2024 Player Outlook
You just can't be mad at what you are getting from DeVonta Smith. He is the second receiver on an offense that loves to run the football and yet since entering the league he has averaged 80 catches for close to 1,100 yards and six touchdowns per season. He is an elite route runner, has strong hands and can stretch the field. The Eagles offense had some inconsistency at times last season but you should feel pretty comfortable knowing that as a floor Smith is a WR2 and there is definitely the talent to be even better.
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DeVonta Smith caught 4-of-5 targets for 69 yards and a touchdown in the Eagles’ Super Bowl LIX victory over the Chiefs.
Smith’s 46-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter was the second longest play of the game. He displayed impossibly strong hands in the process, wresting the ball away from the Jaylen Watson in the end zone. The No. 2 receiver in offense that rushed the ball 67 more times than any other team, Smith slumped to career lows in yards (833) and receptions (68). It didn’t help, of course, that he missed four games with injury, including concussion, back, wrist and hamstring issues. Unsurprisingly, Smith averaged 5/62 with A.J. Brown in the lineup compared to 7/78 in the two games ABJ missed with Smith active. 26-year-old Smith is the prototypical “would be the No. 1 for (x) other teams,” but he’s not on another team. He’s on the Eagles. Signed alongside Brown for several more seasons, Smith is hard-capped as a floor-based WR2 in fantasy leagues.
DeVonta Smith (hamstring) was removed from the injury report and will play in Super Bowl LIX against the Chiefs.
DeVonta Smith (hamstring) was limited in Thursday’s practice.
The Eagles are taking it easy with Smith as they prepare to face the Chiefs on Sunday. This hamstring injury is something he’s been dealing with since the conclusion of the NFC Championship Game, but it’s not expected to sideline him for the Super Bowl.
DeVonta Smith (hamstring) was limited in Wednesday’s practice.
The Eagles are easing Smith back into action after giving him the week off. Whether he practices fully tomorrow is up in the air but he should be a full participant by Friday at the latest. The team’s No. 2 wide receiver is currently on track to face the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX.
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18 | Jan 5th | Giants | |
17 | Dec 29th | Cowboys | 33 |
16 | Dec 22nd | @Commanders | 11.1 |
15 | Dec 15th | Steelers | 31 |
14 | Dec 8th | Panthers | 13.7 |
13 | Dec 1st | @Ravens |