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DeVonta Smith Philadelphia Eagles · #6

Wide Receiver · 6' 0", 170 lbs · Amite, LA · Age 28

DeVonta Smith is a Wide Receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles, drafted 10th overall, 2021. In 2026 he caught 19 passes for 235 yards and 1 touchdowns.

Wide ReceiverDrafted 10th overall6-yr veteran
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Philadelphia Eagles · #6 · Wide Receiver
DeVonta Smith
Season avg19 rec · 235 yds · 1 td
Career avg404 rec · 5,254 yds · 32 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
19rec
235yds
1td
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Scouting report

DeVonta Smith — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50
DeVonta Smith is a Wide Receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles, drafted 10th overall, 2021. In 2026 he caught 19 passes for 235 yards and 1 touchdowns.
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Receiving
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Big-play
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Scoring
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Receiving yards
Elite · offense
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Volume
Elite · offense
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Big-play
Solid · offense
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Scoring
Excellent · offense
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Target share
Elite · offense
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Act II

Where DeVonta Smith stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #46 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
436Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

DeVonta Smith — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
235 YDS
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Volume
19 REC
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Big-play
12.4 Y/R
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Scoring
1 TD
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The engine

How the model sees DeVonta Smith

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
45
rec
22–68
575
rec yds
265–884
3
td
0–6
64
targets
30–98
9
games
4–15
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 6-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 19 → projected 45 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+27.5
Age curve
-1.4
Net vs last season+26.1 rec
Everything it reads
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6 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 28 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 13 / 17 / 3
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

DeVonta Smith career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
20211764916510414.3
202217951,196713612.6
202316811,066711213.2
2024136883388912.3
202517771,008411313.1
2026 in progress · 3 games31923512712.4
Career834045,25432581
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Philadelphia Eagles built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record
78off index
76def index
+20net
67%playoff odds
61roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B (78), defense B- (76) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 64, pass rush 53, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of DeVonta Smith

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1998-11-14

The beginning

DeVonta Smith is a Wide Receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles, in his 6th NFL season.

Philadelphia Eagles

Turning pro

Drafted 10th overall, 2021 as a Wide Receiver.

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DeVonta Smith is a Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver, drafted 10th overall, 2021.

Chapter

Across 6 seasons (2021–2026) he has caught 404 passes for 5,254 yards and 32 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 19 passes for 235 yards and 1 touchdown in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 0"
Weight
170 lbs
Draft
10th overall, 2021
Born
Amite, LA
Age
28
Jersey
#6
Background

DeVonta Smith is from Amite, LA and is 28 years old. He was drafted 10th overall, 2021 and plays wide receiver at 6' 0", 170 lbs.

Over 6 seasons (2021–2026) he has caught 404 passes for 5,254 yards and 32 touchdowns. Smith is currently on the Philadelphia Eagles roster.

The person

DeVonta Smith is a starting-caliber wide receiver who has caught 404 passes for 5,254 yards and 32 touchdowns across 6 seasons (2021–2026).

Receiving404 career catches, 5,254 yards, 32 touchdowns.
Best season95 catches for 1,196 yards in 2022.
Yards per catch13.0 yards per reception over his career.
First-round pedigree10th overall, 2021.
Durability83 career games played.
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FAQ

DeVonta Smith — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about DeVonta Smith, answered.

What position does DeVonta Smith play?
DeVonta Smith is a Wide Receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles.
When was DeVonta Smith drafted?
DeVonta Smith was drafted 10th overall, 2021.
How many seasons has DeVonta Smith played?
6 (2021–2026).
What are DeVonta Smith's career stats?
He has caught 404 passes for 5,254 yards and 32 touchdowns.
DeVonta Smith career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
WR1
listed starter
Snap share
94%
of offensive snaps
Target share
26%
WOPR 0.64
Listed as the starter (WR1) on the current depth chartAlpha target: 26% team target share (WOPR 0.636)Every-down role (94% of snaps)

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs WAS
Week 1 · Smash
Season outlook
55
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
4 / 5
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
41
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs WASW2 @ TENW3 @ CHIW4 vs LAW5 @ JAXW6 vs CARW7 vs DALW8 @ WASW9 vs NYGW10 · BYEW11 vs PITW12 @ DALW13 @ ARIW14 vs INDW15 vs SEAW16 vs HOUW17 @ SFW18 @ NYG

Each week grades DeVonta Smith's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
17
since 2021
Games missed
4
listed Out
Lower-body
7
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk4 · Hamstring (Out)2026 Wk3 · Hamstring2025 Wk17 · Illness2025 Wk13 · Shoulder2024 Wk22 · Hamstring2024 Wk19 · Back

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 6 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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