| REC | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD | FSP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 374 | 11.7 | 51 | 1 | 17.46 |
| Compare to same point last season | |||||
DK Metcalf vs. Browns: Dominant Target Share in Store for Divisional Clash
Metcalf stands as Pittsburgh's clear lead target for Aaron Rodgers, particularly with Michael Pittman Jr. and Roman Wilson sidelined on injured reserve. The veteran wideout has commanded 21 targets across his past two outings and currently leads the NFL in receiving yards against man coverage.
Our weekly projection places him around 5 receptions for 65 yards on nearly 9 targets (14.2 fantasy points). Although this AFC North battle features a modest 39.5-point total, Metcalf's concentrated target share ensures a dependable floor. Fantasy managers should feel confident slotting him into their lineups across all formats as a high-end WR2.
| WK | OPP | TARGET | REC | YD | TD | Pts | Diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | @NO (15th) | 6 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | @TB (22nd) | 15 | 11 | 93 | 0 | 20 | 12 |
| 5 | IND (8th) | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 24 |
| 4 | @CLE (4th) | 9 | 5 | 115 | 0 | 17 | 20 |
| 3 | CIN (26th) | 5 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 12 | 16 |
| 2 | @NE (13th) | 9 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| 1 | ATL (9th) | 10 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 8 | 23 |
| 58 | 32 | 374 | 1 | 77 | |||
| RECEIVING | RUSH | ||||||||||||
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | TGTS | REC | YD | AVG | TD | ATT | YD | AVG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | SEA | 16 | 100 | 58 | 901 | 15.5 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | SEA | 16 | 140 | 88 | 1399 | 15.9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | SEA | 16 | 129 | 75 | 967 | 12.9 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | SEA | 16 | 141 | 90 | 1048 | 11.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | SEA | 16 | 120 | 66 | 1114 | 16.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | SEA | 15 | 108 | 66 | 992 | 15.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | PIT | 16 | 107 | 64 | 872 | 13.6 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2026 | PIT | 7 | 58 | 32 | 374 | 11.7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | ||
| ON PACE | 17 | 141 | 78 | 908 | 11.7 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 3-YEAR AVG | 16 | 112 | 65 | 993 | 15.2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 122 | 916 | 549 | 7803 | 14.2 | 59 | 8 | 52 | 6.5 | 2 | |||
| REC | REC YD | REC TD | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.16 | 65.17 | 0.17 | 14.16 |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 53% | 21% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Warren | 100% | 97% |
| Rico Dowdle | 79% | 27% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Pat Freiermuth | 59% | 21% |
| Darnell Washington | 7% | 2% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| DK Metcalf | 100% | 70% |
| Michael Pittman | 32% | 1% |
| Roman Wilson | 10% | 0% |
| Germie Bernard | 94% | 48% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Boswell | 77% | 73% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Steelers DST | 97% | 94% |
| PLAYER | STATUS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Cole Burgess WR | OutIRLower Body | Burgess is dealing with a lower body injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2026-27 season. INJ SINCE: Aug 5 |
| Gennings Dunker #73 · G | OutIRKnee | Dunker is dealing with a knee injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games. INJ SINCE: Sep 24 |
| Jack Driscoll #68 · OT | OutIRAnkle | Driscoll is dealing with an ankle injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games. INJ SINCE: Aug 30 |
| Max Hurleman #84 · WR | OutIRUndisclosed | Hurleman, a practice squad player, is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. INJ SINCE: Sep 19 |
| Michael Pittman Jr. #11 · WR | OutIRFoot | Pittman Jr. is dealing with a foot injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games. INJ SINCE: Oct 7 |
| Roman Wilson #14 · WR | OutIRFinger | Wilson is dealing with a dislocated finger and has been placed on injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games. INJ SINCE: Oct 11 |
| Ben Skowronek #15 · WR | QuestionableDTDCalf | Skowronek was limited in practice on Thursday heading into Week 8 versus the Browns. INJ SINCE: Oct 11 |
| PLAYER | STATUS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Daequan Hardy CB | OutIRUndisclosed | Hardy is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2026-27 season. INJ SINCE: May 5 |
| Derrick Harmon #99 · DT | OutIRFoot | Harmon is dealing with a foot injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games. INJ SINCE: Oct 1 |
| Donte Kent #34 · CB | OutPUPKnee | Kent is dealing with a knee injury and has been placed on the physically unable to perform list. He will miss at least four games. INJ SINCE: Jul 28 |
| Logan Lee #91 · DT | OutIRUndisclosed | Lee is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2026-27 season. INJ SINCE: Aug 13 |
| Sebastian Joseph-Day #69 · DT | OutIRTriceps | Josephy-Day is dealing with a triceps injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games. INJ SINCE: Oct 21 |
| Alex Highsmith #56 · LB | QuestionableDTDGroin | Highsmith was limited on Thursday heading into Week 8 versus the Browns. INJ SINCE: Oct 28 |
| Brandin Echols #26 · CB | QuestionableDTDHamstring | Echols did not practice on Thursday heading into Week 8 versus the Browns. INJ SINCE: Oct 18 |
| Doneiko Slaughter #40 · CB | QuestionableDTDHamstring | Slaughter did not practice on Thursday heading into Week 8 versus the Browns. INJ SINCE: Oct 28 |
| Jalen Ramsey #5 · CB | ProbableDTDWrist | Ramsey was a full participant in practice on Thursday heading into Week 8 versus the Browns. INJ SINCE: Oct 28 |
| Team | W-L | Win % | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-2-0 | 0.714 | 133 | 146 | |
| 5-2-0 | 0.714 | 153 | 138 | |
| 4-2-0 | 0.667 | 163 | 122 | |
| 4-3-0 | 0.571 | 169 | 167 |
| Player | TOTAL LOOKS | RUSH ATT | TGT | REC | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Warren | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
