DeVonta Smith Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Commanders

DeVonta Smith and the Philadelphia Eagles will play the Washington Commanders -- whose passing defense was ranked 28th in the NFL last season (242.5 yards conceded per game) -- in Week 1, on Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET.

For more info on Smith, if you're considering him for your DFS roster, read this piece before his upcoming matchup versus the Commanders.

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DeVonta Smith Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Commanders
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 4:25 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 8.3
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 10.8
• Projected Receiving Yards: 62.63
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.35

Projections provided by numberFire

Smith 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked 106th overall and 25th at his position, Smith accumulated 124.8 fantasy points (7.3 per game) in 2025.
• Smith accumulated 24.3 fantasy points -- nine catches, 183 yards and one touchdown -- in Week 7 against the Minnesota Vikings, which was his best game last year.
• Smith's 12.9 fantasy points in Week 10 against the Green Bay Packers -- four receptions, 69 yards and one touchdown -- were his second-highest amount last season.
• In his worst game of the year -- Week 11 against the Detroit Lions -- Smith ended up with 0.8 fantasy points. His stat line was: one catch, eight yards, on five targets.
• Smith recorded 1.6 fantasy points -- three catches, 16 yards, on three targets -- in Week 1 against the Dallas Cowboys, and that was his second-worst performance of the season.

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Commanders Defensive Performance

• Last season, Washington allowed five quarterbacks to record more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• Last season, the Commanders allowed 15 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• Through the air last season, Washington gave up two or more passing touchdowns to 11 opposing QBs.
• Versus the Commanders last year, six players threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Washington let seven players pile up more than 100 receiving yards in a game last year.
• Against the Commanders last season, 28 players hauled in a TD pass.
• Looking at pass defense, Washington allowed four players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• In the ground game, six players collected more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Commanders last season.
• In terms of run defense, Washington allowed at least one rushing touchdown to 16 players last season.
• The Commanders allowed at least two rushing TDs on the ground to just two players last season.

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