{"id":198710,"date":"2025-10-08T21:18:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T21:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/198710\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T21:18:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T21:18:06","slug":"devonta-smith-vs-zay-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/198710\/","title":{"rendered":"DeVonta Smith Vs. Zay Flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The wide receiver position<\/a> has generated questions among fantasy football owners so far this season. Whether it be due to injury or inconsistent play within the offense, owners are forced into tough decisions when addressing the receiver spots. The same holds true for Week 6, as some owners decide between star receivers in underperforming offenses: DeVonta Smith and Zay Flowers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Smith and the Philadelphia Eagles will take on the New York Giants on Thursday Night Football, looking to bounce back from their first loss of the season at the hands of the Denver Broncos on Sunday afternoon. Philadelphia\u2019s offense has faced its share of struggles through the team\u2019s 4-1 start, working to find its footing under first-year coordinator Kevin Patullo.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Flowers and his Baltimore Ravens are preparing for a tough matchup versus the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday afternoon, looking to rebound from a blowout loss to the Houston Texans in Lamar Jackson\u2019s absence.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This Week 6 start-sit scenario presents a tough decision for fantasy owners. Here\u2019s who we think has the upper-hand in this week\u2019s fantasy lineups:<\/p>\n

\"Philadelphia<\/p>\n

Oct 5, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Devonta Smith (6) makes a catch against Denver Broncos cornerback Riley Moss (21) in the second quarter at Lincoln Financial Field. \/ Bill Streicher-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

In the midst of the offense\u2019s struggles, DeVonta Smith has emerged as Philadelphia\u2019s leading receiver to start the season. He\u2019s on pace for his fourth 900-yard campaign in five seasons, as star receiver A.J. Brown has taken the back seat in the Eagles\u2019 pass game. In Week 5, Smith broke out versus the Broncos, hauling in eight of his 10 targets for a season-high 114 receiving yards.\u00a0<\/p>\n

His 19.4 fantasy points among PPR leagues ranked 10th among all receivers in Week 6, an encouraging performance for owners following a lackluster Week 4 performance. Last week\u2019s volume presents optimism he\u2019ll continue such production in a short week versus a division rival on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Aside from two 20-point performances in five games, Smith hasn\u2019t eclipsed 10.0 fantasy points in any other game this season. This is due to Philadelphia\u2019s inconsistency offensively. Entering Week 6, Philadelphia\u2019s passing attack ranks 31st in the NFL and the offense as a whole ranks 30th in yards.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A shortened week of preparation could cast doubt over Smith\u2019s fantasy upside, despite a season-high performance in Week 5.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Baltimore<\/p>\n

Sep 28, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers (4) makes a catch during the fourth quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. \/ Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Flowers has posted consistent fantasy production to start the season, despite Baltimore\u2019s 1-4 start. Even in Jackson\u2019s absence, Flowers racked up five receptions for 72 yards, posting 12.2 fantasy points in PPR leagues, his fourth game with 12.0 or more points over five contests. Baltimore\u2019s leading receiver has set a safe floor for fantasy owners with solid production.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The third-year wideout has bounced back from a quiet Week 3 performance and projects to post another solid day versus an inconsistent Rams secondary.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jackson\u2019s status remains up in the air entering a crucial matchup versus the Rams on Sunday. Baltimore\u2019s offense struggled mightily with backup quarterback Cooper Rush under center. Though Flowers managed solid production, the offense as a whole sputtered in what developed into a blowout loss.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A tough assignment versus Los Angeles\u2019 stout defensive front will raise concerns over Flowers\u2019 credibility as a starter in Week 6.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Philadelphia<\/p>\n

Oct 5, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Devonta Smith (6) celebrates after a catch against the Denver Broncos in the second quarter at Lincoln Financial Field. \/ Bill Streicher-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Despite a short week, I\u2019m going to roll with Smith coming off a notable performance in a favorable matchup versus the Giants. Without Jackson, Flowers\u2019 status as a starter remains up in the air entering Sunday\u2019s game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite an inconsistent performance from Philadelphia\u2019s offense, Smith provides immense upside to build on a Stellar Week 5 showing. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The wide receiver position has generated questions among fantasy football owners so far this season. Whether it be…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":198711,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,593,85],"class_list":["post-198710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198710"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198710\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/198711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}