FantasyPros Articles on Josh Downs
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His per-route target rate through his first three seasons compares favorably to several far more highly drafted receivers, despite Downs never being valued anywhere close to that range. With a teammate now gone and another dealing with a lingering injury, target competition should consolidate significantly in his favor.
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Downs' WR2-level efficiency with expanded role supports WR38 vs. WR42 ADP.
Going as the WR42, 106th overall, one the source has him as high as WR38 and considered pushing him even further. His career has been limited more by scheme usage and shaky quarterback play than by talent, having flashed real WR2-level production in stretches with competent quarterback play. His per-route target rate through his first three seasons compares favorably to several far more highly drafted receivers, despite Downs never being valued anywhere close to that range, largely because he's been kept off the field in certain personnel groupings for a significant chunk of his career. With a teammate now gone and another dealing with a lingering injury, target competition should consolidate significantly in his favor, and his coaching staff has directly said it wants him on the field across every personnel package this year.
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