DK Metcalf or Michael Wilson: who should I start in Week 6?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on DK Metcalf: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 79th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Michael Wilson: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 80th overall on the rest of his evidence.

What the player markets price

The market has DK Metcalf at 2.7 PPR points a game off 1 market across 6 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market has Michael Wilson at 2.6 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

DK Metcalf's price is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season through Week 5

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 5, Michael Wilson has been on the field for 90 percent of ARI snaps, drawn 26 percent of the targets and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 15 of the offence's 52 third down targets, had 4 of its 17 chances inside the five and seen 14 of its 37 two minute targets.

His 51 targets have averaged 10.2 air yards.

In Week 3 against SF he caught 11 of 17 targets for 89 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 4 against NYG he caught 7 of 13 targets for 95 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against DET he caught 4 of 7 targets for 30 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 Michael Wilson played 17 games and scored 220.6 PPR points, 13.0 a game, finishing WR10.

He caught 78 of 126 targets for 1006 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets.

That came to 7.4 targets a game, a 62 percent catch rate and 12.9 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 81 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Michael Wilson was available for 2 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 Michael Wilson scored 13.0 PPR points a game and DK Metcalf 12.5, 0.5 a game between them.

DK Metcalf finished WR26 that year and Michael Wilson WR10.

Michael Wilson had 27 more targets than DK Metcalf, 126 to 99.

Michael Wilson had 156 more receiving yards than DK Metcalf, 1006 to 850.

This season DK Metcalf holds the bigger snap share, 95 percent against 90 percent.

This season Michael Wilson holds the bigger target share, 26 percent against 21 percent.

Byes and availability

DK Metcalf is off in Week 9 and Michael Wilson in Week 14, so either can cover the other's bye.