DeVonta Smith · Zay Flowers · 2026 week 1

DeVonta Smith or Zay Flowers?

Wondering who you should start this week — DeVonta Smith or Zay Flowers? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Zay Flowers — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans Zay Flowers (IND allow the 7th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
DeVonta Smith	vs WAS	14.9	6th · soft	9.6	4,105	healthy
Zay Flowers START	@ IND	15.6	7th · soft	21.3	4,131	Questionable

WRs vs WAS recently: DeVonta Smith 10.2 pts (W16) · KaVontae Turpin 14.6 pts (W17) · DeVonta Smith 5.2 pts (W18).

WRs vs IND recently: Jauan Jennings 13.1 pts (W16) · Parker Washington 11 pts (W17) · Xavier Hutchinson 8.4 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Zay Flowers carries the higher trade value — 4,131 against 4,105 (a 1% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Zay Flowers gets the most. Momentum: DeVonta Smith +78 and Zay Flowers +478 over the last 30 days.

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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.