Start Davante Adams or DeVonta Smith? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Davante Adams over DeVonta Smith in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Davante Adams at 16.8 points and DeVonta Smith at 16.1, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. DeVonta Smith's number is scaled up from a partial market: the books have not posted every stat the position needs, so the rest is estimated from what they have.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 16.8 fantasy points for Davante Adams, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Davante Adams at 75.5 receiving yards and 5.5 receptions, with a 46% chance to score a touchdown (7, 6 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 16.1 fantasy points for DeVonta Smith, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have DeVonta Smith at 72.5 receiving yards and 5.5 receptions, with a 34% chance to score a touchdown (13, 12 and 15 books).

That puts Davante Adams 0.7 points ahead of DeVonta Smith on the books.

Week 3 matchups

DeVonta Smith and PHI visit CHI on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 27.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 2 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 145 yards and a touchdown a game against CHI.

Injury status

Davante Adams is not on the injury report.

DeVonta Smith is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Davante Adams played 59 percent of LAR snaps, drew 28 percent of the targets, earned 46 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Davante Adams, Week 1 against SF: 33 of 61 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 26 yards.

Davante Adams, Week 2 against NYG: 40 of 62 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 195 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 2, DeVonta Smith played 91 percent of PHI snaps, drew 34 percent of the targets, earned 52 percent of the air yards and had 6 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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Davante Adams played 14 games for LAR and scored 222.9 PPR points, 15.9 a game, finishing WR9.

He caught 60 of 114 targets for 789 yards and 14 touchdowns, with 31 red zone targets and 671 air yards.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Davante Adams, Week 15 of 2025 against DET: 33 of 72 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 71 yards, 11.1 PPR points.

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.

DeVonta Smith, Week 18 of 2025 against WAS: 4 targets and 3 catches for 52 yards, 8.2 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Adonai Mitchell over Davante Adams.
• Start Davante Adams over Chris Olave.
• Start Deebo Samuel Sr. over Davante Adams.
• Start Chris Olave over DeVonta Smith.
• Start DeVonta Smith over Christian Watson.
• Start Drake London over DeVonta Smith.