Waiver Season 2026 · week 8 · updated Oct 30

Start or sit Josh Downs in week 8?

Flex call Josh Downs is a flex call in week 8. Waiver projects 8.6 points against JAX, which makes him WR36 this week, inside the WR36 who start in a twelve-team league. A bad week for him looks like 2.0 points and a good one 18.1.

Projected points
8.6
Floor
2.0
Ceiling
18.1
Rank this week
WR36
Opponent
JAX
Chance he plays
92%

Others at his position this week

PlayerRankOpponentProjectedFloor–ceilingCompare
Denzel BostonWR34PIT8.72.1–18.4Compare
Chris Godwin Jr.WR35ATL8.62.1–18.4Compare
A.J. Brown QWR37MIA8.53.7–22.9Compare
Keon ColemanWR38BAL8.51.9–17.9Compare

See his rest-of-season outlook · All start or sit calls for week 8

Projected points count his chance of playing. The floor and the ceiling are for a game he plays: he should score below the floor about one week in ten, and above the ceiling about one week in ten. Tested on single games in the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The line between starting and sitting is the WR36 in a twelve-team league; deeper leagues start more.