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Josh Downs

Josh Downs

WRIndianapolis Colts IND
Courtland Sutton

Courtland Sutton

WRDenver Broncos DEN
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πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Downs over Sutton

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Outlook Josh Downs

Slot Specialist Primed for Bounce-Back Value in Rising Draft Stock

Josh Downs enters his fourth season operating as the primary slot option. Despite a statistical dip in 2025 to 60 catches for 576 yards, Downs recently expressed anticipation for a larger role. He remains a key weapon in this passing game alongside Alec Pierce, offering high floor utility inside.

With quarterback Daniel Jones sidelined by an Achilles injury, Anthony Richardson Sr. will steer the offense. While Richardson's rushing ability could limit overall passing volume, Downs' quick separation makes him an ideal safety valve. Our models project a bounce-back year with 72 receptions on 98 targets.

Downs' market price is climbing, with his PPR ADP improving from 126 in May to 119. This rising draft-day value looks like a steal relative to our 165.9-point projection. At this late-round cost, he profiles as a highly productive bench stash with weekly flex potential.


Updated 13 hrs ago

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πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Sutton over Downs

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Courtland Sutton

Shifting Market Trends Create a Compelling Buy-Low Opportunity in Denver's Remodeled Passing Game

Courtland Sutton remains a vital piece of the Broncos' offense, but the arrival of Jaylen Waddle has altered his fantasy landscape. Sutton is unfazed, and our models project him to lead his side of the formation. Under Sean Payton and coordinator Davis Webb, Sutton should maintain high-value targets, particularly in the red zone.

Sutton's PPR draft stock has steadily slipped from the upper-60s in early May down to 78 in early June. This slide represents a clear overreaction. While his target volume may see a minor dip, our projections still slate him for a solid 92 targets, 65 receptions, and 854 receiving yards.

With an expected 7 receiving touchdowns, Sutton's scoring upside remains high. At his sliding draft cost, he transitions from a risky option into a highly valuable WR3/FLEX target who is primed to outperform his market price.


Updated 13 hrs ago

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Performance Josh Downs
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Performance Courtland Sutton
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Next Up Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Josh Downs
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 BAL πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
2 @KC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
3 HOU πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
4 @WAS πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
5 @PIT πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
6 TEN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
7 @MIN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
8 @JAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
9 DAL πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
10 MIA πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
12 @HOU πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
12 NYG πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
13 BYE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
14 @PHI πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
15 @TEN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
16 CIN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
17 @CLE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
18 JAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“

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Redzone Touches Courtland Sutton
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @KC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
2 JAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
3 LAR πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
4 @SF πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
5 @LAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
6 SEA πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
7 @ARI πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
8 KC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
9 @CAR πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
10 BYE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
11 LV πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
13 @PIT πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
14 MIA πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
15 @NYJ πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
16 @LV πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
17 BUF πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
18 @NE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
20 LAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
21 πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“

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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Josh Downs
OWN
57%
-4.25 compared to last week
START
15%
-2.13 compared to last week
OWN/START Courtland Sutton
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
79%
No change since last week.
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Josh Downs
40th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Courtland Sutton
36th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Josh Downs

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 40th among WR's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 52nd with 79.40 total points (4.41 avg).
  • Currently 229.9 points behind the leader: Puka Nacua
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.4 PPG.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 35 in receptions and is currently ranked 35th among WR.
  • Top 50 in targets and is currently ranked 38th among WR.
  • Top 20 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 16th among WR.
  • Top 50 in Rec TDs with 4 and is currently ranked 47th among WR.
  • Rushing Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: -5, Rec Yards: -181 Rec TDs: -1,
  • Season Outlook

