Should I start Drake London or DK Metcalf in Week 6?

Updated Oct 19, 8:26 PM ET. Week 7 answers post Tuesday.

Start Drake London: 94 percent of the snaps and 35 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against DK Metcalf's 95 percent of the snaps and 18 percent of the targets. No market projection is posted on either of them this week, so this is a usage call, and a lower confidence one than a call made on a projection. What follows is what each of them has done.

Should I drop DK Metcalf for Drake London?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Drake London projects 168 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 10 games), DK Metcalf 115 (11.5 a game over 10 games).

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Neither man carries a season projection right now, so this is their usage this season and their last full season's numbers, side by side.

Drake London

WR3 · ATL · bye 11

2026 vs anytime td line 0-6

Market-based projection: 18.9 pts a game Wk 6 price
Overall rank: 8

DK Metcalf

WR28 · PIT · bye 9

2026 vs anytime td line 1-5

Market-based projection: 11.0 pts a game Wk 6 price
Overall rank: 70

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The gap

Board size332 draftable players

Draft data is not current for these two, so the figures that depend on it are left out. The call above comes from each player's usage.

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on Drake London, and the board ranks him 8th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on DK Metcalf, and the board ranks him 70th overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

No season market is posted for Drake London, so the only market valuing him on this page is the draft room.

No season market is posted for DK Metcalf, so the only market valuing him on this page is the draft room.

Neither carries a posted market, so this page rests on the draft room and on what the two have already done.

This season through Week 6

Through Week 6, Drake London has been on the field for 88 percent of ATL snaps, drawn 29 percent of the targets and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 17 of the offence's 47 third down targets, had 0 of its 13 chances inside the five and seen 2 of its 18 two minute targets.

His 46 targets have averaged 10.2 air yards.

In Week 4 against NO he caught 5 of 6 targets for 96 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against BAL he caught 7 of 11 targets for 118 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against CHI he caught 4 of 10 targets for 62 yards and did not score.

Through Week 6, DK Metcalf has been on the field for 95 percent of PIT snaps, drawn 24 percent of the targets and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 17 of the offence's 52 third down targets, had 1 of its 6 chances inside the five and seen 3 of its 34 two minute targets.

His 52 targets have averaged 12.1 air yards.

In Week 4 against CLE he caught 5 of 9 targets for 115 yards and did not score.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Drake London played 12 games and scored 201.9 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing WR19.

He caught 68 of 112 targets for 919 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets.

That came to 9.3 targets a game, a 61 percent catch rate and 14 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 90 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

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.

DK Metcalf was available for 3 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 Drake London scored 16.8 PPR points a game and DK Metcalf 12.5, 4.3 a game between them.

Drake London finished WR19 that year and DK Metcalf WR26.

Drake London had 13 more targets than DK Metcalf, 112 to 99.

Drake London had 69 more receiving yards than DK Metcalf, 919 to 850.

This season DK Metcalf holds the bigger snap share, 95 percent against 88 percent.

This season Drake London holds the bigger target share, 29 percent against 24 percent.

Byes and availability

Drake London is off in Week 11 and DK Metcalf in Week 9, so either can cover the other's bye.

Drop or keep

Should I drop DK Metcalf for Drake London?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Drake London projects 168 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 10 games), DK Metcalf 115 (11.5 a game over 10 games).
Should I drop Drake London for DK Metcalf?
No. Keep Drake London: he projects 168 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 10 games), DK Metcalf 115 (11.5 a game over 10 games).