DK Metcalf or Tee Higgins: who to draft first

What the sportsbooks price

The player markets price DK Metcalf at 11.9 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 17 books. That is the 67th highest figure of the 182 players the books price.

The player markets price Tee Higgins at 11.8 PPR points a game, built from 4 markets across 17 books. That is the 68th highest figure of the 182 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 44th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 83.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Tee Higgins: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 45th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 49.

This season through Week 1

Through Week 1, DK Metcalf has been on the field for 96 percent of PIT snaps, drawn 27 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 4 of the offence's 10 third down targets and seen 0 of its 4 two minute targets.

His 10 targets have averaged 20.4 air yards.

In Week 1 against ATL he caught 4 of 10 targets for 40 yards and did not score.

Through Week 1, Tee Higgins has been on the field for 72 percent of CIN snaps, drawn 18 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 6 chances inside the five and seen 0 of its 7 two minute targets.

His 6 targets have averaged 19.5 air yards.

In Week 1 against TB he caught 3 of 6 targets for 59 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 Tee Higgins played 15 games and scored 211.6 PPR points, 14.1 a game, finishing WR15.

He caught 59 of 98 targets for 846 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets.

That came to 6.5 targets a game, a 60 percent catch rate and 14.3 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 80 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Both were available for 15 games that season.

Head to head

In 2025 Tee Higgins scored 14.1 PPR points a game and DK Metcalf 12.5, 1.6 a game between them.

DK Metcalf finished WR26 that year and Tee Higgins WR15.

DK Metcalf had 1 more targets than Tee Higgins, 99 to 98.

DK Metcalf had 4 more receiving yards than Tee Higgins, 850 to 846.

This season DK Metcalf holds the bigger snap share, 96 percent against 72 percent.

This season DK Metcalf holds the bigger target share, 27 percent against 18 percent.

Byes and availability

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

What would change the answer

0.2 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.