Start DeVonta Smith or DJ Moore? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start DeVonta Smith over DJ Moore in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project DeVonta Smith at 13.0 points and DJ Moore at 13.6, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take DeVonta Smith at ADP 15 and DJ Moore at 23.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 13.0 fantasy points for DeVonta Smith, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 13.6 fantasy points for DJ Moore, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

That puts DJ Moore 0.5 points ahead of DeVonta Smith on the books.

Week 2 matchups

DeVonta Smith and PHI visit TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 28.6 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 16th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 176 yards and no touchdowns against TEN.

DJ Moore and BUF host DET on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

DET allowed 55.6 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 293 yards and a touchdown against DET.

By points allowed to the position, DJ Moore has the softer matchup.

Injury status

DeVonta Smith is not on the injury report.

DJ Moore is listed as out with a shoulder injury.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, DeVonta Smith played 95 percent of PHI snaps, drew 27 percent of the targets, earned 35 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

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

Through Week 1, DJ Moore played 76 percent of BUF snaps, drew 29 percent of the targets, earned 41 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

DJ Moore, Week 1 against HOU: 44 of 58 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 100 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.

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

DeVonta Smith, Week 17 of 2025 against BUF: 46 of 54 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 25 yards, 4.5 PPR points.

In 2025, DJ Moore played 17 games for CHI and scored 170.2 PPR points, 10.0 a game, finishing WR35.

He caught 50 of 85 targets for 682 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 460 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

DJ Moore, Week 18 of 2025 against DET: 3 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards, 2.1 PPR points.

DJ Moore, Week 17 of 2025 against SF: 61 of 66 snaps, 4 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards, 1.7 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over DeVonta Smith.
• Start Chris Olave over DeVonta Smith.
• Start DeVonta Smith over Emeka Egbuka.
• Start DJ Moore over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start DJ Moore over Davante Adams.
• Start Jameson Williams over DJ Moore.