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Flock Fantasy fantasy football takes on Josh Downs
Every source-backed video insight STACKED has extracted from Flock Fantasy about Josh Downs.
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All Flock Fantasy insights about Josh Downs
PositiveProjectionJul 19, 2026
Selected at pick 85 in the draft.PositiveProjectionJul 15, 2026
The analyst understands the industry's hype on Josh Downs to some extent, given that Michael Pittman Jr. is gone from the Colts.NegativeBustJul 15, 2026
Josh Downs was WR56 in points per game last season, averaging only 8 fantasy points per game in his third year. The Colts offense is projected to regress significantly from 27.5 PPG last year to 22.8 PPG, and the team is rush-first with Jonathan Taylor, limiting Downs' upside despite Pittman's departure.NegativeBustJul 15, 2026
Downs is the textbook definition of a fantasy football industry plant—getting drafted at pick 90 on Underdog, 91 in CBS, and 96 in FFPC (7th-8th round), well ahead of ESPN/Yahoo consensus. This inflated expert-league ADP is detrimental if you miss on such an early pick.NegativeBustJul 9, 2026
Josh Downs was the guy every fantasy analyst was pumping last season, but Alec Pierce was actually the one who broke out in Indianapolis, not Downs.NegativeBustJul 9, 2026
Josh Downs is an 'industry plant' being overrated by fantasy creators; while Michael Pittman Jr.'s departure opens targets, the Colts offense is projected to regress from 8th to 18th in the league, and Downs averaged only 8.5 points per game last season in one of the league's top offenses with no proven touchdown upside.PositiveBustJun 10, 2026
Josh Downs is a landmine despite being touted as a breakout candidate again after Michael Pittman Jr.'s departure; his career-best finish is only WR31, last year he finished WR56, and the situation has three holes: Alec Pierce was paid serious money, Tyler Borne outplayed him as a rookie, and Indianapolis projects to regress from 27.5 PPG to 22.5 PPG.