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Michael Pittman Jr was targeted 111 times last season, and that volume has to be redistributed. Some of it probably ends up going to whatever veteran Indianapolis brings in to compete for the WR3 role, but Downs profiles as the biggest beneficiary.

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Downs positioned as WR2 and biggest beneficiary of Pittman's 111 redistributed targets.

Downs' rise could stall if the Colts add a veteran receiver, but for now the coaching staff is saying all the right things about Downs entering the season as the WR2 across from Alec Pierce. Michael Pittman Jr. was targeted 111 times last season, and that volume has to be redistributed. Downs profiles as the biggest beneficiary of this target redistribution, though some volume will likely go to a veteran the Colts bring in for the WR3 role.

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