North Carolina WR Josh Downs to miss 2nd straight game with injury

North Carolina shall be with out its high participant once more for the second straight week.

Tar Heels extensive receiver Josh Downs won’t play at Georgia State in Saturday’s Week 2 motion with a decrease physique damage, in response to reviews.

This marks the second straight sport that Downs won’t play for the Tar Heels, as he additionally missed final weekend’s opener at Appalachian State.

Josh Downs damage replace

It’s believed to be the identical situation from the Week 0 opener when Downs was seen nursing his knee after scoring a landing. He was noticed with a bag of ice on the knee after the sport.

Downs was North Carolina’s main receiver final season and probably the most productive in school soccer, catching 101 passes for 1,335 yards and eight touchdowns with a mean of 13.0 yards per reception.

He caught 9 passes for 78 yards and two touchdowns from quarterback Drake Maye in North Carolina’s Week 0 victory over Florida A&M.

The place North Carolina goes now

Not having Downs on the sector is a unfavourable for the Tar Heels, however Maye should not need for targets in Downs’ absence.

Maye linked on 24 of 36 passes for 352 yards and 4 touchdowns in final week’s 63-31 win at Appalachian State.

Kobe Paysour led UNC’s receivers with 8 catches for 92 yards and a rating whereas J.J. Jones, Bryson Nesbit, and D.J. Jones all caught touchdowns.

In all, Maye threw passes to eight totally different receivers within the sport whereas Carolina added 215 yards on the bottom and three further scores: by Maye, Omarion Hampton, and George Pettaway. 

(h/t ESPN)

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