Start DK Metcalf or Jalen Coker? Week 10
Updated Nov 10, 1:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 11 answer posts Tuesday.
Start DK Metcalf over Jalen Coker
Metcalf projects lower, 11.9 to 13.1, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 66 for Metcalf, 126 for Coker.
- Market projects
- 11.9
- fantasy pts
- CIN D vs WR
- 32.9
- 15th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 95%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 24%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 13.1
- recent weeks avg
- NO D vs WR
- 31.3
- 16th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 72%
- Through Week 9
- Target share
- 20%
- Through Week 9
Should I drop DK Metcalf for Jalen Coker?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jalen Coker projects 102 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (12.7 a game over 8 games), DK Metcalf 95 (11.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts DK Metcalf over Jalen Coker. So make the move after his Week 10 game.
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Our Week 10 call
Start DK Metcalf over Jalen Coker in Week 10.
Market-based projections have DK Metcalf at 11.9 points and Jalen Coker at 13.1, a gap of 1.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. DK Metcalf still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 66 against 126, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Jalen Coker this week yet, so his 13.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (14.6, 13.1 and 11.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.
What the market projects
No Week 10 player market is posted for Jalen Coker yet. His market-based projections were 14.6, 13.1 and 11.6 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 13.1, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.
The market-based projection for Jalen Coker is 0.3 touchdowns (8 market sources).
Player markets imply 11.9 fantasy points for DK Metcalf, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
The market-based projection for DK Metcalf is 50 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (10, 8 and 11 market sources).
That puts Jalen Coker 1.2 points ahead of DK Metcalf on these projections.
Week 10 matchups
Jalen Coker and CAR visit NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
NO allowed 31.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 16th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 154 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against NO.
DK Metcalf and PIT visit CIN on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.
CIN allowed 32.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 15th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 142 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against CIN.
By points allowed to the position, DK Metcalf has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Jalen Coker is not on the injury report.
DK Metcalf is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 10
Through Week 9, Jalen Coker played 72 percent of CAR snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 24 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.
Jalen Coker, Week 6 against PHI: 59 of 79 snaps, 13 targets and 6 catches for 97 yards.
Jalen Coker, Week 7 against TB: 37 of 56 snaps, 4 targets and 1 catch for 9 yards.
Jalen Coker, Week 8 against GB: 63 of 73 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 35 yards, 1 touchdown.
Jalen Coker, Week 9 against DEN: 54 of 66 snaps, 1 carry for -3 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 29 yards.
Through Week 8, DK Metcalf played 95 percent of PIT snaps, drew 24 percent of the targets, earned 38 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.
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.
DK Metcalf, Week 8 against CLE: 54 of 59 snaps, 6 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Jalen Coker played 11 games for CAR and scored 90.4 PPR points, 8.2 a game, finishing WR69.
He caught 33 of 43 targets for 394 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 3 red zone targets and 292 air yards.
He was on the field for 68 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
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 10 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 10, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
Drop or keep
Should I drop DK Metcalf for Jalen Coker?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jalen Coker projects 102 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (12.7 a game over 8 games), DK Metcalf 95 (11.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts DK Metcalf over Jalen Coker. So make the move after his Week 10 game.
Should I drop Jalen Coker for DK Metcalf?
No. Keep Jalen Coker: he projects 102 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (12.7 a game over 8 games), DK Metcalf 95 (11.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts DK Metcalf over Jalen Coker.
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