Start DeVonta Smith or George Pickens? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start George Pickens over DeVonta Smith
- NYG D vs WR
- 29.2
- 15th most to WRs (2026)
- WAS D vs WR
- 26.1
- 14th fewest to WRs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start George Pickens over DeVonta Smith in Week 1.
Neither player has a posted player market for this week, so this call is ADP and news based rather than priced against the betting market. Drafters take George Pickens at ADP 23 and DeVonta Smith at 28.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for George Pickens in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for DeVonta Smith in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
George Pickens and DAL visit NYG.
NYG allowed 29.2 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 15th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 112 yards and a touchdown against NYG.
DeVonta Smith and PHI host WAS.
WAS allowed 26.1 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 14th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 121 yards and a touchdown against WAS.
By points allowed to the position, George Pickens has the softer matchup.
Injury status
George Pickens was not on the injury report when the call was made.
DeVonta Smith was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, George Pickens played 17 games for DAL and scored 291.9 PPR points, 17.2 a game, finishing WR5.
He caught 93 of 137 targets for 1429 yards and 9 touchdowns, with 21 red zone targets and 950 air yards.
He was on the field for 83 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
George Pickens, Week 18 of 2025 against NYG: 3 targets and 1 catch for 9 yards, 1.9 PPR points.
George Pickens, Week 17 of 2025 against WAS: 80 of 92 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 78 yards, 11.8 PPR points.
George Pickens, Week 16 of 2025 against LAC: 51 of 58 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 130 yards, 1 touchdown, 26.0 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.
DeVonta Smith, Week 17 of 2025 against BUF: 46 of 54 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 25 yards, 4.5 PPR points.
DeVonta Smith, Week 16 of 2025 against WAS: 60 of 70 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 42 yards, 1 touchdown, 16.2 PPR points.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
WR9 · PHI · bye 10
2025 vs rec yds line 7-9
- Overall rank
- 68
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 5
Ranked behind
WR32 · DAL · bye 14
2025 vs rec yds line 8-9
- Overall rank
- 99
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 5
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 1, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board31
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tiersboth in tier 5
- Board size244 draftable players
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