DK Metcalf or Emeka Egbuka: 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 Emeka Egbuka at 11.3 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 15 books. That is the 82nd 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 52nd overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 84.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Emeka Egbuka: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 62nd overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 53.

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, Emeka Egbuka has been on the field for 86 percent of TB snaps, drawn 18 percent of the targets and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 1 of the offence's 14 third down targets, had 1 of its 1 chance inside the five and seen 2 of its 8 two minute targets.

His 11 targets have averaged 14.5 air yards.

In Week 1 against CIN he caught 5 of 6 targets for 63 yards and did not score.

In Week 2 against CLE he carried 1 time for -3 yards, caught 3 of 5 targets for 16 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 Emeka Egbuka played 17 games and scored 195.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR23.

He caught 63 of 127 targets for 938 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets.

That came to 7.5 targets a game, a 50 percent catch rate and 14.9 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Emeka Egbuka was available for 2 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 DK Metcalf scored 12.5 PPR points a game and Emeka Egbuka 11.5, 1.0 a game between them.

DK Metcalf finished WR26 that year and Emeka Egbuka WR23.

Emeka Egbuka had 28 more targets than DK Metcalf, 127 to 99.

Emeka Egbuka had 88 more receiving yards than DK Metcalf, 938 to 850.

This season DK Metcalf holds the bigger snap share, 96 percent against 86 percent.

This season DK Metcalf holds the bigger target share, 26 percent against 18 percent.

Byes and availability

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

What would change the answer

0.5 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.