Start Parker Washington or Josh Downs? Week 8

Our Week 8 call

Start Parker Washington over Josh Downs in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Parker Washington at 13.6 points and Josh Downs at 11.7, a gap of 1.9. No player market is posted for Parker Washington this week yet, so his 13.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (13.5 and 13.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Josh Downs this week yet, so his 11.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (12.0, 12.3 and 10.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Parker Washington at ADP 59 and Josh Downs at 96.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Parker Washington yet. His market-based projections were 13.5 and 13.6 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 13.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Parker Washington is 0.6 touchdowns (6 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Josh Downs yet. His market-based projections were 12.0, 12.3 and 10.9 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 11.7, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Parker Washington 1.9 points ahead of Josh Downs on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Parker Washington and JAX host IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 29.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 142 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against IND.

Josh Downs and IND visit JAX on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

JAX allowed 38.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 4th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 210 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against JAX.

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

Injury status

Parker Washington is not on the injury report.

Josh Downs is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 6, Parker Washington played 77 percent of JAX snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 40 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Parker Washington, Week 3 against NE: 50 of 62 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown.

Parker Washington, Week 4 against CIN: 49 of 61 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Parker Washington, Week 5 against PHI: 59 of 72 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 124 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Parker Washington, Week 6 against HOU: 52 of 71 snaps, 11 targets and 4 catches for 64 yards.

Through Week 7, Josh Downs played 82 percent of IND snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 26 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Parker Washington played 16 games for JAX and scored 184.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR27.

He caught 58 of 95 targets for 847 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 582 air yards.

He was on the field for 61 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 8 calls

• Start A.J. Brown over Parker Washington.
• Start Christian Watson over Parker Washington.
• Start Parker Washington over DK Metcalf.
• Start A.J. Brown over Josh Downs.
• Start Carnell Tate over Josh Downs.
• Start Josh Downs over Denzel Boston.