Should I start George Pickens or DK Metcalf in Week 10?
Updated Nov 10, 9:26 AM ET. Week 11 answers post Tuesday.
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Week 10 verdict
Start DK Metcalf over George Pickens
George Pickens is listed out, so DK Metcalf starts despite the lower projection.
- Market projects
- 11.9
- fantasy pts
- CIN D vs WR
- 32.9
- 15th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 95%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 24%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 13.4
- recent weeks avg
- SF D vs WR
- 27.2
- 6th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 78%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 21%
- Through Week 8
Start DK Metcalf: 93 percent of the snaps and 29 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against George Pickens's 69 percent of the snaps and 19 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 George Pickens?
Not on these numbers alone. DK Metcalf projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (11.9 a game over 8 games) and George Pickens 98 (14.0 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts DK Metcalf over George Pickens. George Pickens is listed out.
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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.
WR28 · DAL · bye 14
2026 vs anytime td line 2-6
- Market-based projection
- 10.7 pts a game Wk 9 price
- Overall rank
- 74
WR29 · PIT · bye 9
2026 vs anytime td line 1-7
- Overall rank
- 75
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The gap
- Board size306 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 George Pickens, and the board ranks him 74th overall on the rest of his evidence.
Live drafts hold no current pick on DK Metcalf, and the board ranks him 75th overall on the rest of his evidence.
The market-based projections
The market-based projection for George Pickens is 3.1 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. 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 DK Metcalf is 3.1 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.
George Pickens's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.
This season through Week 8
Through Week 8, George Pickens has been on the field for 78 percent of DAL snaps, drawn 21 percent of the targets and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.
He has taken 23 of the offence's 69 third down targets, had 3 of its 31 chances inside the five and seen 11 of its 50 two minute targets.
His 62 targets have averaged 11.6 air yards.
In Week 6 against GB he caught 6 of 11 targets for 73 yards and did not score.
In Week 7 against PHI he caught 4 of 6 targets for 57 yards and scored 1 touchdown.
In Week 8 against ARI he caught 2 of 4 targets for 48 yards and did not score.
Through Week 8, 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 20 of the offence's 61 third down targets, had 2 of its 12 chances inside the five and seen 5 of its 44 two minute targets.
His 64 targets have averaged 12.6 air yards.
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.
In Week 8 against CLE he caught 1 of 6 targets for 4 yards and did not score.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025 George Pickens played 17 games and scored 291.9 PPR points, 17.2 a game, finishing WR5.
He caught 93 of 137 targets for 1429 yards and 9 touchdowns, with 21 red zone targets.
That came to 8.1 targets a game, a 68 percent catch rate and 15.4 yards a catch.
He was on the field for 83 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.
George Pickens was available for 2 games more.
Head to head
In 2025 George Pickens scored 17.2 PPR points a game and DK Metcalf 12.5, 4.7 a game between them.
George Pickens finished WR5 that year and DK Metcalf WR26.
George Pickens had 38 more targets than DK Metcalf, 137 to 99.
George Pickens had 579 more receiving yards than DK Metcalf, 1429 to 850.
This season DK Metcalf holds the bigger snap share, 95 percent against 78 percent.
This season DK Metcalf holds the bigger target share, 24 percent against 21 percent.
Byes and availability
George Pickens is off in Week 14 and DK Metcalf in Week 9, so either can cover the other's bye.
George Pickens is listed as out on the injury report.
Drop or keep
Should I drop DK Metcalf for George Pickens?
Not on these numbers alone. DK Metcalf projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (11.9 a game over 8 games) and George Pickens 98 (14.0 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts DK Metcalf over George Pickens. George Pickens is listed out.
Should I drop George Pickens for DK Metcalf?
Not on these numbers alone. George Pickens projects 98 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (14.0 a game over 7 games) and DK Metcalf 95 (11.9 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts DK Metcalf over George Pickens. George Pickens is listed out.
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