record 80 receptions — [Bobby Skinner](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/bobby-skinner), for 2025, said Mar 6, 2025; scored 45 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 71.82) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6bc51663-60f7-4897-b5dc-40e284f869a2 --- Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/josh-downs Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology