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With the departure of A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith is getting his first real opportunity to seize the alpha wide receiver role at the NFL level. Outside of Smith's first season (which was still a solid showing, breaking the Eagles' rookie receiving yards record), the Heisman winner has been in Brown's shadow for his whole NFL career. Even while playing second fiddle to Brown, Smith has never dropped below 30th among wide receivers in fantasy PPG and has posted three 1,000-yard seasons. In three full games without Brown since 2024, Smith owned nearly a third of the Eagles' target share and handled it efficiently, logging 2.6
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Smith's alpha role opportunity post-A.J. Brown departure positions him for elite 2026 production.
With the departure of A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith is getting his first real opportunity to seize the alpha wide receiver role at the NFL level. Outside of his first season (which was still solid, breaking the Eagles' rookie receiving yards record), the Heisman winner has been in Brown's shadow for his whole NFL career. Even while playing second fiddle to Brown, Smith has never dropped below 30th among wide receivers in fantasy PPG and has posted three 1,000-yard seasons. In three full games without Brown since 2024, Smith owned nearly a third of the Eagles' target share and handled it efficiently, logging 2.6 yards per route run. Sarah Schmitz frames this as Smith's first real opportunity to break out as an alpha receiver.
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