With Week 5 almost in the books, fantasy football managers are in the thick of the “working the waiver wire” phase of the fantasy season. Looking at your team critically is essential, churning those players at the bottom of your bench and keeping your eyes out for new talent with high upside. It is vital to stay water, avoid being emotionally involved, and hold on to players for too long when they are not delivering.
In the better-than-expected Indianapolis Colts offense, should you target WR Josh Downs on the waiver wire this week?
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Should Josh Downs Be a Fantasy Waiver Wire Add in Week 6?
Downs caught all six of his targets for 97 yards on Sunday in the Colts’ win over the Titans.
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Before today, he hadn’t had more than 57 yards through the air, and he has yet to score his first TD. Downs ran the second-most routes today with 23, five less than Michael Pittman Jr. and Alec Pierce, and had the second-most targets.
It doesn’t seem to matter who is under center for Downs. He clearly has a rapport with QB Anthony Richardson, but with Richardson leaving the game early on — it looks like an AC sprain on his throwing shoulder — that connection may not reappear for a few weeks.
But Downs has performed with backup Gardner Minshew, both this week and in Week 3 when Minshew came in for an injured Richardson.
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— Wyatt 🥃 (@WyattB_FF)
Downs is only rostered in 9% of Yahoo leagues and should be pursued on the waiver wire this week — he is getting a good amount of targets and successfully converting them on a team that has scored at least 21 points in every game so far this season.
