Should I start DK Metcalf or Marvin Mims Jr. in Week 8?

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on DK Metcalf, and the board ranks him 158th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Marvin Mims Jr., and the board ranks him 159th overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for DK Metcalf is 1.2 PPR points a game off 1 market across 2 market sources. 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 has Marvin Mims Jr. at 1.1 PPR points a game off 1 market across 6 market sources. 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 through Week 7

Through Week 7, DK Metcalf has been on the field for 95 percent of PIT snaps, drawn 24 percent of the targets and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 19 of the offence's 58 third down targets, had 1 of its 7 chances inside the five and seen 5 of its 41 two minute targets.

His 58 targets have averaged 12.7 air yards.

In Week 5 against IND he carried 1 time for 11 yards, caught 3 of 4 targets for 12 yards and did not score.

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.

Through Week 7, Marvin Mims Jr. has been on the field for 26 percent of DEN snaps, drawn 8 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 1 of the offence's 8 third down targets, had 0 of its 1 chance inside the five and seen 0 of its 3 two minute targets.

His 2 targets have averaged 9.0 air yards.

In Week 7 against ARI he carried 1 time for 3 yards, caught 2 of 2 targets for 53 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 Marvin Mims Jr. played 15 games and scored 93.0 PPR points, 6.2 a game, finishing WR66.

He caught 37 of 51 targets for 322 yards and 1 touchdown, with 2 red zone targets.

That came to 3.4 targets a game, a 73 percent catch rate and 8.7 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 35 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Both were available for 15 games that season.

Head to head

In 2025 DK Metcalf scored 12.5 PPR points a game and Marvin Mims Jr. 6.2, 6.3 a game between them.

DK Metcalf finished WR26 that year and Marvin Mims Jr. WR66.

DK Metcalf had 48 more targets than Marvin Mims Jr., 99 to 51.

DK Metcalf had 528 more receiving yards than Marvin Mims Jr., 850 to 322.

This season DK Metcalf holds the bigger snap share, 95 percent against 26 percent.

This season DK Metcalf holds the bigger target share, 24 percent against 8 percent.

Byes and availability

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