Start DK Metcalf. Metcalf is projected for 12.3 PPR points vs 11.4 for Saquon Barkley, and faces the 14th-softest defense against WRs this week.
Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET
| DK Metcalf WR · PIT | Saquon Barkley RB · PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 8, avg of sources) | 12.3 | 11.4 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 11.5 | 1.0 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 13.1 | 16.6 |
| StatChasers projection | 13.1 (WR19) | 16.6 (RB10) |
| Opponent | vs CLE | vs WAS |
| Opponent vs. position | 14th-softest (31.8 pts/g allowed) | 7th-toughest (19.0 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 25% target share (last 3) | 34% carry share (last 3) |
| Position | WR | RB |
| Our call | START · WR2 | START · Strong RB1 |
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Start DK Metcalf. Metcalf projects for 12.3 PPR points vs CLE, against 11.4 for Saquon Barkley vs WAS: a 0.9-point edge.
The projection is the average of every source that carries each player this week, and a player listed Out or Doubtful is never the start.
DK Metcalf is projected to score more: 12.3 PPR points to 11.4 for Saquon Barkley.
The sources range from 11.5 to 13.1 for Metcalf and from 1.0 to 16.6 for Barkley. The ranges overlap, so Barkley outscoring Metcalf is a realistic result.
DK Metcalf is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Metcalf at 11.5 PPR points, against 1.0 for Saquon Barkley.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Saquon Barkley has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Barkley at 16.6 PPR points, against 13.1 for DK Metcalf.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
DK Metcalf plays CLE and Saquon Barkley plays WAS in Week 8.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Metcalf faces the 14th-softest defense against WRs and Barkley faces the 7th-toughest defense against RBs, so DK Metcalf has the softer matchup.
Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.
Over his recent games DK Metcalf has drawn 25% of his team's targets, and Saquon Barkley 34% of his team's carries.
These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets, which here is DK Metcalf.
Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.
Neither DK Metcalf nor Saquon Barkley has an injury designation for Week 8.
Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.
Each figure is the average of the projection sources that carry the player this week: StatChasers, Sleeper, ESPN, numberFire, FFToday and the betting markets (sportsbook player props). DK Metcalf is projected by 5 of them and Saquon Barkley by 6.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.