Mattek Fantasy Football on Josh Downs

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Josh Downs in this game. He was absolutely brutal. Three targets on 35% of the routes. He does have a 95% route rate, but was target mogged by Laquan Treadwell and Ashton Doulan... Josh DS is probably going to be a pretty chromulent fantasy football wide receiver. He will probably average about 10, 11, 12 fantasy points per game.
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Downs projects as mid-tier WR (10–12 PPG) despite 95% route rate; limited red-zone role.

Rashad White reassesses Josh Downs' breakout potential downward. Despite a 95% route rate, Downs received only three targets on 35% of routes and was out-targeted by Laquan Treadwell and Ashton Dulin. White expected a JSN-style transformation but now projects Downs as a mid-tier fantasy receiver averaging 10–12 fantasy points per game with high week-to-week variance due to low average depth of target and minimal red-zone usage (Jonathan Taylor and Tyler Warren handle that role).

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