DeVonta Smith Fantasy Week 1: Projections, Points and Stats vs. Packers

DeVonta Smith and the Philadelphia Eagles will meet the Green Bay Packers -- whose pass defense was ranked ninth in the NFL last year (206.8 yards conceded per game) -- in Week 1, on Friday at 8:15 PM ET.

Is Smith a daily fantasy option for you this week, as he faces the Packers? More stats and info can be found below, so take a look.

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Smith vs. Packers Game Info

• Matchup: Philadelphia Eagles vs. Green Bay Packers
• Game Day: September 6, 2024
• Game Time: 8:15 PM
• Projected Fantasy Points: 8.90
• Projected Receiving Yards: 63.83
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.43

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Smith 2023 Fantasy Performance

• Smith picked up 146.6 fantasy points (9.2 per game), 22nd at his position and 78th in the league.
• In Week 2 last year against the Minnesota Vikings, Smith posted a season-high 19.1 fantasy points, with these numbers: four receptions, 131 yards and one touchdown.
• In Week 12 versus the Buffalo Bills, Smith picked up 16.6 fantasy points, with these numbers: seven receptions, 106 yards and one touchdown. That was his second-best performance of the season.
• In his worst game of the year -- Week 5 against the Los Angeles Rams -- Smith ended up with 0.6 fantasy points. His stat line was: one catch, six yards, on five targets.
• Smith recorded 2.8 fantasy points -- four catches, 28 yards, on five targets -- in Week 3 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and that was his second-worst performance of the season.

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Packers Defensive Performance

• Against Green Bay last year, three players posted more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• The Packers surrendered at least one passing touchdown to 14 opposing QBs last season.
• Through the air last season, Green Bay gave up at least two passing touchdowns to five opposing QBs.
• Versus the Packers last year, one player threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Green Bay let three players rack up over 100 receiving yards in a game last year.
• The Packers allowed 20 players to catch a TD pass against them last season.
• Green Bay allowed at least two receiving touchdowns through the air to one player last season.
• Looking at run D, the Packers gave up more than 100 rushing yards to four players last season.
• Against Green Bay last season, 12 players rushed for at least one TD.
• In the ground game, the Packers allowed two players to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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