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DeVonta Smith has been successful at each step of her NFL career so far. Over 1,000 receiving yards in three of the last four years and was pacing for over 1,000 when he got hurt in 2024, and that was with A.J. Brown around for all four seasons. Now Smith is the unquestioned WR1 in an offense that has shown to tightly concentrate receiving yards, and there's every chance his previous success ratchets up to top-8 levels.

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Smith's top-15 ADP undervalues his WR1 role and elite coverage success rate.

DeVonta Smith has been successful at each step of his NFL career, posting over 1,000 receiving yards in three of the last four years and pacing for over 1,000 when he got hurt in 2024, all while A.J. Brown was around. Now Smith is the unquestioned WR1 in an offense that tightly concentrates receiving yards. He's being drafted with a top-15 ADP despite only finishing ahead of WR20 one time, but his top-quarter percentile success rate against both man and press coverage in 2025 should enable him to continue success as Jalen Hurts' new top target on the boundary.

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