Star wide receiver Josh Downs will wear the No. 12 jersey for the Kansas City Chiefs after previously wearing the No. 1 and No. 2 jerseys during his three-and-a-half-year tenure with the Indianapolis Colts.
Downs joined the Chiefs after a last-minute deal at the 2026 NFL trade deadline saw Kansas City ship Indianapolis fourth- and fifth-round selections in exchange for the prized Colts wideout.
The Chiefs previously had the No. 12 jersey assigned to veteran tight end Jared Wiley, and it is unclear what number the former TCU Horned Frog will wear moving forward.
Matt Derrick of Chiefs Digest reported the jersey number matter in a post to his official Twitter account:
Josh Downs said he will wear No. 12. No word yet on what number Jared Wiley will move
to.
— Matt Derrick (@mattderrick) November 11, 2026
With this move, Downs has functionally combined the No. 1 and No. 2 jersey numbers he wore in Indianapolis into a new and improved No. 12.
Tight ends typically wear numbers in the 80s, so fans should expect Wiley to switch to a currently vacant No. 80, 81, 82, 84, or 86 jersey.
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