Start Michael Wilson or DeVonta Smith? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start DeVonta Smith over Michael Wilson in Week 6.

Market-based projections have DeVonta Smith at 12.5 points and Michael Wilson at 13.5, 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 Michael Wilson at 77.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 13.5 fantasy points for Michael Wilson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Michael Wilson is 59 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (9, 11 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 12.5 fantasy points for DeVonta Smith, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for DeVonta Smith is 59 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (6, 4 and 7 market sources).

That puts Michael Wilson 1.0 points ahead of DeVonta Smith on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Michael Wilson and ARI visit LAR on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAR allowed 28.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 102 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against LAR.

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.

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

Injury status

Michael Wilson is not on the injury report.

DeVonta Smith is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Michael Wilson played 90 percent of ARI snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 36 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

Michael Wilson, Week 2 against SEA: 47 of 50 snaps, 7 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Michael Wilson, Week 3 against SF: 81 of 87 snaps, 17 targets and 11 catches for 89 yards, 1 touchdown.

Michael Wilson, Week 4 against NYG: 62 of 66 snaps, 13 targets and 7 catches for 95 yards.

Michael Wilson, Week 5 against DET: 61 of 73 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards.

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, Michael Wilson played 17 games for ARI and scored 220.6 PPR points, 13.0 a game, finishing WR10.

He caught 78 of 126 targets for 1006 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 733 air yards.

He was on the field for 81 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

• Start Michael Wilson over Carnell Tate.
• Start Chris Olave over Michael Wilson.
• Start Christian Watson over Michael Wilson.
• Start DeVonta Smith over Carnell Tate.
• Start DeVonta Smith over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Chris Olave over DeVonta Smith.