Should I start DK Metcalf or Chris Godwin Jr. in Week 8?

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on DK Metcalf, and the board ranks him 58th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Chris Godwin Jr., and the board ranks him 122nd overall on the rest of his evidence.

By format he goes standard: ADP 21; 2QB: ADP 45.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for DK Metcalf is 5.8 PPR points a game off 1 market across 2 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market has Chris Godwin Jr. at 2.0 PPR points a game off 1 market across 6 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

DK Metcalf's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season through Week 7

Through Week 7, DK Metcalf has been on the field for 95 percent of PIT snaps, drawn 24 percent of the targets and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 19 of the offence's 58 third down targets, had 1 of its 7 chances inside the five and seen 5 of its 41 two minute targets.

His 58 targets have averaged 12.7 air yards.

In Week 5 against IND he carried 1 time for 11 yards, caught 3 of 4 targets for 12 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against TB he caught 11 of 15 targets for 93 yards and did not score.

In Week 7 against NO he caught 2 of 6 targets for 56 yards and did not score.

Through Week 7, Chris Godwin Jr. has been on the field for 73 percent of TB snaps, drawn 45 percent of the targets and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 2 of the offence's 4 third down targets, had 0 of its 6 chances inside the five and seen 1 of its 3 two minute targets.

His 5 targets have come 1.6 yards behind the line of scrimmage on average.

In Week 7 against CAR he caught 4 of 5 targets for 27 yards and did not score.

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 Chris Godwin Jr. played 9 games and scored 83.0 PPR points, 9.2 a game, finishing WR78.

He caught 33 of 51 targets for 360 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets.

That came to 5.7 targets a game, a 65 percent catch rate and 10.9 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 71 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

DK Metcalf was available for 6 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 DK Metcalf scored 12.5 PPR points a game and Chris Godwin Jr. 9.2, 3.3 a game between them.

DK Metcalf finished WR26 that year and Chris Godwin Jr. WR78.

DK Metcalf had 48 more targets than Chris Godwin Jr., 99 to 51.

DK Metcalf had 490 more receiving yards than Chris Godwin Jr., 850 to 360.

This season DK Metcalf holds the bigger snap share, 95 percent against 73 percent.

This season Chris Godwin Jr. holds the bigger target share, 45 percent against 24 percent.

Byes and availability

DK Metcalf is off in Week 9 and Chris Godwin Jr. in Week 10, so either can cover the other's bye.