DeVonta Smith or Kenyon Sadiq: Who Should You Start?

2026 Week 4 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Start Smith — the projection and snap share edges are too wide to ignore.

DeVonta Smith projects 15.6 to Sadiq's 9.9 and plays a 94% snap share to Sadiq's 45%. No signal favors Sadiq this week. The gap is wide.

DeVonta Smith

DeVonta Smith

WR16PHIvs LAR

Projected Points

Start
Kenyon Sadiq

Kenyon Sadiq

TE20NYJvs CHI

Projected Points

Sit

DeVonta Smith’s market

REC
O/U 5.5
-132 / +100
Receptions Props →
REC YDS
O/U 65.5
-114 / -114
Receiving Yards Props →
ATD
Anytime TD
+200
Anytime Touchdown Props →

Kenyon Sadiq’s market

REC
O/U 4.5
+121 / -155
REC YDS
O/U 41.5
-113 / -111
ATD
Anytime TD
+245
LAR@
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NYJ@
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Why DeVonta Smith

Start

WR1-caliber outside receiver. Elite route technician with reliable hands and high target volume.

Start — every-week WR start at consensus WR16: 33% target share, 15.6 PPR projected vs LAR.

  • Carries a Questionable tag — usually plays, but monitor the final report.
  • LAR ranks 12 of 32 against WRs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 3-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 23.0 team points as 1.5-point underdogs.
  • Listed WR on the latest depth chart with a 94% snap share.

Latest on Smith

Eagles' DeVonta Smith is headed into another stratosphere

The Eagles' go-to guy in key moments has always seen himself as WR1 -- now everyone else is just catching up.

ESPN · Sep 28, 2026

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Why Kenyon Sadiq

Sit

Rookie TE2 with athletic movement traits. Seam-stretching move piece behind the starter; blocking still developing.

Sit — bench-tier TE at consensus TE20: CHI is the 6th-toughest matchup vs TEs, 18.5 implied team total caps the ceiling.

  • Carries a Questionable tag — usually plays, but monitor the final report.
  • CHI ranks 6 of 32 against TEs (one of the tougher matchups, 3-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 18.5 team points as 8.5-point underdogs.
  • Listed TE on the latest depth chart with a 45% snap share.

Latest on Sadiq

Jets TE Kenyon Sadiq Voted Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week

TE Against the Lions Posted 7 Receptions, 105 Yards, 1 TD

newyorkjets.com · Oct 1, 2026
Kenyon Sadiq and TEs Step Up in Jets Offense Against Lions

Green & White Use Multiple TEs on 31.1% of Plays

newyorkjets.com · Sep 27, 2026

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Head-to-head stats

MetricDeVonta SmithKenyon Sadiq
Projected points
Consensus rankWR16TE20
Opponent vs positionLAR · 12 of 323-game sampleCHI · 6 of 323-game sample
Receptions1 of 328 of 32
Receiving Yards6 of 3212 of 32
Receiving TDs24 of 321 of 32
Targets4 of 326 of 32
Anytime TD24 of 321 of 32
Target share33%15%
Reception share34%16%
Implied total · spread23.0+1.518.5+8.5
Depth chartWR1TE1
Snap share94%45%
Injury designationQuestionableQuestionable
Start/Sit record—0–2

Recent form

DeVonta Smith — last 3 weeks

Week 3vs CHI
Week 2vs TEN
Week 1vs WSH

Kenyon Sadiq — last 3 weeks

Week 3vs DET
Week 2vs GB
Week 1vs TEN

Signal breakdown

  • 15.6 vs 9.9 projected PPR pointsDeVonta Smith +
  • Rank 16 vs 20DeVonta Smith +
  • Opponent DvP rank 12 vs 6 (32 = softest)DeVonta Smith +
  • Implied 23.0 vs 18.5 team pointsDeVonta Smith +
  • Questionable vs Questionableeven
  • 94% vs 45% snap shareDeVonta Smith +

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