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Josh Downs or Alvin Kamara

Who Should I Start? - Week 18 • Start New
Josh Downs

Josh Downs

WRIndianapolis Colts IND
Alvin Kamara

Alvin Kamara

RBNew Orleans Saints NO
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πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Downs over Kamara

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Josh Downs
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πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kamara over Downs

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Alvin Kamara
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Performance Josh Downs
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
3227.3100
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
68313.8311
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Alvin Kamara
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
0000000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
0000000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Josh Downs
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 HOU πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
2 @GB πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
3 CHI πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
4 PIT πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
5 @JAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
6 @TEN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
7 MIA πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
8 @HOU πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
9 @MIN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
10 BUF πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
11 @NYJ πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
12 DET πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
13 @NE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
15 BYE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
16 @DEN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
17 TEN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“

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Redzone Touches Alvin Kamara
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 CAR πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
2 @DAL πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
3 PHI πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
4 @ATL πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
5 @KC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
6 TB πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
7 DEN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
8 @LAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
9 @CAR πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
10 ATL πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
11 CLE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
13 BYE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
14 LAR πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
15 @NYG πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
16 WAS πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
17 @GB πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“

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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Josh Downs
OWN
78%
+0.85 compared to last week
START
23%
+8.06 compared to last week
OWN/START Alvin Kamara
OWN
99%
-0.91 compared to last week
START
32%
-1.8 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Josh Downs
35th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Alvin Kamara
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Josh Downs

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 34th among WR's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 41st with 102.10 total points (6.38 avg).
  • Currently 158.3 points behind the leader: Ja'Marr Chase
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • He is listed on the injury report about his Ankle (Since Jan 1, 2025). Check out his player news for a closer look.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.8 PPG.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 35 in receptions and is currently ranked 34th among WR.
  • Top 50 in targets and is currently ranked 38th among WR.
  • Top 25 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 25th among WR.
  • Top 50 in reception yards with 709 and 11.44 YPC and is currently ranked 40th among WR.
  • Top 50 in Rec TDs with 5 and is currently ranked 38th among WR.
  • Rushing Stats

  • Top 50 in rush yards with 12 (0.75 per game) and is currently ranked 43rd among WR.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: -3, Rec Yards: -14 Rec TDs: +3,
  • Season Outlook

  • REC: 85, REC YDS: 850, REC TDS: 7
Breakdown Alvin Kamara

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts don't even rank him among RB's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 14th with 197.30 total points (12.33 avg).
  • Currently 125 points behind the leader: Saquon Barkley
  • He is listed on the injury report about his Groin (Since Dec 15, 2024). Check out his player news for a closer look.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 12.3.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 3 in receptions and is currently ranked 2nd among RB.
  • Top 3 in targets and is currently ranked 1st among RB.
  • Top 3 in reception yards with 543 and 7.99 YPC and is currently ranked 2nd among RB.
  • Top 15 in Rec TDs with 2 and is currently ranked 13th among RB.
  • Top 20 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 20th among RB.
  • Rushing Stats

  • Top 15 in rush attempts with 228 (14.25 per game) and is currently ranked 15th among RB.
  • Top 20 in rush yards with 950 (59.38 per game) and is currently ranked 18th among RB.
  • Top 25 in rush tds with 6 (0.38 per game) and is currently ranked 21st among RB.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 2 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +182, Rush AVG: +0.3 Rush TDs: +1, Receptions: -8, Rec Yards: +70 Rec TDs: +1,
  • Involved in both the running and passing game!
  • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 0, RUSH YDS: 0, RUSH TDS: 0, REC: 0, REC YDS: 0, REC TDS: 0
Next Up Health Check
Injury Josh Downs

ANKLE - Since Jan 1, 2025

Downs was a full participant in practice on Wednesday heading into Week 18 versus the Jaguars.
Injury Alvin Kamara

GROIN - Since Dec 15, 2024

Kamara did not practice on Wednesday heading into Week 18 versus the Buccaneers.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Josh Downs

Week 18
Indianapolis Colts VS Jacksonville Jaguars

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
25.40396.73862810.25
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 30th with 54.00 total points (3.60 avg).
  • Currently 113 points behind the leader: Broncos DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.4 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 16th in rush defense with 1840 (122.67 per game).
  • Ranked 32nd in pass defense with 4111 (274.07 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 25.40 per game and currently ranked 26th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 22nd in Total TDs with 1 (0.07 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +69.51, Turnovers: -18 Sacks: -9, INTs: -8, TDs: -2, Points Allowed: +3.01,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 42, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 23.2, YDS/G: 364.3
Matchups Alvin Kamara

Week 18
New Orleans Saints @ Tampa Bay Bucs

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.40360.531774021.52
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 16th with 92.00 total points (6.13 avg).
  • Currently 75 points behind the leader: Broncos DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.4 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 4 in rush defense with 1475 (98.33 per game) and is currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Ranked 28th in pass defense with 3933 (262.20 per game).
  • Top 10 in sacks with 40 (2.67 per game) and currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 14 in points against with 22.40 per game and currently ranked 13th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 15th in Total TDs with 2 (0.13 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +3.94, Turnovers: -9 Sacks: -7, INTs: -7, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: +1.4,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 43, INT: 12, TDS: 2, PA/G: 20.3, YDS/G: 365.8
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Josh Downs
11.52
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Alvin Kamara
6.78
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Josh Downs
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2023 IND 16 98 68 771 11.3 2 0 0 0 0
2024 IND 13 94 62 709 11.4 5 1 12 12 0
3-YEAR AVG 16 95 65 723 11.1 2 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 192 130 1480 11.4 7 1 12 12 0
Career Alvin Kamara
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2017 NO 16 120 728 6.1 8 101 82 826 10.1 5
2018 NO 15 194 883 4.6 14 105 81 709 8.8 4
2019 NO 14 171 797 4.7 5 97 81 533 6.6 1
2020 NO 16 210 1031 4.9 17 109 85 773 9.1 5
2021 NO 13 240 898 3.7 4 67 47 439 9.3 5
2022 NO 15 223 898 4.0 2 77 57 490 8.6 2
2023 NO 13 180 694 3.9 5 87 75 466 6.2 1
2024 NO 14 228 950 4.2 6 89 68 543 8.0 2
3-YEAR AVG 14 214 830 3.9 4 77 60 465 7.8 3
Totals 117 1584 6964 4.4 61 738 579 4799 8.3 25
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