Usage comparison · Wide receivers

DeVonta Smith vs George Pickens

DeVonta Smith gets more of his team's passes (33% vs 22%) and more of the deep throws (48% of its air yards vs 32%). In total, though, George Pickens has more targets (41 vs 27). DeVonta Smith has played 3 games and George Pickens 5 games. Near the end zone, George Pickens has had more chances (5 vs 2 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (9% vs 8%). DeVonta Smith is scoring more fantasy points a game (16.2 vs 13.7, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 15.8 vs 15.0 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–5 · Updated Oct 9, 2026

WRPHI

DeVonta Smith
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
16.2
Expected points per gameEst.
15.8

3 games with a target, carry or dropback

WRDAL

George Pickens
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
13.7
Expected points per gameEst.
15.0

5 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 4. Shares are of each player's team totals in the games he played. For counts and shares, the bigger number is in bold and the bars grow from the centre line.
DeVonta Smith and George Pickens, season usage side by side
StatDeVonta SmithGeorge Pickens
Games35
Passes thrown to him
Targets2741
Target share33%22%
Air-yards share48%32%
Catches1927
Receiving yards235355
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances25
Red-zone share8%9%
End-zone targets34
Touchdowns
Touchdowns11
Expected touchdownsEst.1.32.7
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)16.213.7
Fantasy points (PPR)48.568.5
Expected points per gameEst.15.815.0
Points vs expectedEst.+0.3−1.3

Week by week

Each bar is one game. Pick a stat to compare.

Target share by week

Out of all the passes his team threw in his games, the part thrown to him.

  • DeVonta Smith
  • George Pickens

— no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Target share by week
WeekDeVonta SmithGeorge Pickens
127%against WAS20%against NYG
238%against TEN26%against WAS
332%against CHI28%against BAL
4— no game with a target, carry or dropback7%against HOU
5— no game with a target, carry or dropback31%against TB

Next to each number: that week's opponent. — no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Where they rank

Each player's place among players at his position who meet the leaderboard's minimum. Open a leaderboard for the full list.
Leaderboard ranks for DeVonta Smith and George Pickens
LeaderboardDeVonta SmithGeorge Pickens
Target share leaders#2of 98 wide receivers#29of 98 wide receivers
Air-yards share leaders#5of 98 wide receivers#26of 98 wide receivers
Red-zone share leadersBelow the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)#36of 47 wide receivers
Red-zone opportunity leaders#52of 174 wide receivers#14of 174 wide receivers
End-zone target leaders#16of 174 wide receivers#6of 174 wide receivers
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#12of 174 wide receivers#14of 174 wide receivers

Talking points

Fact-checked notes from the weekly usage report, with the numbers behind them.

DeVonta Smith

No talking points for him in this week's report.

George Pickens

Role up

George Pickens's target share rose to 31% in week 5 (13 targets), from 19% in weeks 1-4.

Target share, week 5
31%
Targets, week 5
13
Target share, weeks 1–4
19%
Targets, weeks 1–4
28

Weeks 1–5 · 5 games

  • Share of team targets/carries in games he played. Snap counts aren't in FFO's licensed data, so a low earlier share can mean limited playing time.

Touchdowns below usage

George Pickens has scored 1 touchdown on opportunities that usually produce 2.7, per FFO's expected-points model.

Touchdowns
1
Expected touchdownsEst.
2.7
Expected PPR per gameEst.
15.0
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
−1.3

Weeks 1–5 · 5 games

  • Model estimate, not a forecast: v1 predicts about as well as raw points.

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