FantasyPros Articles on DK Metcalf
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Yes, D.K. Metcalf finished as the WR19 in fantasy points per game last year, but if you rostered him last season, you know that it wasn't nearly that glorious to trot him out in your lineup weekly. In nine of his 15 games played, he was outside the top 24 receivers in weekly scoring.
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Metcalf's elite single-high metrics align with Atlanta's coverage tendencies.
Despite finishing as WR19 in fantasy points per game last year, Metcalf was outside the top 24 receivers in weekly scoring in nine of his 15 games played. He ranked 24th in target share (21.1%), 26th in receiving yards per game (56.7), 25th in yards per route run (1.98), 20th in first-read share (27.7%), and 37th in first downs per route run among 109 qualifying receivers. However, his Week 1 matchup against Atlanta works in his favor: Atlanta had the fourth-highest single-high rate (59.4%) in Weeks 12-18, and against single-high coverage, Metcalf posted a 28% target-per-route-run rate and 2.38 yards per route run. Atlanta allowed the second-most fantasy points per game and second-most receiving touchdowns to perimeter receivers in that span.
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