Who Should I Start? DeVonta Smith or Romeo Doubs

Tuesday, September 2, 5:01 PM

Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith (groin) was not listed on Philadelphia's Tuesday injury report and will likely be set to play Week 1. Smith is coming off of a 2024 campaign in which he accumulated 68 catches for 833 yards and eight touchdowns in just 13 games, once again cementing himself as one of the top number-two receivers in the league. Philly opens the season against the Cowboys, a familiar matchup for Smith as he enters his fifth season in the NFC East. He was boom-or-bust against Dallas last year, tallying just 14 yards in his first face-off then following that up with 120 yards and two touchdowns in their second meeting. With an offense as explosive as Philly's, Smith is always in the running for a good amount of looks going his way. He's a high-end WR2 going into Thursday.

Monday, September 8, 10:56 AM

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Romeo Doubs led his team with 68 receiving yards on two catches (four targets) in a 27-13 Week 1 victory over the Detroit Lions. Perhaps most notably, Doubs was on the field for 34 of his team's 48 plays, earning 11 more snaps than the Packers' second-leading wide receiver, Matthew Golden (23 snaps). Green Bay was one of the league's most run-heavy teams in 2024, and Packers quarterback Jordan Love attempted just 22 passes in Week 1 of 2025. As such, fantasy managers need to try to find volume within the team's deep wide receiver corps. Early on, it looks like Doubs could be Green Bay's WR1, although that may not lead to a true WR1 target volume. Until the Packers demonstrate a willingness to throw the ball more often, it will be hard for fantasy managers to trust any of their pass-catchers.