Start Josh Downs or Keenan Allen? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Josh Downs over Keenan Allen in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Josh Downs at 10.4 points and Keenan Allen at 8.8, a gap of 1.6.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 10.4 fantasy points for Josh Downs, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Josh Downs at 45.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 33% chance to score a touchdown (5, 5 and 7 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.8 fantasy points for Keenan Allen, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Keenan Allen at 38.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 22% chance to score a touchdown (6, 5 and 6 market sources).

That puts Josh Downs 1.6 points ahead of Keenan Allen on the market projections.

Injury status

Josh Downs is not on the injury report.

Keenan Allen is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Josh Downs played 80 percent of IND snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 29 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Josh Downs, Week 2 against KC: 54 of 65 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 72 yards.

Josh Downs, Week 3 against HOU: 48 of 71 snaps, 11 targets and 5 catches for 77 yards.

Josh Downs, Week 4 against WAS: 51 of 66 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 16 yards.

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

Through Week 5, Keenan Allen played 59 percent of IND snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 16 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Keenan Allen, Week 1 against BAL: 36 of 54 snaps, 6 targets and 6 catches for 32 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 2 against KC: 33 of 65 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 3 against HOU: 52 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 63 yards, 1 touchdown.

Keenan Allen, Week 5 against PIT: 32 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 45 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.

In 2025, Keenan Allen played 17 games for LAC and scored 182.7 PPR points, 10.7 a game, finishing WR29.

He caught 81 of 122 targets for 777 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 546 air yards.

He was on the field for 55 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Carnell Tate over Josh Downs.
• Start Christian Watson over Josh Downs.
• Start Josh Downs over Courtland Sutton.
• Start Carnell Tate over Keenan Allen.
• Start Keenan Allen over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Keenan Allen over Courtland Sutton.