Start DK Metcalf or Alec Pierce? Week 2
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start DK Metcalf over Alec Pierce
- NE D vs WR
- 33.1
- 12th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 96%
- Through Week 1
- Target share
- 27%
- Through Week 1
- KC D vs WR
- 13.0
- 2nd fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 59%
- Through Week 1
- Target share
- 21%
- Through Week 1
Our Week 2 call
Start DK Metcalf over Alec Pierce in Week 2.
Neither player has a posted player market for this week, so this call is ADP and news based rather than priced against the betting market. Drafters take DK Metcalf at ADP 65 and Alec Pierce at 71.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for DK Metcalf in Week 2.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Alec Pierce in Week 2.
Week 2 matchups
DK Metcalf and PIT visit NE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
NE allowed 33.1 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 12th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 161 yards and a touchdown against NE.
Alec Pierce and IND visit KC.
KC allowed 13.0 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 2nd fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 55 yards and no touchdowns against KC.
By points allowed to the position, DK Metcalf has the softer matchup.
Injury status
DK Metcalf is not on the injury report.
Alec Pierce is listed as questionable with a heel injury.
Usage before Week 2
Through Week 1, DK Metcalf played 96 percent of PIT snaps, drew 27 percent of the targets, earned 50 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.
DK Metcalf, Week 1 against ATL: 64 of 67 snaps, 10 targets and 4 catches for 40 yards.
Through Week 1, Alec Pierce played 59 percent of IND snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 51 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.
Alec Pierce, Week 1 against BAL: 32 of 54 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 61 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, DK Metcalf played 15 games for PIT 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 and 436 air yards.
He was on the field for 87 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
DK Metcalf, Week 16 of 2025 against DET: 65 of 74 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 42 yards, 8.2 PPR points.
DK Metcalf, Week 15 of 2025 against MIA: 52 of 66 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 55 yards, 1 touchdown, 14.5 PPR points.
In 2025, Alec Pierce played 15 games for IND and scored 183.3 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing WR28.
He caught 47 of 84 targets for 1003 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 829 air yards.
He was on the field for 87 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Alec Pierce, Week 18 of 2025 against HOU: 7 targets and 4 catches for 132 yards, 2 touchdowns, 29.2 PPR points.
Alec Pierce, Week 17 of 2025 against JAX: 52 of 57 snaps, 5 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Their other Week 2 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
WR33 · PIT · bye 9
2025 vs catches line 5-10
- Overall rank
- 100
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 5
Ranked behind
WR44 · IND · bye 13
2025 vs anytime td line 4-11
- Overall rank
- 120
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 6
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 2, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board20
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 5 and tier 6
- Board size244 draftable players
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