FantasyPros - Fantasy Football Podcast on Josh Downs

PodcastWeek 7 Fantasy Football WR Rankings: Breakout Candidates & Risky Starts (Ep. 22...October 22, 2026

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Is Josh Downs playing well this year? I mean, he's being thrust into this elevated role and he's like, you know, Kevin in the office with the pot of chili with this role. I mean, it's just, he has not been good this year by any measure, I don't think.

Mentioned at 38:00 – 39:30

STACKED’s take

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Downs hasn't delivered in elevated role; Vikings defense is a gauntlet.

Josh Downs has not been good this year by any measure. He's being thrust into an elevated role but hasn't delivered. He had a bad game with a couple of drops and almost scored a touchdown on an end-around but got hit at the one-yard line. The speaker feels silly for ranking Josh Downs as high as he did in draft rankings. Against the Minnesota Vikings defense, which is an absolute gauntlet, the speaker would not chase these 11-12 targets with Josh Downs.

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