DeVonta Smith: second straight absence with hamstring injury

THE FACT. Eagles receiver DeVonta Smith missed practice Thursday and was absent again from Friday's open portion with a hamstring injury, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer's Jeff Neiburg and the Eagles' official injury report. The Inquirer describes it as a nagging hamstring, and Philadelphia's final designations come Saturday ahead of Monday night against the Cowboys.

THE VERDICT. A receiver who cannot practice Thursday or Friday with a soft-tissue injury is a bad bet for Monday night. Redraft: plan to sit him, and do not wait on a Saturday designation if you have a clean alternative. Waiver Wire: hold your claim until Saturday, because the Inquirer lists Makai Lemon, Darius Cooper, Hollywood Brown, Elijah Moore and Britain Covey as the available receivers if Smith and Dontayvion Wicks are both out, which makes this a target-share free-for-all rather than a clean handoff. DFS: fade Smith and treat any Eagles receiver as a tournament-only dart. Dynasty: hold, hamstrings recur but his role is not in question.