Usage comparison · Wide receivers

DeVonta Smith vs Michael Wilson

DeVonta Smith gets more of his team's passes (33% vs 25%) and more of the deep throws (49% of its air yards vs 38%). In total, though, Michael Wilson has more targets (58 vs 41). DeVonta Smith has played 4 games and Michael Wilson 6 games. Near the end zone, Michael Wilson has had more chances (10 vs 3 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (13% vs 11%). DeVonta Smith is scoring more fantasy points a game (17.3 vs 11.9, PPR), but the chances Michael Wilson gets usually score more: 18.3 vs 17.9 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–6 · Updated Oct 19, 2026

WRPHI

DeVonta Smith
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
17.3
Expected points per gameEst.
17.9

4 games with a target, carry or dropback

WRARI

Michael Wilson
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
11.9
Expected points per gameEst.
18.3

6 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 5. 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 Michael Wilson, season usage side by side
StatDeVonta SmithMichael Wilson
Games46
Passes thrown to him
Targets4158
Target share33%25%
Air-yards share49%38%
Catches2633
Receiving yards310320
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances310
Red-zone share11%13%
End-zone targets48
Touchdowns
Touchdowns21
Expected touchdownsEst.1.84.4
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)17.311.9
Fantasy points (PPR)69.071.3
Expected points per gameEst.17.918.3
Points vs expectedEst.−0.7−6.4

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
  • Michael Wilson

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

Target share by week
WeekDeVonta SmithMichael Wilson
127%against WAS19%against LAC
238%against TEN27%against SEA
332%against CHI34%against SF
4— no game with a target, carry or dropback37%against NYG
5— no game with a target, carry or dropback15%against DET
632%against CAR21%against LA

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 Michael Wilson
LeaderboardDeVonta SmithMichael Wilson
Target share leaders#2of 109 wide receivers#17of 109 wide receivers
Air-yards share leaders#2of 109 wide receivers#14of 109 wide receivers
Red-zone share leaders#32of 74 wide receivers#18of 74 wide receivers
Red-zone opportunity leaders#56of 187 wide receivers#6of 187 wide receivers
End-zone target leaders#17of 187 wide receivers#3of 187 wide receivers
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#8of 187 wide receivers#6of 187 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.

Michael Wilson

Volume, not production

Michael Wilson has 38% of ARI's air yards but is scoring 6.4 PPR points a game below what that usage usually produces.

Air-yards share
38%
Targets
58
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
−6.4

Weeks 1–6 · 6 games

Touchdowns below usage

Michael Wilson has scored 1 touchdown on opportunities that usually produce 4.4, per FFO's expected-points model.

Touchdowns
1
Expected touchdownsEst.
4.4
Expected PPR per gameEst.
18.3
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
−6.4

Weeks 1–6 · 6 games

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

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