WR · Pittsburgh Steelers
Brandon Smith fantasy stats and usage
- Team
- PITWR
- Age
- 27
- Bye
- Week 9
- Status
- No injury designation
- Depth chart: RWR3 (Fantasy Nerds)
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Next: Week 6 @ TB, Sun 1:00 PM ET; Steelers implied for 21 points
Matchup edges: none this week. None of the 18 matchup angles we tested for WRs (blitz, man coverage, two-high shells, boxes, play action and more) predicted points beyond our projection. See the tests and track record
Matchup edge history (13 calls)
- Starters out on defense edge: 0–0 for him in backtests
- Freezing edge: 0–0 for him in backtests
- Wind 15+ mph edge: 0–0 for him in backtests
- Short week edge: 0–0 for him in backtests
| Week | Call | Proj → actual | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 W4 | Boost (Starters out on defense vs CHI, expected +0.1) | 1.8 → – | void | Backtest (after the fact) |
| 2025 W18 | Fade (Freezing vs BUF, expected −0.2) | 0.9 → – | void | Backtest |
| 2025 W18 | Boost (Starters out on defense vs BUF, expected +0.3) | 0.9 → – | void | Backtest |
| 2025 W17 | Fade (Freezing vs NE, expected −0.2) | 0.8 → – | void | Backtest |
| 2025 W14 | Boost (Starters out on defense vs MIA, expected +0.1) | 0.8 → – | void | Backtest |
| 2025 W13 | Boost (Starters out on defense vs ATL, expected +0.1) | 0.8 → – | void | Backtest |
| 2025 W11 | Fade (Short week vs NE, expected −0.3) | 0.9 → – | void | Backtest |
| 2025 W4 | Fade (Wind 15+ mph vs MIA, expected −0.4) | 1.4 → – | void | Backtest |
| 2024 W18 | Boost (Starters out on defense vs MIA) | 0.9 → – | void | Backtest |
| 2024 W17 | Boost (Starters out on defense vs BUF) | 0.8 → – | void | Backtest |
| 2024 W17 | Fade (Wind 15+ mph vs BUF) | 0.8 → – | void | Backtest |
| 2024 W16 | Fade (Freezing vs LAR) | 0.8 → – | void | Backtest |
Usage by week
2026 season2025 season
Share of team dropbacks he was on the field for. nflverse participation data stops after 2025, so 2026 is blank.
Carries / team rush attempts.
2026: 0 targets, 0 carries, 0 red-zone opportunities and 0 goal-line carries in 0 games.
Combine traits
2021 NFL Combine · Iowa · Undrafted. Percentile among WR combine entrants since 2008 (higher = better: a fast 40 scores high).
Skipped at the combine: 3-cone drill, Short shuttle, Bench press. Pro-day times are not in our data.
Do traits like Brandon Smith’s beat Vegas prop lines? Mostly not: see what held up in the Prop Lab. Source: nflverse combine data.
Projection
No projection published for Brandon Smith yet.
Latest news
No recent headlines tagged to Brandon Smith.
Depth chart: RWR3 per Fantasy Nerds (Oct 11, 11:00 AM ET) · full Steelers depth chart
Game log
Regular season. Fantasy points are calculated from the box score in the scoring format you pick above.
- Games
- 1
- Total (PPR)
- 0.0
- Per game
- 0.0
| Opp | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | @ CIN | 11% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Splits
Fantasy points per game at home vs away, and against defenses grouped by how many points they allowed to WRs that season (simple season averages, not adjusted for schedule).
2025: home vs away
| Split | G | PPR/G | vs avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 0 | – | – |
| Away | 1 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
2025: by opponent defense vs WR
| Split | G | PPR/G | vs avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tough defenses (ranks 1–8) | 1 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Middle defenses (9–24) | 0 | – | – |
| Soft defenses (25–32) | 0 | – | – |
How this works
Snap share is the share of the Steelers’ offensive snaps he played. Target share and air-yards share are his share of the team’s targets and air yards; carry share is his carries divided by team rush attempts. Red-zone opportunities count targets and carries inside the opponent’s 20; goal-line carries are inside the 5.
The “what changed” line compares the average of his last two games with the up to four games before them and only appears when snap share moves 10 points, target share 5 points or carry share 10 points. Route participation is approximated by the share of team dropbacks he was on the field for (nflverse participation data, available through 2025).
Sources: nflverse, Fantasy Nerds (news, adds/drops, interim projections, depth)
Frequently asked questions
How many fantasy points does Brandon Smith score per game in 2025?
Brandon Smith averages 0.0 PPR points per game over 1 game in 2025 (0.0 in half-PPR, 0.0 in standard scoring).
What is Brandon Smith’s snap share and role?
Brandon Smith has played 11% of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offensive snaps on average in 2025, with a 0% target share. He has 0 red-zone opportunities (targets plus carries) this season.
When is Brandon Smith’s bye week?
The Pittsburgh Steelers have their bye in Week 9, so Brandon Smith won’t play that week.