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Downs' potential two-WR set role could add 15 yards per game, making him bye-week flex.
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Downs is the WR27 in yards per route in three-WR sets over the past two seasons, but the question is total routes, not efficiency. Over the past two seasons, Downs has caught less than 10 passes in non-three-WR sets, which is simply not enough to be an every-week factor in fantasy football in this balanced Colts' offense. However, in mini camp and OTAs, Colts reporters have hinted that it's Downs in two-WR sets. The Colts averaged 8.2 routes in 12-personnel last year, so that could be another two-ish targets and 15-ish yards per game, putting him in the 50+ yards per game range, which is typical of a full-PPR WR3/flex option during bye weeks.
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Josh Downs is the WR27 in yards per route in three-WR sets over the past two seasons... 2026 is a new year, and in mini camp and OTAs, Colts reporters have hinted that it's Downs in two-WR sets.
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- What did Yahoo Fantasy Football say about Josh Downs?
- Downs is the WR27 in yards per route in three-WR sets over the past two seasons, but the question is total routes, not efficiency. Over the past two seasons, Downs has caught less than 10 passes in non-three-WR sets, which is simply not enough to be an every-week factor in fantasy football in this balanced Colts' offense. However, in mini camp and OTAs, Colts reporters have hinted that it's Downs in two-WR sets. The Colts averaged 8.2 routes in 12-personnel last year, so that could be another two-ish targets and 15-ish yards per game, putting him in the 50+ yards per game range, which is typical of a full-PPR WR3/flex option during bye weeks.
- Is this good or bad for Josh Downs's fantasy football value?
- STACKED tags this as a neutral fantasy football signal for Josh Downs (WR IND). Downs' potential two-WR set role could add 15 yards per game, making him bye-week flex.
- Where can I see Josh Downs's full 2026 fantasy outlook, projections, and ADP?
- Josh Downs's complete 2026 fantasy football outlook — projections, ADP movement across every platform, injury context, and all source-backed STACKED insights — is on their STACKED player profile.
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