DeVonta Smith vs Garrett Wilson: Who Should You Start?
If you are choosing between DeVonta Smith and Garrett Wilson for your lineup, you are not alone. DeVonta Smith finished the 2025 season at 9.6 PPG for the Philadelphia Eagles (17 games), and Garrett Wilson averaged 11.6 for the New York Jets (7 games).
That 2.0-point weekly advantage for Garrett Wilson 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 Garrett Wilson drew 59. That workload gap usually translates into a higher weekly floor for DeVonta Smith, even in weeks where Garrett Wilson posts the bigger ceiling game. Consistency-minded managers lean toward target share; boom-bust managers chase the upside.
DeVonta Smith has his bye in Week 5, and Garrett Wilson rests in Week 12. 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.
