Season so far
It is early in the season for Caleb Downs, who has played just one game so far and holds a replacement-level 64.8 overall grade across 74 snaps. His performance against Baltimore was heavily polarized between stellar run support and shaky pass coverage. Downs excelled against the ground game with a solid 75.0 run defense grade, highlighted by a fourth-and-one stop on Derrick Henry and a touchdown-saving tackle on Lamar Jackson. However, his coverage facet grade fell to a subpar 59.1 after biting on a late goal-line play-action touchdown and giving up a 27-yard completion by playing too deep. Because he has only logged a single appearance, there is not yet an established week-to-week trajectory for his season.