
Should I start DeVonta Smith or Tanner Hudson this week? Week 7 Half-PPR (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start DeVonta Smith
Week 7 ยท Half-PPR
DeVonta Smith averaged 11.7 targets per game across the last 3 recorded games, compared with 2.0 for Tanner Hudson. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points. Recent scoring favors DeVonta Smith: 17.0 versus 4.8 FP per game. DeVonta Smith receives the better positional matchup adjustment (6.25% versus 0%).
Forecast updated ยท Half-PPR

RESEARCH PICK

0.0FF projected
= 0.0 vs ESPN
Mon 8:15 PM ET
THE ALTERNATIVE

Tanner Hudson
TE ยท CINStats & schedule โบ0.0FF projected
= 0.0 vs ESPN
Sun 1:00 PM ET
DeVonta Smith
FF0.0 FP
Boosted Trees13.5 FP
Workload0.0 FP
Monte Carloโ FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 17.0 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 0.9 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 17.0 FP.
- The DAL defensive matchup changes the FF estimate up 6.25%.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 0.0 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Saquon Barkley, Grant Calcaterra, Eli Stowers; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- OUT
- Last 3 recorded games: 11.7 targets per game.
Tanner Hudson
FF0.0 FP
Boosted Trees0.0 FP
Workload0.0 FP
Monte Carlo0.0 FP
- Recent scoring average: 4.8 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 0.0 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- IR
- Last 3 recorded games: 2.0 targets per game.
Projection breakdown
DeVonta Smith
Fortified0.0
ESPN0.0
Sleeper0.0
FantasyProsโ
DeVonta Smith faces DAL in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 17.0 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 6.25%. OUT
Tanner Hudson
Fortified0.0
ESPN0.0
Sleeper0.0
FantasyProsโ
Tanner Hudson faces BAL in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 4.8 fantasy points. IR
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