Start DeVonta Smith or Carnell Tate? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 5:01 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start DeVonta Smith over Carnell Tate

Start

DeVonta Smith

WR · PHI · vs DAL

Market projects: 13.5; recent weeks avg
DAL D vs WR: 36.2; 7th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 89 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 86%; Through Week 6
Target share: 33%; Through Week 6

Sit

Carnell Tate

WR · TEN · vs CLE

Market projects: 12.0; fantasy pts
CLE D vs WR: 33.5; 12th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 63 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 81%; Through Week 6
Target share: 27%; Through Week 6

Should I drop DeVonta Smith for Carnell Tate?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Carnell Tate projects 109 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.9 a game over 10 games), DeVonta Smith 85 (8.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts DeVonta Smith over Carnell Tate. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start DeVonta Smith over Carnell Tate in Week 7.

Market-based projections have DeVonta Smith at 13.5 points and Carnell Tate at 12.0, a gap of 1.6. No player market is posted for DeVonta Smith this week yet, so his 13.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 6 (14.9 and 12.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take DeVonta Smith at ADP 34 and Carnell Tate at 81.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for DeVonta Smith yet. His market-based projections were 14.9 and 12.2 points in Weeks 4 and 6, an average of 13.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for DeVonta Smith is 0-1 touchdowns (11 market sources).

Player markets imply 12.0 fantasy points for Carnell Tate, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Carnell Tate is 57 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (5, 5 and 9 market sources).

That puts DeVonta Smith 1.6 points ahead of Carnell Tate on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

DeVonta Smith and PHI host DAL on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

DAL allowed 36.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 7th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 169 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL.

Carnell Tate and TEN host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 33.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 12th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 155 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against CLE.

By points allowed to the position, DeVonta Smith has the softer matchup.

Injury status

DeVonta Smith is not on the injury report.

Carnell Tate is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, DeVonta Smith played 86 percent of PHI snaps, drew 33 percent of the targets, earned 49 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

DeVonta Smith, Week 1 against WAS: 52 of 55 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 53 yards.

DeVonta Smith, Week 2 against TEN: 67 of 76 snaps, 13 targets and 10 catches for 117 yards, 1 touchdown.

DeVonta Smith, Week 3 against CHI: 50 of 50 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 65 yards.

DeVonta Smith, Week 6 against CAR: 42 of 64 snaps, 14 targets and 7 catches for 75 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, Carnell Tate played 81 percent of TEN snaps, drew 27 percent of the targets, earned 48 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Carnell Tate, Week 3 against NYG: 53 of 60 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 58 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 4 against BAL: 54 of 64 snaps, 12 targets and 9 catches for 145 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 5 against HOU: 48 of 63 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 6 against IND: 34 of 46 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 70 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, DeVonta Smith played 17 games for PHI 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 and 715 air yards.

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

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop DeVonta Smith for Carnell Tate?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Carnell Tate projects 109 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.9 a game over 10 games), DeVonta Smith 85 (8.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts DeVonta Smith over Carnell Tate. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Carnell Tate for DeVonta Smith?
No. Keep Carnell Tate: he projects 109 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.9 a game over 10 games), DeVonta Smith 85 (8.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts DeVonta Smith over Carnell Tate.