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Start DK Metcalf or Matthew Golden? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 2:46 PM ET.

Start DK Metcalf over Matthew Golden

Metcalf projects lower, 11.9 to 14.5, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 66 for Metcalf, 108 for Golden.

Start

DK Metcalf

WR · PIT · at CIN

Market projects
11.9
fantasy pts
CIN D vs WR
32.9
15th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
Rising
83 of 100 at WR
Snap share
95%
Through Week 8
Target share
24%
Through Week 8
Sit

Matthew Golden

WR · GB · vs MIN

Market projects
14.5
recent weeks avg
MIN D vs WR
25.9
4th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Rising
73 of 100 at WR
Snap share
83%
Through Week 9
Target share
28%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Matthew Golden for DK Metcalf?

Not on these numbers alone. Matthew Golden projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (13.0 a game over 7 games) and DK Metcalf 95 (11.9 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts DK Metcalf over Matthew Golden.

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Our Week 10 call

Start DK Metcalf over Matthew Golden in Week 10.

Market-based projections have DK Metcalf at 11.9 points and Matthew Golden at 14.5, a gap of 2.6. DK Metcalf still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 66 against 108, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Matthew Golden this week yet, so his 14.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (16.0, 13.0 and 14.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Matthew Golden yet. His market-based projections were 16.0, 13.0 and 14.5 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 14.5, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

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 Matthew Golden 2.6 points ahead of DK Metcalf on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Matthew Golden and GB host MIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIN allowed 25.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 123 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against MIN.

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

Matthew Golden is not on the injury report.

DK Metcalf is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Matthew Golden played 83 percent of GB snaps, drew 28 percent of the targets, earned 40 percent of the air yards and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Matthew Golden, Week 6 against DAL: 63 of 75 snaps, 13 targets and 6 catches for 104 yards, 1 touchdown.

Matthew Golden, Week 7 against DET: 57 of 67 snaps, 12 targets and 6 catches for 39 yards.

Matthew Golden, Week 8 against CAR: 59 of 69 snaps, 13 targets and 7 catches for 79 yards, 1 touchdown.

Matthew Golden, Week 9 against NE: 49 of 66 snaps, 10 targets and 10 catches for 164 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Matthew Golden played 14 games for GB and scored 70.0 PPR points, 5.0 a game, finishing WR89.

He caught 29 of 44 targets for 361 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 2 red zone targets and 260 air yards.

He was on the field for 50 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 Matthew Golden for DK Metcalf?

    Not on these numbers alone. Matthew Golden projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (13.0 a game over 7 games) and DK Metcalf 95 (11.9 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts DK Metcalf over Matthew Golden.

  • Should I drop DK Metcalf for Matthew Golden?

    Not on these numbers alone. DK Metcalf projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (11.9 a game over 8 games) and Matthew Golden 91 (13.0 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts DK Metcalf over Matthew Golden.

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