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Start DJ Moore or Josh Downs? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 5:21 AM ET.

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  • : DJ Moore: Listed Questionable (Undisclosed) (Sleeper injury feed)

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DJ Moore

WR · BUF · at MIN · Questionable

Market projects
11.4
recent weeks avg
MIN D vs WR
25.3
4th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share
51%
Through Week 8
Target share
19%
Through Week 8
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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

Should I drop Josh Downs for DJ Moore?

Yes, on the rest of the season. DJ Moore projects 100 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.1 a game over 9 games), Josh Downs 92 (11.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts DJ Moore over Josh Downs. DJ Moore is listed questionable.

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Our Week 9 call

Start DJ Moore over Josh Downs in Week 9.

Market-based projections have DJ Moore at 11.4 points and Josh Downs at 10.3, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for DJ Moore this week yet, so his 11.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (10.7 and 12.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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. Drafters take DJ Moore at ADP 46 and Josh Downs at 96.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for DJ Moore yet. His market-based projections were 10.7 and 12.1 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 11.4, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for DJ Moore is 0-1 touchdowns (5 market sources).

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.

That puts DJ Moore 1.1 points ahead of Josh Downs on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

DJ Moore and BUF visit MIN on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

MIN allowed 25.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 124 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIN.

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.

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

Injury status

DJ Moore is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.

Josh Downs is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, DJ Moore played 51 percent of BUF snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 27 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

DJ Moore, Week 2 against DET: 23 of 74 snaps, 1 carry for -1 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

DJ Moore, Week 3 against LAC: 42 of 66 snaps, 10 targets and 6 catches for 67 yards.

DJ Moore, Week 4 against NE: 23 of 59 snaps, 1 carry for 6 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

DJ Moore, Week 8 against BAL: 1 carry for 4 yards, 7 targets and 4 catches for 82 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, DJ Moore played 17 games for CHI and scored 170.2 PPR points, 10.0 a game, finishing WR35.

He caught 50 of 85 targets for 682 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 460 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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 Josh Downs for DJ Moore?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. DJ Moore projects 100 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.1 a game over 9 games), Josh Downs 92 (11.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts DJ Moore over Josh Downs. DJ Moore is listed questionable.

  • Should I drop DJ Moore for Josh Downs?

    No. Keep DJ Moore: he projects 100 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.1 a game over 9 games), Josh Downs 92 (11.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts DJ Moore over Josh Downs. DJ Moore is listed questionable.

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