Should I start Josh Downs or Ryan Flournoy this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE RESEARCH PICK

Start Ryan Flournoy

Week 8 · PPR

Recent scoring favors Ryan Flournoy: 13.3 versus 6.7 FP per game.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:28 AM ET · PPR

THE ALTERNATIVE

Josh Downs

WR · INDStats & schedule

9.7FF projected

↑ +1.3 vs ESPN

at JAC

Sun 1:00 PM ET

RESEARCH PICK

Ryan Flournoy

WR · DALStats & schedule

9.9FF projected

↑ +0.8 vs ESPN

vs ARI

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Experimental research pick, not a proven win probability. This does not change either FF projection.

Josh Downs

FF9.7 FP

Boosted Trees9.1 FP

Workload6.8 FP

Monte Carlo7.8 FP

Middle 80% scoring range: 0.8–15.5 FP

Recent scoring average: 6.7 FP.
The JAC defensive matchup changes the FF estimate up 6.25%.
The saved workload scenario allocates 5.0 targets and 0.2 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
Return scenarios include Anthony Gould, Tyler Warren; their availability can redistribute the workload.
Last 3 recorded games: 6.0 targets per game.

Ryan Flournoy

FF9.9 FP

Boosted Trees8.5 FP

Workload9.6 FP

Monte Carlo9.7 FP

Middle 80% scoring range: 1.5–18.8 FP

His prior three-game scoring average was 14.5 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 0.6 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
Recent scoring average: 13.3 FP.
The saved workload scenario allocates 5.4 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
Return scenarios include KaVontae Turpin, Emari Demercado; their availability can redistribute the workload.
Last 3 recorded games: 6.0 targets per game.

Experimental models are research signals, not a validated tiebreaker yet. Missing saved results stay blank. No simulations or training were run for this request.

Josh Downs

Fortified9.7

ESPN8.4

Sleeper9.8

Josh Downs faces JAC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 6.7 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 6.25%.

Ryan Flournoy

Fortified9.9

ESPN9.1

Sleeper8.5

Ryan Flournoy faces ARI in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 13.3 fantasy points.

Ryan Flournoy projects for 9.9 points in PPR scoring, 0.2 more than Josh Downs. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice. FantasyPros projections are temporarily unavailable; they are excluded from this comparison.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:28 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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