Start DeVonta Smith in Week 2: our WR11 projects for 13.4 points, 3.4 above a typical starting WR.
- Projection
- 13.4 pts
- WR rank
- #11
- Matchup
- at TEN
DeVonta Smith's fantasy role in Week 2
DeVonta Smith goes into Week 2 of the 2026 season as a locked-in weekly starter at WR for the PHI. He is rostered in 99% of leagues and actually started in 89% of them, and we rank him WR11 on our own weekly board at 13.4 projected points.
Roster rates are steady week over week, so his role looks settled rather than in flux.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 2 matchup breakdown
The matchup: at TEN. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 3 out of 5, which is how we grade the combination of role, projection and opponent difficulty.
Against a typical starting WR baseline of 10 points, his 13.4-point projection is 3.4 points better. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Start DeVonta Smith in Week 2: our WR11 projects for 13.4 points, 3.4 above a typical starting WR.
If you are deciding between him and another WR, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks DeVonta Smith (PHI WR), our WR11 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season at TEN, projecting 13.4 projected points with a hot Pepper Meter rating. 89% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. The math is unsexy and convincing: 13.4 points, 34% above what the position pays out on average. TEN is the opponent, and that's the part of this I'm least worried about. Hot on the Pepper Meter reflects a steady weekly floor rather than a boom week — that's still a start.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks DeVonta Smith (PHI WR), our WR11 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season at TEN, projecting 13.4 projected points with a hot Pepper Meter rating. 89% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. The math is unsexy and convincing: 13.4 points, 34% above what the position pays out on average. TEN is the opponent, and that's the part of this I'm least worried about. Hot on the Pepper Meter reflects a steady weekly floor rather than a boom week — that's still a start.