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Start Denzel Boston or Josh Downs? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 3:36 AM ET.

Start Josh Downs over Denzel Boston

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Josh Downs

WR · IND · vs DAL

Market projects
10.3
recent weeks avg
DAL D vs WR
35.5
10th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share
82%
Through Week 8
Target share
20%
Through Week 8
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Denzel Boston

WR · CLE · at NO

Market projects
10.3
recent weeks avg
NO D vs WR
29.8
11th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share
91%
Through Week 8
Target share
21%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Denzel Boston for Josh Downs?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Josh Downs projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.5 a game over 8 games), Denzel Boston 84 (10.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Josh Downs over Denzel Boston.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Josh Downs over Denzel Boston in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Josh Downs at 10.3 points and Denzel Boston at 10.3, a gap of 0.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Josh Downs this week yet, so his 10.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (12.3, 10.9 and 7.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Denzel Boston this week yet, so his 10.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (10.6, 10.5 and 9.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Josh Downs at ADP 96 and Denzel Boston at 143.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Josh Downs yet. His market-based projections were 12.3, 10.9 and 7.8 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 10.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Denzel Boston yet. His market-based projections were 10.6, 10.5 and 9.8 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 10.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Denzel Boston is 0.3 touchdowns (5 market sources).

That puts Josh Downs 0.0 points ahead of Denzel Boston on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Josh Downs and IND host DAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DAL allowed 35.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 10th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 163 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL.

Denzel Boston and CLE visit NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NO allowed 29.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 144 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against NO.

By points allowed to the position, Josh Downs has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Josh Downs is not on the injury report.

Denzel Boston is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Josh Downs played 82 percent of IND snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 26 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Josh Downs, Week 5 against PIT: 60 of 71 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 47 yards.

Josh Downs, Week 6 against TEN: 71 of 83 snaps, 1 carry for 7 yards, 8 targets and 4 catches for 40 yards.

Josh Downs, Week 7 against MIN: 52 of 58 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Josh Downs, Week 8 against JAX: 5 targets and 4 catches for 23 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 8, Denzel Boston played 91 percent of CLE snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 45 percent of the air yards and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Denzel Boston, Week 5 against NYJ: 62 of 68 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 46 yards, 1 touchdown.

Denzel Boston, Week 6 against BAL: 58 of 62 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 15 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 7 against TEN: 61 of 70 snaps, 8 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 8 against PIT: 11 targets and 6 catches for 37 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Josh Downs played 16 games for IND and scored 136.4 PPR points, 8.5 a game, finishing WR44.

He caught 58 of 88 targets for 566 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 422 air yards.

He was on the field for 58 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Denzel Boston for Josh Downs?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Josh Downs projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.5 a game over 8 games), Denzel Boston 84 (10.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Josh Downs over Denzel Boston.

  • Should I drop Josh Downs for Denzel Boston?

    No. Keep Josh Downs: he projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.5 a game over 8 games), Denzel Boston 84 (10.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Josh Downs over Denzel Boston.

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