DK Metcalf
Pittsburgh SteelersDK Metcalf has 33 catches, 378 receiving yards and 1 touchdown in 8 games for the Pittsburgh Steelers this season through Week 8, 9.7 PPR points a game (updated November 4, 2026).
Model Score by season
Down 2.1 from last season.
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
STM Take
A big-bodied red-zone receiver whose production hinges on his quarterback.
The case for
- 23-rank improvement from 2024 to 2025; the new-team boost worked.
- Career 54 receiving TDs and a 6'4" 229 frame; the red-zone matchup profile is one of the league's most dominant.
The worry
- Aaron Rodgers at age 42 and STTM #23 tier 6; the QB ecosystem is fragile heading into 2026.
- Recent game log shows three sub-7 PPR weeks; the boom-or-bust pattern follows his big-bodied profile.
What to watch: Whether Pittsburgh's QB room stabilizes in 2026; Metcalf's volume scales with the air-yards.
Full take and bio
Metcalf's climb from STTM #39 tier 5 in 2024 (his final Seattle year) to #16 tier 2 in 2025 (his first Pittsburgh year) is a clean landing-spot rebound. The career 54 TDs and 7,000-plus yards through seven seasons confirm the resume. Aaron Rodgers's late-career arrival in Pittsburgh gave him a target ceiling he hadn't seen since the Russell Wilson Seattle peak.
Metcalf was born in Oxford, Mississippi, the son of former NFL offensive lineman Terrence Metcalf, and played at Ole Miss before the Seahawks took him 64th overall in the 2019 NFL Draft. He was second-team All-Pro in 2020 and a two-time Pro Bowler (2020, 2023). Career line is 497 catches for 7,174 yards and 54 TDs across seven seasons. Pittsburgh acquired him via trade for 2025.
Comps
The players whose size, testing and production looked most like his at the same point in their careers. The percent is how close.
Alshon Jeffery ’1980%Haywood Jeffires ’9479%Andre Johnson ’1156%Michael Westbrook ’0152%Torrance Small ’9951%Plays like: T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Mike Williams, Tim Brown. Built like: Jeff Caldwell, Andre Johnson, Donte Moncrief.
DK Metcalf Props This Weekvs CLE
| Market | Line | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 4.5 | +110 Bovada | -145 Bovada |
| Receiving yards | 54.5 | -115 Bovada | -115 Bovada |
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DK Metcalf Injury StatusNot listed
DK Metcalf is not on the injury report as of Nov 4. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
This season · 8 games
9.7 fantasy points a game, 78 PPR on the season. Every game on the Game Log, every season on Career. Advanced numbers are EPA and Next Gen Stats.
Contract2026 cap
Every year of the deal, the dead money and what a cut or trade saves on the Contract tab.
Fantasy outlookWeek 9
Our rest-of-season board has DK Metcalf at WR33 (the public consensus says WR34); the model has 95 PPR points left for him this season; this week he hosts CLE.
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Draft & College
Round 2, pick 64 to the Seattle Seahawks in 2019, out of Ole Miss (SEC). He lasted longer than consensus.
In college, 2017-2018, 19 games: 65 rec, 1,215 yds, 12 TD, 18.7 yds/rec. Coming out: 4.33s 40 yd, 27 reps bench, 40.5" vertical, 134" broad, 7.38s 3-cone, 4.5s shuttle.
Recruited
Class of 2016 · Receiver · High school: Oxford, MS
Ole MissHis full list of offers is not on our record yet; offers for the 2016 class are still being added.