DK Metcalf
WRPittsburgh SteelersBye 9
Rest of season
WR42
Week 3
The Sharp Model’s call
Start
10.0
projected FFPC points, week 3
10.9
before matchup, Vegas, injury and weather
WR38
at the position this week
Floor 5.5 · ceiling 17.1
- Opponent
- vs CINSun, Sep 27, 1:00 PM ET
- Matchup
- CIN allow 25.3 FFPC points a game to wide receivers, the 5th fewest in the league.
- The line
- CIN −3.5 · total 42.5 · PIT implied 19.5
- DraftKings
- $5,400 · 10.9 DK points · 2.02 per $1K · tier A
Rankings and value
- Rest of season
- 141.1
- projected FFPC points, WR42 at the position
- Next four weeks
- 37.6
- projected FFPC points
- Playoff weeks
- 29.0
- projected FFPC points, weeks 15 to 17
- Trend
- Steady
- his last three weeks against his projection
- ADP, last 7 days
- 78.2
- Sharp rank 89, edge −11
- Season projection
- 183.3
- FFPC points, set before week 1
Game log
| Week | Opp | FFPC | Sharp | DK | Snaps | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs ATL | 8.0 | – | 8.0 | 6496% | 10 | 4 | 40 | 0 |
| 2 | at NE | 6.7 | 13.9 | 6.7 | 6897% | 9 | 4 | 27 | 0 |
| Season | 14.7 | 14.7 | 132 | 19 | 8 | 67 | 0 |
News and takes
- Steelers Depot
A Steelers Depot column argues Metcalf's contract is looking bad, citing dropped passes and a lack of impact plays through two weeks.
- Yahoo Sports
A Yahoo Sports trade proposal floats DK Metcalf and Joey Porter going from Pittsburgh to Detroit. This is a hypothetical scenario, not an actual trade.
- Steelers Wire
- Yahoo Sports
- NDTV Sports
- Yardbarker
- Yahoo Sports
A mock trade column speculates the Steelers could ship Joey Porter Jr. and DK Metcalf to an NFC North team. This is fan fiction with a byline, not a report of an actual trade.
- Yahoo Sports
McCarthy publicly backed DK Metcalf after a slow start, with the receiver posting 8.0 and 6.7 FFPC points through two weeks, per Yahoo Sports.
- Steelers Wire
- rotoballer.com
RotoBaller's Week 3 start/sit column runs through the usual WR pool: Waddle, Bateman, Diggs, Metcalf, Worthy, Shakir and others.
His calls on The Record
The whole record| Week | Kind | Call | Line | Scored | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Start/sit | Must start | 9.0 | 6.7 | Wrong |
| 2 | Take | Bench×2 | 9.0 | 6.7 | Right |
| 2 | Take | Hold×2 | 9.0 | 6.7 | No claim |
| 2 | Take | Start | 9.0 | 6.7 | Wrong |
| 2 | Direction | Arrow down×2 | 9.0 | 6.7 | Right |
| 2 | Direction | Unchanged×3 | 9.0 | 6.7 | No claim |
Schedule
| Week | Opponent | Kickoff | Line | Total | vs WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | vs CIN | Sun, Sep 27, 1:00 PM ET | CIN −3.5 | 42.5 | 28th25.3 |
| 4 | at CLE | Thu, Oct 1, 8:15 PM ET | PIT −3 | 38.5 | 13th32.6 |
| 5 | vs IND | Sun, Oct 11, 1:00 PM ET | – | – | 2nd39.3 |
| 6 | at TB | Sun, Oct 18, 1:00 PM ET | – | – | 23rd28.3 |
| 7 | at NO | Sun, Oct 25, 9:30 AM ET | – | – | 18th31.0 |
| 8 | vs CLE | Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 PM ET | – | – | 13th32.6 |
| 9 | Bye | ||||
| 10 | at CIN | Sun, Nov 15, 8:20 PM ET | – | – | 28th25.3 |
| 11 | at PHI | Sun, Nov 22, 4:25 PM ET | – | – | 24th28.1 |
| 12 | vs DEN | Fri, Nov 27, 3:00 PM ET | – | – | 31st24.1 |
| 13 | vs HOU | Sun, Dec 6, 8:20 PM ET | – | – | 9th34.3 |
| 14 | at JAX | Mon, Dec 14, 8:15 PM ET | – | – | 19th30.3 |
| 15 | vs BAL | Sun, Dec 20, 1:00 PM ET | – | – | 10th33.7 |
| 16 | vs CAR | Sun, Dec 27, 1:00 PM ET | – | – | 22nd28.5 |
| 17 | at TEN | Sun, Jan 3, 1:00 PM ET | – | – | 3rd38.5 |
| 18 | at BAL | Sun, Jan 10, 1:00 PM ET | – | – | 10th33.7 |