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Dohnte Meyers or Josh Downs

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Dohnte Meyers

Dohnte Meyers

WR • Cincinnati Bengals CIN
Josh Downs

Josh Downs

WR • Indianapolis Colts IND
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Meyers over Downs

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Meyers ... 0%

BOTH ... 0%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 5.36
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
0.19 1.88 0 2.06 24.19 0 5.36
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Downs over Meyers

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Downs ... 75%

BOTH ... 0%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 13.8
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
5.1 63.6 0.4 13.8
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Outlook Josh Downs

Josh Downs at Pittsburgh — Primary Target Role Beckons in Road Tilt

Operating as Indianapolis' go-to slot weapon, Downs is positioned for steady volume, especially with veteran Keenan Allen managing a recent groin injury. Through four contests, Downs has already commanded 28 targets and established himself as Daniel Jones' most reliable underneath separator as the Colts hunt for their third consecutive win.

Our weekly projection tabs Downs for approximately 5.4 receptions and 67 receiving yards on nearly eight targets (14.6 PPR points). With his start rate surging up to 66% across fantasy leagues, fantasy managers should feel confident slotting him into lineups across all formats as a high-floor WR2 or flex starter.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Dohnte Meyers
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
78211.7290
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
1011111.1290
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Josh Downs
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
3165.390
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
89311.6240
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Dohnte Meyers
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 TB 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Josh Downs
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @KC 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Dohnte Meyers
OWN
 
1%
+0.72 compared to last week
START
 
0%
+0.29 compared to last week
OWN/START Josh Downs
OWN
98%
+3.14 compared to last week
START
60%
+6.6 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Dohnte Meyers
32nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Josh Downs
21st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Dohnte Meyers

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 32nd among WR's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 80th with 13.90 total points (3.48 avg).
  • Currently 70.76 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • He is in a heck of a slump. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.1 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 75 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 61st among WR.
  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 62nd among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 25 in rush attempts with 1 (0.25 per game) and is currently ranked 35th among WR.
  • Top 15 in rush yards with 10 (2.50 per game) and is currently ranked 14th among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 4 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +11, Rec Yards: +129 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • You do realize that this guy has no receiving touchdowns right?
Breakdown Josh Downs

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 21st among WR's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 57th with 20.20 total points (5.05 avg).
  • Currently 64.46 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • He is in a heck of a slump. You might be able to get him now for a discount.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 25 in receptions and is currently ranked 24th among WR.
  • Top 20 in targets and is currently ranked 20th among WR.
  • Top 20 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 17th among WR.
  • Top 50 in reception yards with 202 and 11.88 YPC and is currently ranked 36th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 35 in rush yards with 0 (0.00 per game) and is currently ranked 34th among WR.
  • He is top 100 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 84th among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +3, Rec Yards: +81 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • You do realize that this guy has no receiving touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 70, REC YDS: 735, REC TDS: 4
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Dohnte Meyers

No Injury Reported

Injury Josh Downs

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Dohnte Meyers

Week 5
Cincinnati Bengals @ Miami Dolphins

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
25.25344.0033402.97
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 30th with 7.00 total points (1.75 avg).
  • Currently 41 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.8 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 15th in rush defense with 436 (109.00 per game).
  • Ranked 19th in pass defense with 940 (235.00 per game).
  • Top 22 in points against with 25.25 per game and currently ranked 21st among DST.
  • Top 14 in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) and currently ranked 13th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -49.25, Turnovers: EVEN Sacks: -4, INTs: +3, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -4.25,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 43, INT: 10, TDS: 4, PA/G: 26.5, YDS/G: 370.6
Matchups Josh Downs

Week 5
Indianapolis Colts @ Pittsburgh Steelers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
21.75338.00841014.48
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 4th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 3rd with 37.00 total points (9.25 avg).
  • Currently 11 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.9 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 4 in turnovers with 8 (2.00 per game) and is currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Ranked 17th in rush defense with 451 (112.75 per game).
  • Ranked 13th in pass defense with 901 (225.25 per game).
  • Top 12 in interceptions with 4 (1.00 per game) and currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 14 in points against with 21.75 per game and currently ranked 14th among DST.
  • Top 2 in Total TDs with 1 (0.25 per game) and currently ranked 1st among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +68.17, Turnovers: -2 Sacks: -6, INTs: -1, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: -3.92,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 44, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 24.2, YDS/G: 379.3
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Dohnte Meyers
2.24
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Josh Downs
14.57
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Dohnte Meyers
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2026 CIN 4 16 11 129 11.7 0 1 10 10 0
ON PACE 18 72 50 581 11.7 0 5 45 10 0
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 4 16 11 129 11.7 0 1 10 10 0
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
2026 IND 4 28 17 202 11.9 0 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 18 126 77 909 11.9 0 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 16 99 67 717 10.8 4 1 3 3.3 0
Totals 52 326 217 2352 10.8 11 3 10 3.3 0
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Matchups

Week 5
ARI vs DET
ATL vs BAL
BUF @LAR
CAR vs BYE
CHI @GB
CIN @MIA
CLE @NYJ
DAL vs TB
DEN @LAC
HOU @TEN
IND @PIT
JAC vs PHI
KC vs BYE
LV @NE
MIN @NO
NYG @WAS
SEA vs SF
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CHW vs CLE 04:00 EDT EST
MIL @SD 10:00 EDT EST
NYY vs TB 08:00 EDT EST
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ANA vs EDM 10:00 PM EST
COL @WPG 7:30 PM EST
PIT @WAS 7:30 PM EST