| Rico Dowdle | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Travis Homer | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | TOTAL LOOKS | TGT | REC | RUSH ATT | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germie Bernard | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| DK Metcalf | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Roman Wilson | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ben Skowronek | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | TOTAL LOOKS | TGT | REC | RUSH ATT | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darnell Washington | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
| Pat Freiermuth | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| Robert Tonyan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | GP | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | RATE | RUSH YDS | RUSH TD | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.Rodgers | 7 | 162 | 263 | 1699 | 13 | 5 | 88.9 | 23 | 0 | |
| M.Rudolph | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 1 | 0 | |
| W.Howard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D.Allar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | GP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | TGT | REC | REC YDS | SNAPS | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.Warren | 7 | 102 | 561 | 5.5 | 1 | 34 | 24 | 294 | 352 | |
| R.Dowdle | 4 | 31 | 118 | 3.8 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 82 | 106 | |
| T.Homer | 6 | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| L.Nichols | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| E.Heidenreich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Player | GP | TGT | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | SNAPS | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.Metcalf | 7 | 58 | 32 | 374 | 11.7 | 1 | 51 | 450 | |
| G.Bernard | 7 | 37 | 27 | 254 | 9.4 | 1 | 25 | 291 | |
| R.Wilson | 5 | 25 | 14 | 188 | 13.4 | 2 | 49 | 158 | |
| M.Pittman Jr. | 3 | 12 | 7 | 89 | 12.7 | 0 | 28 | 156 | |
| B.Skowronek | 5 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 1 | 23 | 39 | |
| B.Smith | 3 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 20 | 86 | |
| B.Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| K.Wetjen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | GP | TGT | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | SNAPS | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.Freiermuth | 7 | 33 | 23 | 200 | 8.7 | 4 | 22 | 318 | |
| D.Washington | 7 | 23 | 16 | 160 | 10.0 | 3 | 47 | 308 | |
| R.Tonyan | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| Player | GP | FGM | FGA | XPM | XPA | PTS | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.Boswell | 7 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 69 |
| Player | GP | TKL | SACK | TFL | INT | PD | FF | FR | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.Wilson | 7 | 57 | 1.0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| P.Queen | 7 | 48 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.Brisker | 7 | 44 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.Ramsey | 7 | 44 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| A.Samuel Jr. | 7 | 27 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.Dean | 6 | 25 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| C.Heyward | 7 | 22 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| K.Benton | 7 | 19 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| N.Herbig | 7 | 19 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| T.Watt | 7 | 17 | 5.5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Y.Black | 7 | 16 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D.Everette | 7 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| R.Jenkins | 6 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A.Highsmith | 7 | 13 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| R.Spears-Jennings | 7 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D.Harmon | 4 | 12 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| S.Joseph-Day | 6 | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| J.Sawyer | 7 | 10 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| G.Rubio | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C.Holcomb | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D.Elliott | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| B.Echols | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S.Murphy-Bunting | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D.Slaughter | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C.Bruener | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T.Smith | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K.Jobity Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| WEEK | OPP | SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIT vs ATL | W 20-13 |
| 2 | PIT @NE | L 3-20 |
| 3 | PIT vs CIN | W 30-27 |
| 4 | PIT @CLE | L 24-27 |
| 5 | PIT vs IND | W 34-22 |
| 6 | PIT @TB | W 26-19 |
| 7 | PIT @NO | W 16-10 |
| 8 | PIT vs CLE | |
| 9 | PIT vs BYE | |
| 10 | PIT @CIN | |
| 11 | PIT @PHI | |
| 12 | PIT vs DEN | |
| 13 | PIT vs HOU | |
| 14 | PIT @JAC | |
| 15 | PIT vs BAL | |
| 16 | PIT vs CAR | |
| 17 | PIT @TEN | |
| 18 | PIT @BAL |
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Aug 19th
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| Bengals DST CIN DST | +7.3 |
| Tyler Bass BUF K | +6.3 |
| Jaguars DST JAC DST | +5.4 |
| Patriots DST NE DST | +4.9 |
| Chase McLaughlin TB K | +4.2 |
| Evan McPherson CIN K | +4.2 |
| Bears DST CHI DST | +4.1 |
| Rachaad White WAS RB | +3.6 |
| Chad Ryland ARI K | +3.6 |
| T.J. Hockenson MIN TE | +3.3 |
| Brenton Strange JAC TE | +3.1 |
| Kimani Vidal LAC RB | +2.9 |
| Jaydon Blue PHI RB | +2.8 |
| Matt Gay LV K | +2.6 |
| Dameon Pierce PHI RB | -12.0 |
| 49ers DST SF DST | -6.1 |
| Texans DST HOU DST | -6.0 |
| Chiefs DST KC DST | -5.8 |
| Jets DST NYJ DST | -5.8 |
| Ravens DST BAL DST | -5.6 |
| Panthers DST CAR DST | -5.1 |
| Jaylin Noel HOU WR | -4.7 |
| Titans DST TEN DST | -4.3 |
| Eddy Pineiro SF K | -4.2 |
| Juwan Johnson NO TE | -4.2 |
| Aaron Rodgers PIT QB | -3.5 |
| Dominic Zvada NYG K | -3.0 |
| Harrison Butker KC K | -3.0 |
| Tank Dell HOU WR | -2.9 |