
Should I start Colbie Young or DeVonta Smith this week? Week 7 Standard (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start DeVonta Smith
Week 7 ยท Standard
DeVonta Smith averaged 11.7 targets per game across the last 3 recorded games, compared with 0.7 for Colbie Young. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points. DeVonta Smith receives the better positional matchup adjustment (6.25% versus 0%).
Forecast updated ยท Standard

THE ALTERNATIVE

0.5FF projected
โ +0.5 vs ESPN
Sun 1:00 PM ET
RESEARCH PICK

DeVonta Smith
WR ยท PHIStats & schedule โบ0.0FF projected
= 0.0 vs ESPN
Mon 8:15 PM ET
Colbie Young
FF0.5 FP
Boosted Trees0.1 FP
Workload0.3 FP
Monte Carlo0.3 FP
- The saved workload scenario allocates 0.3 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Last 3 recorded games: 0.7 targets per game.
DeVonta Smith
FF0.0 FP
Boosted Trees9.5 FP
Workload0.0 FP
Monte Carloโ FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 13.5 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 0.2 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 13.5 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.
Colbie Young
Fortified0.5
ESPN0.0
Sleeper1.1
FantasyProsโ
Colbie Young faces BAL in Week 7.
DeVonta Smith
Fortified0.0
ESPN0.0
Sleeper0.0
FantasyProsโ
DeVonta Smith faces DAL in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 13.5 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 6.25%. OUT
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