Start Carnell Tate or DK Metcalf? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 2:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Early kickoff: 9:30 AM ET, set your lineup before then.

Start DK Metcalf over Carnell Tate

Start

DK Metcalf

WR · PIT · at NO

Market projects: 13.2; recent weeks avg
NO D vs WR: 29.9; 12th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 95%; Through Week 6
Target share: 24%; Through Week 6

Sit

Carnell Tate

WR · TEN · vs CLE

Market projects: 11.1; recent weeks avg
CLE D vs WR: 36.0; 10th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 82%; Through Week 6
Target share: 27%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Carnell Tate for DK Metcalf?

Yes, on the rest of the season. DK Metcalf projects 115 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.5 a game over 10 games), Carnell Tate 105 (10.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts DK Metcalf over Carnell Tate.

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Our Week 7 call

Start DK Metcalf over Carnell Tate in Week 7.

Market-based projections have DK Metcalf at 13.2 points and Carnell Tate at 11.1, a gap of 2.1. No player market is posted for DK Metcalf this week yet, so his 13.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (14.2 and 12.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Carnell Tate this week yet, so his 11.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (11.8 and 10.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take DK Metcalf at ADP 66 and Carnell Tate at 81.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for DK Metcalf yet. His market-based projections were 14.2 and 12.1 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 13.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Carnell Tate yet. His market-based projections were 11.8 and 10.4 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 11.1, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts DK Metcalf 2.1 points ahead of Carnell Tate on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

DK Metcalf and PIT visit NO on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

NO allowed 29.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 130 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against NO.

Carnell Tate and TEN host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 36.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 10th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 165 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against CLE.

By points allowed to the position, Carnell Tate has the softer matchup.

Injury status

DK Metcalf is not on the injury report.

Carnell Tate is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, DK Metcalf played 95 percent of PIT snaps, drew 24 percent of the targets, earned 35 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

DK Metcalf, Week 3 against CIN: 59 of 62 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 31 yards, 1 touchdown.

DK Metcalf, Week 4 against CLE: 70 of 72 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 115 yards.

DK Metcalf, Week 5 against IND: 55 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 11 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 12 yards.

DK Metcalf, Week 6 against TB: 15 targets and 11 catches for 93 yards.

Through Week 6, Carnell Tate played 82 percent of TEN snaps, drew 27 percent of the targets, earned 48 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Carnell Tate, Week 3 against NYG: 53 of 60 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 58 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 4 against BAL: 54 of 64 snaps, 12 targets and 9 catches for 145 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 5 against HOU: 48 of 63 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 6 against IND: 7 targets and 6 catches for 70 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Carnell Tate for DK Metcalf?
Yes, on the rest of the season. DK Metcalf projects 115 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.5 a game over 10 games), Carnell Tate 105 (10.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts DK Metcalf over Carnell Tate.
Should I drop DK Metcalf for Carnell Tate?
No. Keep DK Metcalf: he projects 115 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.5 a game over 10 games), Carnell Tate 105 (10.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts DK Metcalf over Carnell Tate.