DK Metcalf or Jalen Coker: who should I start in Week 6?

The market-based projections

DK Metcalf's market-based projection is 11.9 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 10 market sources. That is the 63rd highest figure of the 157 players with a market-based projection.

Jalen Coker's market-based projection is 11.9 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 9 market sources. That is the 64th highest figure of the 157 players with a market-based projection.

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on DK Metcalf: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 51st overall on the rest of his evidence.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Jalen Coker: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 52nd overall on the rest of his evidence.

This season so far

Through Week 5, DK Metcalf has been on the field for 95 percent of PIT snaps, drawn 21 percent of the targets and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 12 of the offence's 40 third down targets, had 0 of its 2 chances inside the five and seen 1 of its 26 two minute targets.

His 37 targets have averaged 13.8 air yards.

In Week 3 against CIN he caught 3 of 5 targets for 31 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

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.

Through Week 3, Jalen Coker has been on the field for 64 percent of CAR snaps, drawn 20 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 5 of the offence's 25 third down targets, had 1 of its 8 chances inside the five and seen 3 of its 20 two minute targets.

His 22 targets have averaged 11.5 air yards.

In Week 1 against CHI he caught 8 of 9 targets for 138 yards and scored 2 touchdowns.

In Week 2 against ATL he caught 8 of 9 targets for 66 yards and did not score.

In Week 3 against CLE he caught 2 of 4 targets for 18 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 Jalen Coker played 11 games and scored 90.4 PPR points, 8.2 a game, finishing WR69.

He caught 33 of 43 targets for 394 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 3 red zone targets.

That came to 3.9 targets a game, a 77 percent catch rate and 11.9 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 68 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

DK Metcalf was available for 4 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 DK Metcalf scored 12.5 PPR points a game and Jalen Coker 8.2, 4.3 a game between them.

DK Metcalf finished WR26 that year and Jalen Coker WR69.

DK Metcalf had 56 more targets than Jalen Coker, 99 to 43.

DK Metcalf had 456 more receiving yards than Jalen Coker, 850 to 394.

This season DK Metcalf holds the bigger snap share, 95 percent against 64 percent.

This season DK Metcalf holds the bigger target share, 21 percent against 20 percent.

Byes and availability

DK Metcalf is off in Week 9 and Jalen Coker in Week 5, so either can cover the other's bye.

Jalen Coker is listed as questionable on the injury report.

What would change the answer

The market has them level, so the first line that moves is the whole answer.

The draft market is the half that is missing: when the consensus sample holds these two again it can order them differently from the projection, and this page will follow the sample rather than the market-based projection when it does.