Tre'Quan Smith Fantasy

The New Orleans Saints have placed wide receiver Tre'Quan Smith (hamstring) on injured reserve with a hamstring injury. Smith dealt with an ankle injury in 2020 and his hamstring has been nagging him throughout training camp. Smith will now miss a minimum of three games. With Smith on IR and fellow pass-catcher Michael Thomas (ankle) on the PUP list, the Saints will roll with Marquez Callaway, Lil'Jordan Humphrey and Deonte Harris as their top receivers. Callaway offers the most upside of the bunch and is worth rostering in 10-team leagues. Managers could consider stashing Smith or Thomas in leagues that have IR spots, but neither is worth a bench spot at the moment.

Sep. 10th • 9:26 PM

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Tre'Quan Smith (hamstring) logged a DNP on Thursday's practice report. This is particularly discouraging, considering that Smith wasn't listed on Wednesday's report. The UCF product has been dealing with a nagging hamstring injury since the start of training camp- so he's clearly having trouble managing the ailment, which has him trending towards a Week 1 absence. If Smith indeed misses the contest against the Packers, preseason standout Marquez Callaway could net double-digit targets as the team's number-one wideout, making him a strong WR3 with upside for more. Targets could trickle down to fellow receivers Deonte Harris and Lil'Jordan Humphrey- as well as tight end Adam Trautman. Above all, the Saints may need to lean on Alvin Kamara even more, giving him overall RB1 upside.

Sep. 9th • 4:58 PM

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Tre'Quan Smith is not a starting-caliber fantasy option for the Week 1 matchup against Green Bay. Smith has been notably dealing with a hamstring injury for nearly all of the preseason and didn't appear in the two preseason contests but he enters Week 1 off the injury report. The WR is expected to play a huge role with Michael Thomas due to miss the start of the season after ankle surgery. Nevertheless, it seems apparent Marquez Callaway will enter the season as the team WR1 after a strong showing in the preseason. Smith hasn't posted more than 448 yards in any of three seasons with the Saints, meaning he shouldn't be considered a reliable guy for your fantasy squad. Adding to this, the Packers allowed the fifth-fewest points to fantasy WRs last season, which means Smith is well off the fantasy radar this week.

Sep. 8th • 8:45 PM