Start DeVonta Smith or Justin Jefferson? Week 6
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Justin Jefferson over DeVonta Smith
- Snap share
- 74%
- Through Week 5
- Target share
- 25%
- Through Week 5
- CAR D vs WR
- 28.4
- 9th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 93%
- Through Week 3
- Target share
- 33%
- Through Week 3
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Our Week 6 call
Start Justin Jefferson over DeVonta Smith in Week 6.
DeVonta Smith is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Justin Jefferson. Drafters take Justin Jefferson at ADP 4 and DeVonta Smith at 12.
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What the market projects
No player market was posted for Justin Jefferson in Week 6.
No player market was posted for DeVonta Smith in Week 6.
Week 6 matchups
DeVonta Smith and PHI host CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
CAR allowed 28.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 9th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 152 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against CAR.
Injury status
Justin Jefferson is not on the injury report.
DeVonta Smith is listed as out with a hamstring injury.
Usage before Week 6
Through Week 5, Justin Jefferson played 74 percent of MIN snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 35 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.
Justin Jefferson, Week 1 against GB: 60 of 65 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 92 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Justin Jefferson, Week 2 against CHI: 52 of 52 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 55 yards.
Justin Jefferson, Week 3 against TB: 7 of 59 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 32 yards.
Justin Jefferson, Week 5 against NO: 63 of 71 snaps, 1 carry for -11 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 79 yards, 1 touchdown.
Through Week 3, DeVonta Smith played 93 percent of PHI snaps, drew 33 percent of the targets, earned 48 percent of the air yards and had 8 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.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Justin Jefferson played 17 games for MIN and scored 201.5 PPR points, 11.9 a game, finishing WR21.
He caught 84 of 141 targets for 1048 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets and 597 air yards.
He was on the field for 95 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
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 6 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
WR57 · PHI · bye 10
2025 vs rec yds line 7-9
- Overall rank
- 139
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 18
Ranked behind
WR58 · MIN · bye 6
2026 vs anytime td line 2-2
- Overall rank
- 143
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 18
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 6, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board4
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tiersboth in tier 18
- Board size173 draftable players
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