Injury alert
Out — hamstring injury
Practice: Did not practice — hamstring injury
Updated Fri 12:28 PM ET · Est. return Oct 11 · Source: ESPN injury report · Practice: NFL official injury report, week 4 (via nflverse)
Is DeVonta Smith playing this week?
OutDeVonta Smith is listed as Out for the week 4 game against the Los Angeles Rams (hamstring injury). Out means not expected to play.
Estimated return: Oct 11.
Official practice report (week 4): Did not practice, hamstring injury.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 1:00 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:36 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
From the beat
What reporters are saying about him, last 3 days.
#Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith out for Rams contest with hamstring injury, expected to miss multiple games:
Jeff McLane @Jeff_McLane · 11h ago · View on X
So the Eagles are missing Devonta Smith, Dallas Goedert, AND Zack Baun this week???
Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 1d ago · View on Bluesky
DeVonta Smith, Zack Baun ruled out for Eagles’ game against the Rams
Zach Berman @ZBerm · 1d ago · View on X
#Eagles Game Status for Rams: OUT – LB Zack Baun (concussion), WR Marquise Brown (ankle), S Marcus Epps (groin), TE Dallas Goedert (knee), T Fred Johnson (knee), WR DeVonta Smith (hamstring). Practice Report for Friday: DNP – LB Zack Baun (concussion), WR Marquise Brown
Jeff McLane @Jeff_McLane · 1d ago · View on X
Injury ripple · Week 4
DeVonta Smith out: Eagles lose their top target share vs. Rams
DeVonta Smith is out for week 4, and there are no past games without him to compare. He leaves behind 9 targets per game (33% of the team's targets) this season, and Dallas Goedert is also out.
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Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Ruled out — find a replacement.
Why we say out
- Out — hamstring injury.
- Averaging 9 targets a game.
- Played 100% of the offense's snaps last game.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 10.6 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~20 pts
- Vegas line
- PHI underdogs by 3.5
- Game total
- 42.5
- LA vs WRs
- 1% more points
- Last game snaps
- 100%
All week 4 wide receiver rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
27
Height
6'0"
Weight
170 lb
College
Alabama
Experience
5 seasons
Draft
2021 · Pick #10 (PHI)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 36.3?
Smith's grade is below average mainly because his targets produced almost no expected points, even against defenses that were easier than average. He gets plenty of looks, but three interceptions on throws to him hurt. This is a short sample of 3 games and 27 targets.
Lifting the grade
- Big plays: a 22-yard touchdown from Hurts in week 2 vs TEN (+3.9 expected points) and a 31-yard catch in week 1 vs WAS (+2.9).
Holding it back
- EPA per target is +0.003 expected points per play, 44th of 62 WRs.
- Week 2 vs TEN: Hurts's pass intended for Smith was intercepted by Hooker, a -9.2 expected points play.
- Week 3 at CHI: a 4th-and-5 pass intended for Smith was intercepted by Edwards (-2.3 expected points).
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 3. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
0.048
Success rate
56%
WPA (sum)
0.26
Opponent adj.
-0.044
Plays graded
27
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 3 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen Stats| Week | Separation | Cushion | YAC above exp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.6 | 3.8 | +1.2 |
| 2 | 2.7 | 5.5 | -0.6 |
| 3 | 2.8 | 7.1 | +0.8 |
What do these mean?
- Separation:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the moment of the catch.
- Cushion:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the snap.
- YAC above exp:
- Yards after catch above what the situation would be expected to produce.
- YAC / rec:
- Average yards after the catch per reception.
- Expected YAC:
- Expected yards after the catch, based on tracking data.
- Air yards share:
- Share of the team's intended air yards that were thrown toward this player.
- Intended air yds:
- Average depth of the targets thrown his way.
- Catch %:
- Receptions divided by targets.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.