Yahoo Fantasy Football on Josh Downs

Downs' potential two-WR set role could add 15 yards per game, making him bye-week flex.

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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