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George Pickens or DK Metcalf

Who Should I Start? - Week 3 • Start New
George Pickens

George Pickens

WR • Pittsburgh Steelers PIT
DK Metcalf

DK Metcalf

WR • Seattle Seahawks SEA
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance George Pickens
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance DK Metcalf
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches George Pickens
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 NE 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @BUF 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 TB 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 @MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 @PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 NO 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 @IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 @ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 @CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 @BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches DK Metcalf
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @SF 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @DET 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @NO 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 @LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 @ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 @TB 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 @LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 SF 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 @KC 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
19 LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START George Pickens
OWN
78%
-0.73 compared to last week
START
18%
-1.34 compared to last week
OWN/START DK Metcalf
OWN
99%
-0.53 compared to last week
START
93%
-0.8 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus George Pickens
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus DK Metcalf
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown George Pickens

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among WR's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 33rd with 114.50 total points (6.74 avg).
  • Currently 130.78 points behind the leader: Justin Jefferson
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.7.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 75 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 51st among WR.
  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 51st among WR.
  • Top 50 in reception yards with 801 and 15.40 YPC and is currently ranked 39th among WR.
  • Top 50 in Rec TDs with 4 and is currently ranked 39th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 50 in rush yards with 24 (1.41 per game) and is currently ranked 47th among WR.
  • Top 15 in rush tds with 1 (0.06 per game) and is currently ranked 13th among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 17 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +52, Rec Yards: +801 Rec TDs: +4,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 59, REC YDS: 764, REC TDS: 4
Breakdown DK Metcalf

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among WR's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 12th with 162.40 total points (9.02 avg).
  • Currently 82.88 points behind the leader: Justin Jefferson
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 16.6 PPG. That is great, but how long can he perform at this level? If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 10 in receptions and is currently ranked 9th among WR.
  • Top 10 in targets and is currently ranked 8th among WR.
  • Top 3 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 3rd among WR.
  • Top 15 in reception yards with 1184 and 11.84 YPC and is currently ranked 13th among WR.
  • Top 10 in Rec TDs with 8 and is currently ranked 10th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 16 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +90, Rec Yards: +1071 Rec TDs: +7,
  • Catches per game are very high so watch out!
  • Known to break out for big gains. If your league has bonus points for long REC TDs then this guy would be great to have.
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 77, REC YDS: 1047, REC TDS: 7
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury George Pickens

No Injury Reported

Injury DK Metcalf

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups George Pickens

Week 3
Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cleveland Browns

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.41343.8820113440.86
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 20th with 108.00 total points (6.35 avg).
  • Currently 78 points behind the leader: Patriots DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.4.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 25th in rush defense with 2299 (135.24 per game).
  • Top 6 in pass defense with 3547 (208.65 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 16 in points against with 22.41 per game and currently ranked 16th among DST.
  • Top 6 in Total TDs with 4 (0.24 per game) and currently ranked 6th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +94.21, Turnovers: +10 Sacks: +25, INTs: +5, TDs: +3, Points Allowed: -7.76,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 43, INT: 14, TDS: 2, PA/G: 23.2, YDS/G: 331
Matchups DK Metcalf

Week 3
Seattle Seahawks VS Atlanta Falcons

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.71370.8218102140.14
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 30th with 85.00 total points (5.00 avg).
  • Currently 101 points behind the leader: Patriots DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 23rd in rush defense with 2214 (130.24 per game).
  • Ranked 20th in pass defense with 4090 (240.59 per game).
  • Top 18 in points against with 22.71 per game and currently ranked 18th among DST.
  • Top 6 in Total TDs with 4 (0.24 per game) and currently ranked 5th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -73.18, Turnovers: +14 Sacks: +13, INTs: +10, TDs: +4, Points Allowed: -16.79,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 30, INT: 13, TDS: 2, PA/G: 28.7, YDS/G: 387.1
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating George Pickens
10.42
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating DK Metcalf
19.76
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career George Pickens
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2022 PIT 16 79 49 729 14.9 3 3 24 8 1
3-YEAR AVG 8 40 25 365 14.9 2 2 12 8 1
Totals 17 85 52 801 15.4 4 3 24 8 1
Career DK Metcalf
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 16 129 83 1303 15.7 10 0 0 0 0
2021 SEA 16 118 70 909 13.0 12 1 6 6 0
2022 SEA 16 133 87 1008 11.6 6 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 17 134 83 1125 13.5 10 0 2 6 0
Totals 68 523 321 4451 13.9 39 3 17 5.7 0
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