Should I start DK Metcalf or Wan'Dale Robinson in Week 10?
Updated Nov 10, 9:36 AM ET. Week 11 answers post Tuesday.
Week 10 verdict
Start DK Metcalf over Wan'Dale Robinson
- 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
- JAX D vs WR
- 33.2
- 14th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 70%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 21%
- Through Week 8
Start DK Metcalf: 93 percent of the snaps and 29 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against Wan'Dale Robinson's 74 percent of the snaps and 22 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 Wan'Dale Robinson 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), Wan'Dale Robinson 72 (9.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts DK Metcalf over Wan'Dale Robinson.
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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
WR59 · TEN · bye 9
2026 vs anytime td line 3-5
- Overall rank
- 148
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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 Wan'Dale Robinson, and the board ranks him 148th 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 Wan'Dale Robinson is 1.6 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 8
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 8, Wan'Dale Robinson has been on the field for 70 percent of TEN snaps, drawn 21 percent of the targets and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.
He has taken 15 of the offence's 67 third down targets, had 2 of its 17 chances inside the five and seen 8 of its 38 two minute targets.
His 50 targets have averaged 5.8 air yards.
In Week 6 against IND he caught 3 of 7 targets for 22 yards and did not score.
In Week 7 against CLE he caught 4 of 6 targets for 7 yards and did not score.
In Week 8 against CIN he caught 6 of 7 targets for 57 yards and scored 1 touchdown.
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 Wan'Dale Robinson played 16 games and scored 217.9 PPR points, 13.6 a game, finishing WR14.
He caught 92 of 140 targets for 1014 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets.
That came to 8.8 targets a game, a 66 percent catch rate and 11.0 yards a catch.
He was on the field for 91 percent of the snaps in the games he played.
Wan'Dale Robinson was available for 1 game more.
Head to head
In 2025 Wan'Dale Robinson scored 13.6 PPR points a game and DK Metcalf 12.5, 1.1 a game between them.
DK Metcalf finished WR26 that year and Wan'Dale Robinson WR14.
Wan'Dale Robinson had 41 more targets than DK Metcalf, 140 to 99.
Wan'Dale Robinson had 164 more receiving yards than DK Metcalf, 1014 to 850.
This season DK Metcalf holds the bigger snap share, 95 percent against 70 percent.
This season DK Metcalf holds the bigger target share, 24 percent against 21 percent.
Byes and availability
Both are off in Week 9, so a roster holding the pair has that one week to cover twice.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Wan'Dale Robinson 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), Wan'Dale Robinson 72 (9.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts DK Metcalf over Wan'Dale Robinson.
Should I drop DK Metcalf for Wan'Dale Robinson?
No. Keep DK Metcalf: he projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (11.9 a game over 8 games), Wan'Dale Robinson 72 (9.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts DK Metcalf over Wan'Dale Robinson.
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