Start DK Metcalf or Denzel Boston? Week 8

Our Week 8 call

Start DK Metcalf over Denzel Boston in Week 8.

Market-based projections have DK Metcalf at 12.3 points and Denzel Boston at 10.4, a gap of 1.9. No player market is posted for DK Metcalf this week yet, so his 12.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (12.1, 11.8 and 13.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Denzel Boston this week yet, so his 10.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (10.3, 10.6 and 10.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take DK Metcalf at ADP 66 and Denzel Boston at 143.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Denzel Boston yet. His market-based projections were 10.3, 10.6 and 10.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 10.4, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for DK Metcalf yet. His market-based projections were 12.1, 11.8 and 13.0 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 12.3, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for DK Metcalf is 0.6 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts DK Metcalf 1.9 points ahead of Denzel Boston on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Denzel Boston and CLE visit PIT on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

PIT allowed 30.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 147 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against PIT.

DK Metcalf and PIT host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 31.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 14th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 150 yards and a touchdown a game against CLE.

By points allowed to the position, DK Metcalf has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Denzel Boston is not on the injury report.

DK Metcalf is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Denzel Boston played 91 percent of CLE snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 45 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Denzel Boston, Week 4 against PIT: 61 of 64 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 89 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 5 against NYJ: 62 of 68 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 46 yards, 1 touchdown.

Denzel Boston, Week 6 against BAL: 58 of 62 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 15 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 7 against TEN: 61 of 70 snaps, 8 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Through Week 7, DK Metcalf played 95 percent of PIT snaps, drew 24 percent of the targets, earned 38 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

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: 75 of 79 snaps, 15 targets and 11 catches for 93 yards.

DK Metcalf, Week 7 against NO: 59 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 2 catches for 56 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.

Their other Week 8 calls

• Start Carnell Tate over Denzel Boston.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Denzel Boston.
• Start Denzel Boston over Germie Bernard.
• Start A.J. Brown over DK Metcalf.
• Start DK Metcalf over Carnell Tate.
• Start Christian Watson over DK Metcalf.