DeVonta Smith is on bye in Week 10 — replace him and revisit next week.
- Projection
- 6.3 pts
- WR rank
- #21
- Matchup
- bye
DeVonta Smith's fantasy role in Week 10
DeVonta Smith goes into Week 10 of the 2026 season as a bench stash most leagues are holding for the PHI. He is rostered in 95% of leagues and actually started in 11% of them, and we rank him WR21 on our own weekly board at 6.3 projected points.
Interest is cooling — roster rates slipped roughly 1% in the last week, so he is getting cheaper to acquire if you believe in the role.
Health matters here: he carries a OUT designation, so have a replacement ready until his status is resolved.
Week 10 matchup breakdown
The PHI are on bye in Week 10, so there is no matchup to grade. Anyone holding him needs a one-week fill-in from the waiver wire.
How to play it
DeVonta Smith is on bye in Week 10 — replace him and revisit next week.
Use the waiver wire for a one-week plug and keep him on your bench if you are otherwise healthy at WR.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks DeVonta Smith (PHI WR), our WR21 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 6.3 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally's honest about it: 3.7 points under the starter line isn't the ceiling she chases. He grades 37% below the average weekly WR number, which is a floor problem more than a ceiling one. He's listed out as of the update below; my rank assumes he plays, and designations move fast. Mild on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks DeVonta Smith (PHI WR), our WR21 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 6.3 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina calls it a floor problem: 3.7 points under the starter line is a lot of risk for a lineup spot. 11% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. The out designation on the timestamp below is the one variable that could blow this up — confirm it Sunday morning. The Pepper Meter cools him to Mild, and that reading is doing its job.