  • REC: 72, REC YDS: 732, REC TDS: 4
Breakdown Courtland Sutton

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 36th among WR's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 13th with 158.70 total points (8.35 avg).
  • Currently 150.6 points behind the leader: Puka Nacua
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 8.4.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 20 in receptions and is currently ranked 18th among WR.
  • Top 15 in targets and is currently ranked 15th among WR.
  • Top 10 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 8th among WR.
  • Top 20 in reception yards with 1017 and 13.74 YPC and is currently ranked 19th among WR.
  • Top 20 in Rec TDs with 7 and is currently ranked 16th among WR.
  • Rushing Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 2 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +4, Rec Yards: +102 Rec TDs: +1,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!
  • Season Outlook

  • REC: 65, REC YDS: 854, REC TDS: 7
Next Up Health Check
Injury Josh Downs

No Injury Reported

Injury Courtland Sutton

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Josh Downs

Week 1
Indianapolis Colts VS Baltimore Ravens

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
23.41383.2920113024.12
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 20th with 93.00 total points (5.47 avg).
  • Currently 134 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.5.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in rush defense with 1891 (111.24 per game) and is currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Ranked 29th in pass defense with 4625 (272.06 per game).
  • Top 18 in points against with 23.41 per game and currently ranked 18th among DST.
  • Top 14 in Total TDs with 2 (0.12 per game) and currently ranked 14th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +70.61, Turnovers: +1 Sacks: -26, INTs: EVEN, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: +2.15,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 43, INT: 13, TDS: 2, PA/G: 24.9, YDS/G: 376.8
Matchups Courtland Sutton

Week 1
Denver Broncos @ Kansas City Chiefs

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
19.29325.8214103503.39
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 21st with 90.00 total points (5.29 avg).
  • Currently 137 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.3.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 8 in total yards against with 325.82 per game and is currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 8 in rush defense with 1871 (110.06 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 8 in pass defense with 3668 (215.76 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 6 in points against with 19.29 per game and currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 32nd in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +71.09, Turnovers: -14 Sacks: -20, INTs: -6, TDs: -2, Points Allowed: +2.79,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 36, INT: 12, TDS: 2, PA/G: 20.5, YDS/G: 320.4
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Josh Downs
15.52
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Courtland Sutton
17.04
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Josh Downs
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2023 IND 16 98 68 771 11.3 2 0 0 0 0
2024 IND 14 107 72 803 11.2 5 1 12 12 0
2025 IND 16 93 60 576 9.6 4 2 -2 -1 0
3-YEAR AVG 16 99 67 717 10.8 4 1 3 3.3 0
Totals 48 298 200 2150 10.8 11 3 10 3.3 0
Career Courtland Sutton
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2018 DEN 16 83 42 704 16.8 4 1 -1 -1 0
2019 DEN 16 126 72 1112 15.4 6 3 17 5.7 0
2020 DEN 1 6 3 66 22.0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 DEN 16 98 58 776 13.4 2 0 0 0 0
2022 DEN 15 109 64 829 13.0 2 1 5 5 0
2023 DEN 16 90 59 772 13.1 10 0 0 0 0
2024 DEN 16 135 81 1081 13.3 8 0 0 0 0
2025 DEN 16 124 74 1017 13.7 7 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 17 119 73 982 13.4 8 0 0 0 0
Totals 117 794 465 6502 14.0 40 5 21 4.2 0
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ARI @LAC
ATL @PIT
BAL @IND
BUF @HOU
CAR vs CHI
CIN vs TB
CLE @JAC
DAL @NYG
DEN @KC
DET vs NO
GB @MIN
LAR vs SF
LV vs MIA
NE @SEA
NYJ @TEN
PHI vs WAS
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ATH @HOU 04:10 EDT EST
ATL vs PIT 04:10 EDT EST
BAL @TOR 03:07 EDT EST
BOS @NYY 07:35 EDT EST
CHC vs SF 02:20 EDT EST
CHW @PHI 04:05 EDT EST
CIN @STL 02:15 EDT EST
CLE @TEX 07:35 EDT EST
COL vs MIL 09:10 EDT EST
DET vs SEA 01:10 EDT EST
KC @MIN 02:10 EDT EST
LAA @LAD 10:10 EDT EST
MIA vs TB 04:10 EDT EST
NYM @SD 10:10 EDT EST
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