Zay Flowers or DeVonta Smith?
Zay Flowers or DeVonta Smith? Both are WRs. Here is what each man's 2025 season was actually built on, updated Aug 17, 2026.
Zay Flowers leads on share of his team's offensive snaps, share of his team's air yards and receiving yards, and also on receiving yards per pass snap — one side of that is opportunity, the other is efficiency, and they have not historically travelled together.
DeVonta Smith leads on none of the measured inputs — Zay Flowers holds more of every one the file weighs for persistence.
Figures are 2025 verified play-by-play (nflverse); scored Half-PPR. Repeatability is measured from year-over-year persistence across 2016 to 2025, not projected. Muffed publishes no projections, draft grades or start/sit advice.
Zay Flowers
DeVonta Smith
Zay Flowers vs DeVonta Smith, 2025
| Metric | Zay Flowers | DeVonta Smith |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 finish | 14 | 30 |
| Half-PPR/G | 11.8 | 9.6 |
| Games | 17 | 17 |
| Snap share | 87.3% | 85.4% |
| Availability | 98.0% | 94.1% |
| Target share | 29.0% | 24.4% |
| Air yards share | 35.7% | 32.2% |
| Rec yards | 1,211 | 1,008 |
| Yds/pass snap | 2.53 | 1.94 |
What repeats
Zay Flowers leads on share of his team's offensive snaps, share of his team's air yards and receiving yards, and also on receiving yards per pass snap — one side of that is opportunity, the other is efficiency, and they have not historically travelled together. DeVonta Smith leads on none of the measured inputs — Zay Flowers holds more of every one the file weighs for persistence. Of the two, DeVonta Smith's season rests on the steadier ground. That is a statement about what each man's production was built on, not a running order — and it is a description of 2025, not a forecast of 2026.
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Muffed, “Zay Flowers vs DeVonta Smith, 2025 verified comparison,” muffed.ai/compare/zay-flowers-vs-devonta-smith. Through the 2025 season. Data via nflverse; FTN Data via nflverse.
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