Start Josh Downs or Wan'Dale Robinson? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Wan'Dale Robinson over Josh Downs in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Wan'Dale Robinson at 9.9 points and Josh Downs at 9.3, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Josh Downs's number is scaled up from a partial market: the books have not posted every stat the position needs, so the rest is estimated from what they have. Drafters take Wan'Dale Robinson at ADP 86 and Josh Downs at 93.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 9.9 fantasy points for Wan'Dale Robinson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 9.3 fantasy points for Josh Downs, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

That puts Wan'Dale Robinson 0.6 points ahead of Josh Downs on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Wan'Dale Robinson and TEN host PHI on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

PHI allowed 36.7 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 11th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 137 yards and 2 touchdowns against PHI.

Josh Downs and IND visit KC on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

KC allowed 13.0 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 55 yards and no touchdowns against KC.

By points allowed to the position, Wan'Dale Robinson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Wan'Dale Robinson is not on the injury report.

Josh Downs is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Wan'Dale Robinson played 82 percent of TEN snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 1 against NYJ: 41 of 50 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 38 yards.

Through Week 1, Josh Downs played 89 percent of IND snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Josh Downs, Week 1 against BAL: 48 of 54 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 37 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Wan'Dale Robinson played 16 games for NYG and scored 217.9 PPR points, 13.6 a game, finishing WR14.

He caught 92 of 140 targets for 1014 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 628 air yards.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 17 of 2025 against LV: 48 of 64 snaps, 14 targets and 11 catches for 113 yards, 22.3 PPR points.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 16 of 2025 against MIN: 55 of 56 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards, 5.2 PPR points.

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.

Josh Downs, Week 18 of 2025 against HOU: 1 carry for -5 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 61 yards, 9.6 PPR points.

Josh Downs, Week 17 of 2025 against JAX: 35 of 57 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 34 yards, 5.4 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Wan'Dale Robinson.
• Start Wan'Dale Robinson over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Wan'Dale Robinson.
• Start Josh Downs over Jakobi Meyers.
• Start Josh Downs over Jordan Addison.
• Start Khalil Shakir over Josh Downs.