DK Metcalf or Bhayshul Tuten: who should I start in Week 3?

What the sportsbooks price

The player markets price DK Metcalf at 11.8 PPR points a game, built from 4 markets across 15 books. That is the 76th highest figure of the 186 players the books price.

The player markets price Bhayshul Tuten at 11.0 PPR points a game, built from 5 markets across 16 books. That is the 86th highest figure of the 186 players the books price.

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on DK Metcalf: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 51st overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 84.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Bhayshul Tuten: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 54th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 68.

This season through Week 2

Through Week 2, DK Metcalf has been on the field for 96 percent of PIT snaps, drawn 26 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 6 of the offence's 18 third down targets and seen 0 of its 9 two minute targets.

His 19 targets have averaged 14.0 air yards.

In Week 1 against ATL he caught 4 of 10 targets for 40 yards and did not score.

In Week 2 against NE he caught 4 of 9 targets for 27 yards and did not score.

Through Week 2, Bhayshul Tuten has been on the field for 50 percent of JAX snaps, taken 53 percent of the carries, drawn 6 percent of the targets and had 33 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 0 of the offence's 9 third down targets, had 2 of its 5 chances inside the five and seen 0 of its 6 two minute targets.

His 3 targets have come 4.3 yards behind the line of scrimmage on average.

In Week 1 against CLE he carried 15 times for 66 yards, caught 1 of 1 target for 22 yards and did not score.

In Week 2 against DEN he carried 13 times for 65 yards, caught 2 of 2 targets for -3 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 DK Metcalf played 15 games and scored 187.2 PPR points, 12.5 a game, finishing WR26.

He caught 59 of 99 targets for 850 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets.

That came to 6.6 targets a game, a 60 percent catch rate and 14.4 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 87 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Bhayshul Tuten played 15 games and scored 88.6 PPR points, 5.9 a game, finishing RB53.

He carried 83 times for 307 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 10 of 14 targets for 79 more yards.

That came to 5.5 carries a game at 3.7 yards a carry and 0.7 catches a game.

He was on the field for 21 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Both were available for 15 games that season.

Side by side

In 2025 DK Metcalf scored 12.5 PPR points a game and Bhayshul Tuten 5.9, 6.6 a game between them.

DK Metcalf finished WR26 and Bhayshul Tuten RB53, which are two different ladders.

DK Metcalf is a wide receiver and Bhayshul Tuten a running back, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

DK Metcalf is off in Week 9 and Bhayshul Tuten in Week 7, so either can cover the other's bye.

What would change the answer

0.8 points a game is the entire case. The books restate it every week, and a line that moves moves the order with it.

The draft market is the half that is missing: when the consensus sample holds these two again it can order them differently from the price, and this page will follow the sample rather than the books when it does.