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DK Metcalf

DK Metcalf is a wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Depth chart: WR1.

Scouting report

DK Metcalf: the full picture

Written automatically from Gridiron Value model data · updated September 24, 2026

DK Metcalf at a glance

DK Metcalf is a 28-year-old wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, listed at 6'4" and 235 pounds. The Seattle Seahawks drafted Metcalf 64th overall in the second round in 2019, out of Mississippi; this is year eight in the league.

2026 projection

Our season projection has Metcalf at 175.5 PPR points for 2026, which ranks WR28 at the position and works out to 11.7 points per game over 17.0 projected games.

2026 season so far

Through 2 games of 2026, Metcalf has scored 14.7 PPR points, or 7.3 per game. That is 8.4% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Metcalf would finish with about 125 points, behind the 175.5 projected. It is a small sample, so expect that pace to settle. The best week so far is 8.0 points in Week 1 against ATL, the WR50 finish that week. Metcalf has cleared the 12-point mark we count as a usable WR start in 0 of 2 games, a 0% consistency rate.

Percentile profile

Measured against the 94 qualified wide receivers of 2026, Metcalf ranks in the 85th percentile in target share, the 70th percentile in receptions and the 36th percentile in receiving yards. One of the 6 tracked categories sits at or above the 75th percentile. The softest mark is the 9th percentile in yards per target.

Career track record

By season-long PPR scoring, Metcalf has finished as WR7 in 2020, WR14 in 2021, WR16 in 2022, WR21 in 2023, WR32 in 2024 and WR26 in 2025. One of those 7 seasons ended inside the top twelve. The high-water mark is 271.3 PPR points in 2020. Across 114 regular-season games on record, the totals read 505 receptions, 7,241 receiving yards and 54 receiving touchdowns.

DK Metcalf by the numbers

Metcalf has been the highest-scoring wide receiver of the week 2 times, finished in the weekly top five at the position 6 times and finished in the top twelve 22 times. The career high is 40.1 PPR points, set in Week 8 of 2020 against SF, the top WR score of that week. The game log also shows 3 games of 30 or more PPR points, 17 100-yard receiving games and 2 games with three or more touchdowns. In all, Metcalf has reached 20 points in 19 games, 17% of career appearances.

Contract

Metcalf is playing on a four-year, $132 million contract signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2025, an average of $33.0 million per year with $60.0 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2028 season.

2026 projected stat line

Projected PPR
175.5
PPR / game
11.7

Week 2 projection

DK Metcalf is projected for 15.6 PPR points on the road at NE in week 2, with a likely range of 1.4 to 35.9.

Trade value

Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is down 1.1 since the previous model run (stable).

Redraft
56.9
Dynasty
47.2
Superflex redraft
65.8
Superflex dynasty
60.3
TE premium dynasty
28.4

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Career stats

SeasonTeamGTgtRecRec ydsRec TDCarRush ydsPPR
2026PIT21986700014.7
2025PIT1599598506212187.2
2024SEA1510866992500191.2
2023SEA16119661,114800225.4
2022SEA17141901,048600226.8
2021SEA17129759671216244.3
2020SEA16129831,3031000271.3
2019SEA16100589007211187.1

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