Should I start DK Metcalf or Malik Washington in Week 10?
Updated Nov 10, 9:21 AM ET. Week 11 answers post Tuesday.
Week 10 verdict
Start DK Metcalf over Malik Washington
- 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
- 10.4
- recent weeks avg
- IND D vs WR
- 27.4
- 7th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 82%
- Through Week 9
- Target share
- 24%
- Through Week 9
Start DK Metcalf: 93 percent of the snaps and 29 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against Malik Washington's 77 percent of the snaps and 17 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 Malik Washington for DK Metcalf?
Yes, on the rest of the season. DK Metcalf projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (11.9 a game over 8 games), Malik Washington 82 (10.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts DK Metcalf over Malik Washington.
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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.
WR29 · PIT · bye 9
2026 vs anytime td line 1-7
- Overall rank
- 75
WR44 · MIA · bye 6
2026 vs anytime td line 1-7
- Market-based projection
- 10.8 pts a game Wk 9 price
- Overall rank
- 113
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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 DK Metcalf, and the board ranks him 75th overall on the rest of his evidence.
Live drafts hold no current pick on Malik Washington, and the board ranks him 113th overall on the rest of his evidence.
The market-based projections
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.
The market-based projection for Malik Washington is 2.1 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.
DK Metcalf's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.
This season so far
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.
Through Week 9, Malik Washington has been on the field for 82 percent of MIA snaps, drawn 24 percent of the targets and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.
He has taken 9 of the offence's 58 third down targets, had 1 of its 16 chances inside the five and seen 9 of its 28 two minute targets.
His 48 targets have averaged 10.5 air yards.
In Week 7 against NYJ he carried 2 times for 8 yards, caught 3 of 3 targets for 27 yards and did not score.
In Week 8 against NE he caught 5 of 6 targets for 40 yards and scored 1 touchdown.
In Week 9 against DET he carried 1 time for 0 yards, caught 2 of 3 targets for 21 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 Malik Washington played 17 games and scored 116.7 PPR points, 6.9 a game, finishing WR54.
He caught 46 of 65 targets for 317 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets.
That came to 3.8 targets a game, a 71 percent catch rate and 6.9 yards a catch.
He was on the field for 56 percent of the snaps in the games he played.
Malik Washington was available for 2 games more.
Head to head
In 2025 DK Metcalf scored 12.5 PPR points a game and Malik Washington 6.9, 5.6 a game between them.
DK Metcalf finished WR26 that year and Malik Washington WR54.
DK Metcalf had 34 more targets than Malik Washington, 99 to 65.
DK Metcalf had 533 more receiving yards than Malik Washington, 850 to 317.
This season DK Metcalf holds the bigger snap share, 95 percent against 82 percent.
Their target share this season is the same, 24 percent each.
Byes and availability
DK Metcalf is off in Week 9 and Malik Washington in Week 6, so either can cover the other's bye.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Malik Washington for DK Metcalf?
Yes, on the rest of the season. DK Metcalf projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (11.9 a game over 8 games), Malik Washington 82 (10.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts DK Metcalf over Malik Washington.
Should I drop DK Metcalf for Malik Washington?
No. Keep DK Metcalf: he projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (11.9 a game over 8 games), Malik Washington 82 (10.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts DK Metcalf over Malik Washington.
Should I drop Malik Washington?
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