Start Michael Pittman Jr. or DK Metcalf? Week 2
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start DK Metcalf over Michael Pittman Jr.
- NE D vs WR
- 33.1
- 12th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 96%
- Through Week 1
- Target share
- 27%
- Through Week 1
- NE D vs WR
- 33.1
- 12th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 88%
- Through Week 1
- Target share
- 8%
- Through Week 1
Our Week 2 call
Start DK Metcalf over Michael Pittman Jr. 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 Michael Pittman Jr. at 74.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for DK Metcalf in Week 2.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Michael Pittman Jr. 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.
Michael Pittman Jr. 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.
Injury status
DK Metcalf is not on the injury report.
Michael Pittman Jr. is listed as questionable with a foot 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, Michael Pittman Jr. played 88 percent of PIT snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 8 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.
Michael Pittman Jr., Week 1 against ATL: 59 of 67 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 58 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, Michael Pittman Jr. played 17 games for IND and scored 202.4 PPR points, 11.9 a game, finishing WR18.
He caught 80 of 111 targets for 784 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 525 air yards.
He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Michael Pittman Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against HOU: 4 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards, 3.1 PPR points.
Michael Pittman Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against JAX: 49 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards, 3.6 PPR points.
Their other Week 2 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
WR20 · PIT · bye 9
2025 vs rec yds line 5-12
- Overall rank
- 83
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 5
Ranked behind
WR33 · PIT · bye 9
2025 vs catches line 5-10
- Overall rank
- 100
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 5
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 board17
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tiersboth in tier 5
- Board size244 draftable players
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