Christian Watson vs DeVonta Smith: Who Should You Start?
If you are choosing between Christian Watson and DeVonta Smith for your lineup, you are not alone. Christian Watson finished the 2025 season at 11.5 PPG for the Green Bay Packers (10 games), and DeVonta Smith averaged 9.6 for the Philadelphia Eagles (17 games).
That 1.9-point weekly advantage for Christian Watson is meaningful but not automatic. Fantasy football is a week-to-week sport, and the answer to "who should I start" often changes based on opponent, recent form, and game environment. Season averages set the baseline; weekly context makes the call.
Target volume is the story here. DeVonta Smith saw 113 targets in 2025, while Christian Watson drew 55. That workload gap usually translates into a higher weekly floor for DeVonta Smith, even in weeks where Christian Watson posts the bigger ceiling game. Consistency-minded managers lean toward target share; boom-bust managers chase the upside.
Christian Watson has his bye in Week 10, and DeVonta Smith rests in Week 5. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at wide receiver for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
