Should I start Laquon Treadwell or John Metchie III in Week 7?

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on Laquon Treadwell, and the board ranks him 207th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on John Metchie III, and the board ranks him 209th overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for Laquon Treadwell is 0.8 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 John Metchie III is 0.6 PPR points a game off 1 market across 12 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.

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

This season through Week 6

Through Week 6, Laquon Treadwell has been on the field for 76 percent of IND snaps, drawn 12 percent of the targets and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 5 of the offence's 49 third down targets, had 0 of its 19 chances inside the five and seen 3 of its 25 two minute targets.

His 24 targets have averaged 13.2 air yards.

In Week 4 against WAS he caught 5 of 6 targets for 42 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against PIT he caught 2 of 8 targets for 34 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against TEN he caught 2 of 5 targets for 21 yards and did not score.

Through Week 6, John Metchie III has been on the field for 35 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 35 third down targets, had 0 of its 8 chances inside the five and seen 3 of its 26 two minute targets.

His 13 targets have averaged 8.4 air yards.

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.

In Week 6 against PHI he caught 2 of 3 targets for 24 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Laquon Treadwell played 10 games.

He caught 0 of 0 targets for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets.

He was on the field for 5 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 John Metchie III 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.

John Metchie III was available for 6 games more.

Head to head

John Metchie III had 48 more targets than Laquon Treadwell, 48 to 0.

John Metchie III had 274 more receiving yards than Laquon Treadwell, 274 to 0.

This season Laquon Treadwell holds the bigger snap share, 76 percent against 35 percent.

This season Laquon Treadwell holds the bigger target share, 12 percent against 9 percent.

Byes and availability

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