Brandon Smith
WR
Pittsburgh Steelers
This is how WRs have played against the Patriots in the 2026 season.
WR3 = the third-highest-scoring WR against Patriots in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.
| Wk | Team | Player | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  SEA | Rashid Shaheed | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Average | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | ||
| Median | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | ||
| High | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.4 | ||
| Low | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.4 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
How Brandon Smith should do vs the PatriotsSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection
Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Patriots, plus a projection for this game.
What is this table?
Rows at the top are every game Brandon Smith has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.
Compare against picks which group of Patriots opponents to line them up with: the best WR they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Brandon Smith will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.
Patriots avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Brandon Smith's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Brandon Smith usually produces.
Projected is Brandon Smith's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Patriots were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.
| Wk | Opp | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | NO | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 4.4 |
| Smith avg | 2.0 | 2.0 | 24.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | |
| Patriots WR3 avg | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | |
| Difference | +1.0 | -1.0 | -20.0 | +0.0 | -3.0 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what Smith averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.
InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
- WR3s have averaged 1.0 receptions, 4.0 receiving yards and 0.0 receiving TDs against the Patriots across 1 game.
- The Patriots allow 1.4 PPR points to WR3s, -68% versus the league average of 4.4 (ranked 27 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a tough matchup.
- WR3s scored a touchdown in 0 of 1 games (0%).
- Small sample: only 1 game so far. Treat these numbers as directional, not settled.
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.