Start Josh Downs or Romeo Doubs? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 2:21 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Josh Downs over Romeo Doubs

Romeo Doubs is listed out, so Josh Downs starts despite the lower projection.

Start

Josh Downs

WR · IND · at MIN

Market projects: 14.2; recent weeks avg
MIN D vs WR: 27.1; 5th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 80%; Through Week 6
Target share: 21%; Through Week 6

Sit

Romeo Doubs

WR · NE · at CHI · Out

Market projects: 14.7; recent weeks avg
CHI D vs WR: 31.6; 15th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 69%; Through Week 6
Target share: 13%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Romeo Doubs for Josh Downs?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Josh Downs projects 121 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.1 a game over 10 games), Romeo Doubs 92 (9.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Josh Downs over Romeo Doubs. Romeo Doubs is listed out.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Josh Downs over Romeo Doubs in Week 7.

Romeo Doubs is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Josh Downs. Drafters take Josh Downs at ADP 96 and Romeo Doubs at 114.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Romeo Doubs yet. His market-based projections were 18.4 and 11.1 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 14.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Josh Downs yet. His market-based projections were 16.3 and 12.0 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 14.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Romeo Doubs 0.6 points ahead of Josh Downs on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Romeo Doubs and NE visit CHI on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 31.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 15th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 160 yards and a touchdown a game against CHI.

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

MIN allowed 27.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against MIN.

By points allowed to the position, Romeo Doubs has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Romeo Doubs is listed as out with a shoulder injury.

Josh Downs is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Romeo Doubs played 69 percent of NE snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 25 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Romeo Doubs, Week 3 against JAX: 46 of 63 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 49 yards.

Romeo Doubs, Week 4 against BUF: 49 of 76 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 58 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Romeo Doubs, Week 5 against LV: 62 of 75 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 16 yards.

Romeo Doubs, Week 6 against NYJ: 1 target and 1 catch for 42 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, Josh Downs played 80 percent of IND snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 26 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Romeo Doubs played 16 games for GB and scored 165.4 PPR points, 10.3 a game, finishing WR37.

He caught 55 of 85 targets for 724 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets and 561 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 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 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Romeo Doubs for Josh Downs?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Josh Downs projects 121 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.1 a game over 10 games), Romeo Doubs 92 (9.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Josh Downs over Romeo Doubs. Romeo Doubs is listed out.
Should I drop Josh Downs for Romeo Doubs?
No. Keep Josh Downs: he projects 121 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.1 a game over 10 games), Romeo Doubs 92 (9.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Josh Downs over Romeo Doubs. Romeo Doubs is listed out.