Should I start John Metchie or Isaiah Williams in Week 6?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on John Metchie: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 219th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Isaiah Williams: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 221st overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for John Metchie is 0.7 PPR points a game off 1 market across 13 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-based projection for Isaiah Williams is 0.6 PPR points a game off 1 market across 13 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.

John Metchie's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season so far

Through Week 4, John Metchie has been on the field for 36 percent of CAR snaps, drawn 9 percent of the targets and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 4 of the offence's 27 third down targets, had 0 of its 6 chances inside the five and seen 3 of its 22 two minute targets.

His 10 targets have averaged 8.1 air yards.

In Week 2 against ATL he was not given the ball.

In Week 3 against CLE he caught 2 of 5 targets for 19 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 4 against DET he caught 3 of 5 targets for 37 yards and did not score.

Through Week 5, Isaiah Williams has been on the field for 75 percent of NYJ snaps, drawn 10 percent of the targets and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 5 of the offence's 39 third down targets, had 0 of its 8 chances inside the five and seen 4 of its 23 two minute targets.

His 14 targets have averaged 9.1 air yards.

In Week 3 against DET he caught 1 of 2 targets for 21 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against CHI he caught 2 of 3 targets for 73 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 5 against CLE he carried 1 time for 3 yards, caught 1 of 2 targets for 16 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 John Metchie played 16 games and scored 71.9 PPR points, 4.5 a game, finishing WR87.

He caught 33 of 48 targets for 274 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 5 red zone targets.

That came to 3.0 targets a game, a 69 percent catch rate and 8.3 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 43 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Isaiah Williams played 15 games and scored 58.7 PPR points, 3.9 a game, finishing WR98.

He caught 26 of 36 targets for 193 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 1 red zone target.

That came to 2.4 targets a game, a 72 percent catch rate and 7.4 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 36 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

John Metchie was available for 1 game more.

Head to head

In 2025 John Metchie scored 4.5 PPR points a game and Isaiah Williams 3.9, 0.6 a game between them.

John Metchie finished WR87 that year and Isaiah Williams WR98.

John Metchie had 12 more targets than Isaiah Williams, 48 to 36.

John Metchie had 81 more receiving yards than Isaiah Williams, 274 to 193.

This season Isaiah Williams holds the bigger snap share, 75 percent against 36 percent.

This season Isaiah Williams holds the bigger target share, 10 percent against 9 percent.

Byes and availability

John Metchie is off in Week 5 and Isaiah Williams in Week 13, so either can cover the other's bye.