Usage comparison · Wide receivers

DeVonta Smith vs Matthew Golden

DeVonta Smith gets more of his team's passes (33% vs 24%) and more of the deep throws (48% of its air yards vs 38%). In total, though, Matthew Golden has more targets (44 vs 27). DeVonta Smith has played 3 games and Matthew Golden 5 games. Near the end zone, Matthew Golden has had more chances (8 vs 2 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (15% vs 8%). DeVonta Smith is scoring more fantasy points a game (16.2 vs 15.7, PPR), but the chances Matthew Golden gets usually score more: 16.3 vs 15.8 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–5 · Updated Oct 12, 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

Week 5 injury report: Out (Hamstring)

WRGB

Matthew Golden

Fantasy points per game (PPR): 15.7
Expected points per gameEst.: 16.3

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 Matthew Golden, season usage side by side
Stat	DeVonta Smith	Matthew Golden
Games	3	5
Passes thrown to him
Targets	27	44
Target share	33%	24%
Air-yards share	48%	38%
Catches	19	24
Receiving yards	235	397
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances	2	8
Red-zone share	8%	15%
End-zone targets	3	5
Touchdowns
Touchdowns	1	2
Expected touchdownsEst.	1.3	2.9
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)	16.2	15.7
Fantasy points (PPR)	48.5	78.3
Expected points per gameEst.	15.8	16.3
Points vs expectedEst.	+0.3	−1.1

Week by week

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Target share by week

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

DeVonta Smith
Matthew Golden

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

Target share by week
Week	DeVonta Smith	Matthew Golden
1	27%against WAS	30%against MIN
2	38%against TEN	21%against NYJ
3	32%against CHI	24%against ATL
4	— no game with a target, carry or dropback	23%against TB
5	— no game with a target, carry or dropback	23%against CHI

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 Matthew Golden
Leaderboard	DeVonta Smith	Matthew Golden
Target share leaders	#2of 103 wide receivers	#21of 103 wide receivers
Air-yards share leaders	#3of 103 wide receivers	#13of 103 wide receivers
Red-zone share leaders	Below the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)	#7of 59 wide receivers
Red-zone opportunity leaders	#64of 180 wide receivers	#5of 180 wide receivers
End-zone target leaders	#24of 180 wide receivers	#9of 180 wide receivers
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.	#12of 180 wide receivers	#10of 180 wide receivers

Talking points

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

DeVonta Smith

Injury opening

DeVonta Smith is listed out (hamstring) on the week 5 report. He has 33% of PHI's targets. Other WRs by share: Dontayvion Wicks (20%), Makai Lemon (15%).

Week 5 official injury report: Out (hamstring)
Target share: 33%
Next by share: Dontayvion Wicks 20%, Makai Lemon 15%

Weeks 1–3 · 3 games

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