Start Tez Johnson or DeVonta Smith? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start DeVonta Smith over Tez Johnson in Week 5.

Tez Johnson is projected from market data at 3.7 points and DeVonta Smith has too little of his market posted to price, so we are leaning on where drafters take them.

What the market projects

No player market was posted for DeVonta Smith in Week 5.

Player markets imply 3.7 fantasy points for Tez Johnson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Tez Johnson at 13.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 13% chance to score a touchdown (13, 16 and 17 market sources).

Week 5 matchups

DeVonta Smith and PHI visit JAX on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

JAX allowed 37.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 9th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 211 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against JAX.

Injury status

DeVonta Smith is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury.

Tez Johnson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

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 4, Tez Johnson played 33 percent of TB snaps, drew 7 percent of the targets, earned 21 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Tez Johnson, Week 1 against CIN: 13 of 57 snaps, 1 carry for -4 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Tez Johnson, Week 2 against CLE: 19 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 1 catch for 49 yards.

Tez Johnson, Week 3 against MIN: 16 of 69 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 8 yards.

Tez Johnson, Week 4 against GB: 35 of 64 snaps, 1 carry for 10 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 17 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, Tez Johnson played 16 games for TB and scored 92.4 PPR points, 5.8 a game, finishing WR67.

He caught 28 of 44 targets for 322 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 212 air yards.

He was on the field for 47 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start DeVonta Smith over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Chris Olave over DeVonta Smith.
• Start DeVonta Smith over DJ Moore.
• Start Tez Johnson over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Chris Olave over Tez Johnson.
• Start Darnell Mooney over Tez Johnson.