Start DeVonta Smith or Jaylen Waddle? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start DeVonta Smith over Jaylen Waddle in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project DeVonta Smith at 13.0 points and Jaylen Waddle at 12.8, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Jaylen Waddle'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. Drafters take DeVonta Smith at ADP 13 and Jaylen Waddle at 17.

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 12.8 fantasy points for Jaylen Waddle, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

That puts DeVonta Smith 0.2 points ahead of Jaylen Waddle 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.

Jaylen Waddle and DEN host JAX on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

JAX allowed 26.3 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 15th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 128 yards and a touchdown against JAX.

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

Injury status

DeVonta Smith is not on the injury report.

Jaylen Waddle is not on the injury report.

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, Jaylen Waddle played 75 percent of DEN snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 1 against KC: 38 of 51 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 2 yards.

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, Jaylen Waddle played 16 games for MIA and scored 194.1 PPR points, 12.1 a game, finishing WR24.

He caught 64 of 100 targets for 910 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 682 air yards.

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

Jaylen Waddle, Week 17 of 2025 against TB: 14 of 55 snaps, 1 carry for 7 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards, 0.7 PPR points.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 16 of 2025 against CIN: 42 of 59 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 72 yards, 12.2 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 DJ Moore.
• Start Jaylen Waddle over Christian Watson.
• Start Jaylen Waddle over Davante Adams.
• Start DJ Moore over Jaylen Waddle.