DeMario Douglas vs. DeVonta Smith: Who Should You Start in Week 9?

Start DeMario Douglas. DeVonta Smith is on a bye, and DeMario Douglas is projected for 11.2 PPR points vs GB.

Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET

DeMario Douglas vs. DeVonta Smith: Week 9 side by side

DeMario Douglas
WR · NE
DeVonta Smith
WR · PHI
Projection (Week 9, avg of sources)11.2—
Floor (lowest source)8.8—
Ceiling (highest source)13.5—
StatChasers projection10.4 (WR34)—
Opponentvs GBBye
Opponent vs. position9th-softest (34.8 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage19% target share (last 3)—
PositionWRWR
Our callFLEX · FlexSIT · No projection

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DeMario Douglas vs. DeVonta Smith Week 9 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start DeMario Douglas or DeVonta Smith in Week 9?

Start DeMario Douglas. DeVonta Smith is on a bye, while DeMario Douglas projects for 11.2 PPR points vs GB.

Who has the better matchup in Week 9, DeMario Douglas or DeVonta Smith?

DeMario Douglas plays GB and DeVonta Smith is on a bye in Week 9.

Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.

Does PPR scoring change DeMario Douglas vs. DeVonta Smith?

These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets.

Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.

Are DeMario Douglas and DeVonta Smith playing in Week 9?

DeMario Douglas has no injury designation, and DeVonta Smith is on a bye.

Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.

Where do the DeMario Douglas and DeVonta Smith projections come from?

Each figure is the average of the projection sources that carry the player this week: StatChasers, Sleeper, ESPN, numberFire, FFToday and the betting markets (sportsbook player props). DeMario Douglas is projected by 6 of them and DeVonta Smith by 0.

A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.

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