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While firmly behind A.J. Brown in the Eagles' offensive pecking order, DeVonta Smith has established himself as one of, if not the best, team WR2 in the business. He's averaging over 1,000 yards per season in his three professional seasons, and while his 19 touchdowns are only an average number, he's proven himself to be a reliable fantasy WR2.
Pre-draft worries about Smith's size leading to potential injuries at the professional level seem to have been put to rest as Smith has not missed a single game due to injury yet in his career. In fact, he wouldn't have any games missed at all had the Eagles not rested many of their starters in Week 17 prior to the playoffs.
The last time we saw Smith on the field was in the Eagles' surprising blowout playoff loss to the Buccaneers when saw 12 targets, catching eight of them for 148 yards - a game in which the Eagles were playing without Brown. While the Eagles rarely fall behind on the scoreboard by that much, Smith's stat line showed that he is capable of producing not just WR2 numbers, but potentially WR1 numbers in a hypothetical scenario where Brown were to miss time.
This type of contingent upside is an interesting and perhaps underappreciated benefit for those drafting Smith right now. Sure, his ADP means that the Eagles will probably need to continue to overperform in order for him to exceed his draft-day cost, but he's certainly capable of returning value as a mid-to-low-end fantasy WR2.
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