Colts trade wide receiver Josh Downs to Chiefs for future draft picks
Indianapolis sent 25-year-old Josh Downs to Kansas City, receiving a 2027 seventh-round pick while the Chiefs gave up fourth- and fifth-round selections.
Indianapolis traded wide receiver Josh Downs to the Kansas City Chiefs, receiving a 2027 seventh-round draft pick in return. The Chiefs will send a fourth- and fifth-round pick in the 2027 draft to the Colts as part of the deal.
Downs, a 2023 third-round selection from North Carolina, requested a trade and posted on social media that he was relieved the transaction was completed. He has amassed 1,574 receiving yards, 140 catches and seven touchdowns over his first two seasons, and led the Colts this year with 354 receiving yards and 57 targets while Alec Pierce was sidelined with injury.
The trade adds two picks to Indianapolis' 2027 draft haul, bringing its total to 13 selections, though the team still lacks a first-round pick after trading it to the New York Jets in a previous deal. Following the departures of Keenan Allen and Downs, the Colts also signed wide receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine to the roster.