ESPN Fantasy Football on DK Metcalf
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He's coming off a down season and still playing with Aaron Rodgers, who insists on getting the ball out in an absurdly quick time, which is why Metcalf is going in the middle of the seventh-round. But I believe they've bumped Metcalf too far down the draft board. Even in a down season he managed 850 receiving yards and six touchdowns.
STACKED’s take
Metcalf's seventh-round price is too low; high floor and McCarthy upside.
Metcalf is going in the middle of the seventh round despite being undervalued relative to his upside. He is coming off a down season with Aaron Rodgers, whose quick release is a valid concern, but Metcalf was still targeted on go routes and deep fades 22% of the time (a tick up from 2024 with Seattle), though those plays converted into far fewer yards per target. At 28 years old, Metcalf has positive regression possibilities with the Steelers' new offense under Mike McCarthy. He has a high floor—even in his down season he managed 850 receiving yards and six touchdowns. The source prefers him to Terry McLaurin (who is also off a down season and two years older) and to seventh-round alternatives like Quentin Johnston, Josh Downs, Courtland Sutton, and Jayden Reed.
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