Should I start DK Metcalf or Elic Ayomanor in Week 8?

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on DK Metcalf, and the board ranks him 158th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Elic Ayomanor, and the board ranks him 162nd overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for DK Metcalf is 1.2 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-based projection for Elic Ayomanor is 1.1 PPR points a game off 1 market across 5 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, Elic Ayomanor has been on the field for 65 percent of TEN snaps, drawn 11 percent of the targets and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 7 of the offence's 59 third down targets, had 1 of its 16 chances inside the five and seen 5 of its 35 two minute targets.

His 21 targets have averaged 10.7 air yards.

In Week 5 against HOU he caught 1 of 2 targets for 17 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against IND he caught 1 of 2 targets for 3 yards and did not score.

In Week 7 against CLE he caught 3 of 7 targets for 44 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 Elic Ayomanor played 16 games and scored 116.5 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing WR55.

He caught 41 of 89 targets for 515 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets.

That came to 5.6 targets a game, a 46 percent catch rate and 12.6 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 79 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Elic Ayomanor was available for 1 game more.

Head to head

In 2025 DK Metcalf scored 12.5 PPR points a game and Elic Ayomanor 7.3, 5.2 a game between them.

DK Metcalf finished WR26 that year and Elic Ayomanor WR55.

DK Metcalf had 10 more targets than Elic Ayomanor, 99 to 89.

DK Metcalf had 335 more receiving yards than Elic Ayomanor, 850 to 515.

This season DK Metcalf holds the bigger snap share, 95 percent against 65 percent.

This season DK Metcalf holds the bigger target share, 24 percent against 11 percent.

Byes and availability

Both are off in Week 9, so a roster holding the pair has that one week to cover twice.