Two players, one answer.

Jacory Croskey-Merritt vs Josh Downs

Any format · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Josh Downs by 49% (redraft PPR)
Dynasty
Josh Downs by 4% (Dynasty Superflex)

Week 8 · PPR

Start Josh Downs

Jacory Croskey-Merritt isn't expected to play.

WR · IND

Josh Downs

9.8 projected

@ JAX · Sun 1:00 PM ET

8.2 a game this season · last 3: 7.7, 8.7, 3.8

RB · WAS

Jacory Croskey-Merritt

0.0 projected

vs PHI · Sun 8:20 PM ETIR

9 a game this season · last 3: 5.3, 7, 14.2

Jacory Croskey-Merritt is on IR.

Open in Who should I start (your league, more players)

This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with PPR settings. The percentage is how often a projected gap like this held up across the 2025 season; checked against 2026 games (not used to fit it), the stated chances so far run a few points high, so read a 60% call as nearer 55%.