Should I start DeVonta Smith or Malik Nabers in Week 7?

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on DeVonta Smith, and the board ranks him 103rd overall on the rest of his evidence.

By format he goes standard: ADP 11; 2QB: ADP 28.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Malik Nabers, and the board ranks him 105th overall on the rest of his evidence.

By format he goes standard: ADP 12; 2QB: ADP 27.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for DeVonta Smith is 2.7 PPR points a game off 1 market across 11 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market-based projection for Malik Nabers is 2.7 PPR points a game off 1 market across 7 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

DeVonta Smith's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season through Week 6

Through Week 6, DeVonta Smith has been on the field for 86 percent of PHI snaps, drawn 33 percent of the targets and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 15 of the offence's 41 third down targets, had 0 of its 8 chances inside the five and seen 10 of its 18 two minute targets.

His 41 targets have averaged 12.2 air yards.

In Week 2 against TEN he caught 10 of 13 targets for 117 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 3 against CHI he caught 6 of 8 targets for 65 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against CAR he caught 7 of 14 targets for 75 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, Malik Nabers has been on the field for 77 percent of NYG snaps, drawn 30 percent of the targets and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 12 of the offence's 55 third down targets, had 2 of its 10 chances inside the five and seen 9 of its 27 two minute targets.

His 61 targets have averaged 11.3 air yards.

In Week 4 against ARI he caught 6 of 7 targets for 112 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 5 against WAS he caught 11 of 20 targets for 121 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 6 against NO he caught 12 of 15 targets for 165 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 DeVonta Smith played 17 games and scored 201.8 PPR points, 11.9 a game, finishing WR20.

He caught 77 of 113 targets for 1008 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 10 red zone targets.

That came to 6.6 targets a game, a 68 percent catch rate and 13.1 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 89 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Malik Nabers played 4 games and scored 57.1 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing WR101.

He caught 18 of 35 targets for 271 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 3 red zone targets.

That came to 8.8 targets a game, a 51 percent catch rate and 15.1 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

DeVonta Smith was available for 13 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 Malik Nabers scored 14.3 PPR points a game and DeVonta Smith 11.9, 2.4 a game between them.

DeVonta Smith finished WR20 that year and Malik Nabers WR101.

DeVonta Smith had 78 more targets than Malik Nabers, 113 to 35.

DeVonta Smith had 737 more receiving yards than Malik Nabers, 1008 to 271.

This season DeVonta Smith holds the bigger snap share, 86 percent against 77 percent.

This season DeVonta Smith holds the bigger target share, 33 percent against 30 percent.

Byes and availability

DeVonta Smith is off in Week 10 and Malik Nabers in Week 8, so either can cover the other's bye.