Footballguys on DeVonta Smith
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Smith is WR10 in PPR formats on a points-per-game basis. I think Smith will be a mid-to-low-end WR2 for the rest of the season... McKee can support Smith, and this offense feeds him... Week 6, and Smith was the WR8... earning 14 targets... The expectations should remain Smith as a WR2... Smith or Dallas Goedert gets sucked into a television set... Calling Smith a WR2 might be pushing it-it's not hard to imagine him slotting on the WR2/WR3 border... Last week, McKee targeted Smith 14 times, and while Smith only caught half of those targets, that volume should at least keep him either just inside or just outside the top 25.
STACKED’s take
Smith projects as WR2 with McKee; Week 6 showed 14 targets and WR8 finish.
Smith is WR10 in PPR formats on a points-per-game basis heading into Week 7 with Tanner McKee taking over at quarterback for the Eagles. The source panel projects Smith as a mid-to-low-end WR2 for the rest of the season, with Jeff Haseley noting inconsistent productivity and potential target reduction when Saquon Barkley returns; Jeff Bell counters that McKee can support Smith and the offense feeds him, citing Week 6 data where Smith was WR8 with 14 targets, and argues it's hard to push him outside the Top 24 given his talent and volume; Corey Spala expects Smith to remain a WR2 given game script favoring Philadelphia to throw and Smith's status as their WR1; Gary Davenport suggests Smith slots on the WR2/WR3 border but won't drop farther, noting McKee targeted Smith 14 times last week with 7 catches, and that volume should keep him either just inside or just outside the top 25.
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