DK Metcalf or Jameson Williams: 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 3 markets across 15 books. That is the 74th highest figure of the 185 players the books price.

The player markets price Jameson Williams at 11.5 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 15 books. That is the 76th highest figure of the 185 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 55th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 84.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Jameson Williams: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 58th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 50.

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, Jameson Williams has been on the field for 90 percent of DET snaps, drawn 17 percent of the targets and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 3 of the offence's 18 third down targets, had 0 of its 9 chances inside the five and seen 4 of its 11 two minute targets.

His 13 targets have averaged 13.6 air yards.

In Week 1 against NO he caught 4 of 9 targets for 45 yards and did not score.

In Week 2 against BUF he caught 2 of 4 targets for 33 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 Jameson Williams played 17 games and scored 219.9 PPR points, 12.9 a game, finishing WR12.

He caught 65 of 102 targets for 1117 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets.

That came to 6.0 targets a game, a 64 percent catch rate and 17.2 yards a catch.

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

Jameson Williams was available for 2 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 Jameson Williams scored 12.9 PPR points a game and DK Metcalf 12.5, 0.5 a game between them.

DK Metcalf finished WR26 that year and Jameson Williams WR12.

Jameson Williams had 3 more targets than DK Metcalf, 102 to 99.

Jameson Williams had 267 more receiving yards than DK Metcalf, 1117 to 850.

This season DK Metcalf holds the bigger snap share, 96 percent against 90 percent.

This season DK Metcalf holds the bigger target share, 26 percent against 17 percent.

Byes and availability

DK Metcalf is off in Week 9 and Jameson Williams in Week 6, so either can cover the other's bye.

What would change the answer

0.3 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.