Josh Downs or Garrett Wilson Week 9 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Fantasy Football Projections for WRs

Josh Downs and Garrett Wilson are two wide receivers who have made immediate impacts since their debut. For fantasy players everywhere, big performances from each of them are paramount for major points hauls.

With their respective teams mired in a battle to survive a brutal AFC, who between them is the better choice to add to a fantasy roster? This analysis aims to find out.

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Is Josh Downs a good fantasy pick in Week 9?

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The Indianapolis Colts have a very deep wide receiver roster, it can be said confidently. And Josh Downs is, at least for this week, their leading receiver on the FantasyPros' projections board, sitting at No. 20 with 10.6 projected points.

Since debuting in Week 3, he has had 54.3 points (standard), putting him at the 20's range.But those expecting a monstrous performance at the Minnesota Vikings should prepare for disappointment, as their defense ranks first with 7.7 projected fantasy points.

More particularly, cornerback Camryn Bynum ranks in the top 10 at 17.8 projected points, thus indicating that he can shut down Downs effectively.

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Is Garrett Wilson a good fantasy pick in Week 9?

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Garrett Wilson sits just outside the Top 10 at 9.4 PFP, just five spots above recent trade acquisition Davante Adams, who is at 8.6. With Mike Williams expected to be traded out of East Rutherford soon, speculation is that he will be moved to the slot to accommodate the bigger-framed Allen Lazard, who himself is an ex-Packer.

This revamped WR trio should, at least theoretically create serious problems for the Hoston Texans, whose defense sits close to the bottom half of the standings at 14th (6.1 PFP). However, that is assuming that the offensive line can defeat pass rushers Will Anderson Jr. (4th, 19.2 PFP) and Danielle Hunter (11th, 17.6 PFP).

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Whom should I start in Week 9: Garrett Wilson or Josh Downs?

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It is a very close battle in Sportskeeda's Start/Sit Optimizer, but ultimately it is Garrett Wilson proving the better choice.

While it is true that the Texans have a strong pass rush, once Aaron Rodgers is able to release the ball, their secondary is one of the more anonymous ones despite having Jalen Pitre and Derek Stingley. The former is barely in the Top 30 at 16.2 PFP, while the latter does not make even the Top 75, being outranked by Eric Murray (52nd, 14.2 PFP).

That potentially means that Wilson and company can dominate in the air, leading the Jets to their third victory in a season that has proven very turbulent so far.