DeVonta Smith or Keenan Allen: Week 6 result

Our Week 6 call

Start DeVonta Smith over Keenan Allen in Week 6.

Market-based projections have DeVonta Smith at 12.2 points and Keenan Allen at 11.2, a gap of 1.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take DeVonta Smith at ADP 34 and Keenan Allen at 142.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 12.2 fantasy points for DeVonta Smith, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for DeVonta Smith is 57 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (12, 10 and 11 market sources).

Player markets imply 11.2 fantasy points for Keenan Allen, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Keenan Allen is 46 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (14, 12 and 14 market sources).

That puts DeVonta Smith 1.0 points ahead of Keenan Allen on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

DeVonta Smith and PHI host CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 29.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 148 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against CAR.

Keenan Allen and IND host TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 35.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 9th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 175 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against TEN.

By points allowed to the position, Keenan Allen has the softer matchup.

Injury status

DeVonta Smith was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Keenan Allen was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Usage before Week 6

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.

Through Week 5, Keenan Allen played 59 percent of IND snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 16 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Keenan Allen, Week 1 against BAL: 36 of 54 snaps, 6 targets and 6 catches for 32 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 2 against KC: 33 of 65 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 3 against HOU: 52 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 63 yards, 1 touchdown.

Keenan Allen, Week 5 against PIT: 32 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 45 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.

In 2025, Keenan Allen played 17 games for LAC and scored 182.7 PPR points, 10.7 a game, finishing WR29.

He caught 81 of 122 targets for 777 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 546 air yards.

He was on the field for 55 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

How Week 6 went

DeVonta Smith scored 20.5 PPR points and Keenan Allen scored 16.2.

The call was right: DeVonta Smith outscored Keenan Allen by 4.3.

DeVonta Smith finished 8.3 points above the 12.2 the market projected.

DeVonta Smith, Week 6 against CAR: 42 of 64 snaps, 14 targets and 7 catches for 75 yards, 1 touchdown, 20.5 PPR points.

DeVonta Smith finished as the week's WR8 in PPR scoring.

Keenan Allen finished 5.0 points above the 11.2 the market projected.

Keenan Allen, Week 6 against TEN: 59 of 83 snaps, 11 targets and 8 catches for 82 yards, 16.2 PPR points.

Keenan Allen finished as the week's WR17 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start A.J. Brown over DeVonta Smith.
• Start DeVonta Smith over Carnell Tate.
• Start DeVonta Smith over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Keenan Allen over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start A.J. Brown over Keenan Allen.
• Start Carnell Tate over Keenan Allen.