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DeVonta Smith

DeVonta Smith

WR • Philadelphia Eagles PHI
Curtis Samuel

Curtis Samuel

WR • n/a
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith over Samuel

 
 
 
 
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Outlook DeVonta Smith

Ready to take flight as the undisputed top target in Philadelphia.

With A.J. Brown departed, DeVonta Smith enters the year as Jalen Hurts' undisputed primary target. Teammates and coaches have lauded his leadership and elite skill set, confirming he is primed to lead a revamped passing game that includes newcomer Hollywood Brown and rookie Makai Lemon.

Smith's historical consistency is remarkable, having surpassed 800 receiving yards in five consecutive seasons, including a strong 1,097-yard campaign last year. Our projections expect this high-volume role to continue, forecasting 83 receptions, 1,079 yards, and 6 touchdowns, locking him in as a highly trusted weekly starter.

From a market perspective, Smith's ADP has shown significant volatility this draft season, fluctuating between the late second and early fifth rounds. In 1.0 PPR formats, picking him up in the mid-40s represents an absolute steal as he takes over true WR1 duties in a high-powered offense.

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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Samuel over Smith

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance DeVonta Smith
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches DeVonta Smith
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START DeVonta Smith
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100%
No change since last week.
START
81%
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OWN/START Curtis Samuel
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0%
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Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus DeVonta Smith
14th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Curtis Samuel
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown DeVonta Smith

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 15th among WR's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 20th with 140.70 total points (7.41 avg).
  • Currently 168.6 points behind the leader: Puka Nacua
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.4.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 15 in receptions and is currently ranked 14th among WR.
  • Top 20 in targets and is currently ranked 16th among WR.
  • Top 15 in reception yards with 1097 and 13.22 YPC and is currently ranked 14th among WR.
  • Top 50 in Rec TDs with 4 and is currently ranked 48th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • He is top 100 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 89th among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 2 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +23, Rec Yards: +334 Rec TDs: -4,
  • Known to break out for big gains. If your league has bonus points for long REC TDs then this guy would be great to have.
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 83, REC YDS: 1079, REC TDS: 6
Breakdown Curtis Samuel

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among WR'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 154th with 14.30 total points (1.10 avg).
  • Currently 295 points behind the leader: Puka Nacua
  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.1 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Ranked 169th in targets and is currently among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 4 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: -18, Rec Yards: -133 Rec TDs: EVEN,
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury DeVonta Smith

No Injury Reported

Injury Curtis Samuel

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups DeVonta Smith

Week 1
Philadelphia Eagles VS Washington Commanders

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
26.53398.651084222.79
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 29th with 72.00 total points (4.24 avg).
  • Currently 155 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.2 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 27th in rush defense with 2406 (141.53 per game).
  • Ranked 23rd in pass defense with 4371 (257.12 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 26.53 per game and currently ranked 27th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 15th in Total TDs with 2 (0.12 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +48.94, Turnovers: -7 Sacks: +3, INTs: EVEN, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: +2.12,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 25, INT: 11, TDS: 3, PA/G: 28.2, YDS/G: 408
Matchups Curtis Samuel

Week 1
n/a VS n/a

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Overview

  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating DeVonta Smith
21.40
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Curtis Samuel
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Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career DeVonta Smith
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2021 PHI 16 103 64 916 14.3 5 0 0 0 0
2022 PHI 16 136 95 1210 12.7 7 0 0 0 0
2023 PHI 16 112 81 1066 13.2 7 0 0 0 0
2024 PHI 13 89 68 833 12.3 8 1 1 1 0
2025 PHI 16 124 83 1097 13.2 4 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 17 118 85 1111 13 7 0 0 1 0
Totals 89 617 431 5627 13.1 33 1 1 1 0
Career Curtis Samuel
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2017 CAR 8 26 15 115 7.7 0 4 64 16 0
2018 CAR 12 65 39 494 12.7 5 8 84 10.5 2
2019 CAR 16 107 54 627 11.6 6 19 130 6.8 1
2020 CAR 15 97 77 851 11.1 3 41 200 4.9 2
2021 WAS 5 9 6 27 4.5 0 4 11 2.8 0
2022 WAS 16 92 64 656 10.3 4 38 187 4.9 1
2023 WAS 16 91 62 613 9.9 4 7 39 5.6 1
2024 BUF 14 46 31 253 8.2 1 5 14 2.8 0
2025 BUF 5 9 7 81 11.6 1 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 13 51 35 343 9.7 3 4 18 4.4 0
Totals 112 553 362 3800 10.5 26 126 729 5.8 7
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Matchups

Week 1
ARI @LAC
ATL @PIT
BAL @IND
BUF @HOU
CAR vs CHI
CIN vs TB
CLE @JAC
DAL @NYG
DEN @KC
DET vs NO
GB @MIN
LAR vs SF
LV vs MIA
NE @SEA
NYJ @TEN
PHI vs WAS
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @MIA 06:40 EDT EST
ATH vs MIL 10:05 EDT EST
ATL @CHW 07:40 EDT EST
BAL vs SEA 06:35 EDT EST
BOS @TB 06:40 EDT EST
CHC @COL 08:40 EDT EST
CIN @SD 09:40 EDT EST
CLE vs NYY 06:40 EDT EST
DET vs MIN 06:40 EDT EST
HOU @LAA 09:38 EDT EST
KC vs TEX 07:40 EDT EST
LAD @PIT 06:40 EDT EST
NYM vs STL 07:10 EDT EST
PHI @TOR 07:07 EDT EST
SF vs WAS 09:45 EDT EST
Matchup Time
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Matchup Time
CAR @VGK 8:00 PM EST