Josh Downs vs. Roman Wilson: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Josh Downs. Roman Wilson is on a bye, and Josh Downs is projected for 9.3 PPR points vs JAX.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Josh Downs vs. Roman Wilson: Week 8 side by side

Josh Downs
WR · IND
Roman Wilson
WR · PIT
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)9.3—
Floor (lowest source)8.4—
Ceiling (highest source)10.1—
StatChasers projection9.3 (WR42)—
Opponentvs JAXBye
Opponent vs. position4th-softest (38.0 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage18% target share (last 3)—
PositionWRWR
Our callFLEX · FlexSIT · No projection

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Josh Downs vs. Roman Wilson Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Josh Downs or Roman Wilson in Week 8?

Start Josh Downs. Roman Wilson is on a bye, while Josh Downs projects for 9.3 PPR points vs JAX.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Josh Downs or Roman Wilson?

Josh Downs plays JAX and Roman Wilson is on a bye in Week 8.

Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.

Does PPR scoring change Josh Downs vs. Roman Wilson?

These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets.

Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.

Are Josh Downs and Roman Wilson playing in Week 8?

Josh Downs has no injury designation, and Roman Wilson is on a bye.

Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.

Where do the Josh Downs and Roman Wilson projections come from?

Each figure is the average of the projection sources that carry the player this week: StatChasers, Sleeper, ESPN, numberFire, FFToday and the betting markets (sportsbook player props). Josh Downs is projected by 5 of them and Roman Wilson by 0.

A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.

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