Start DK Metcalf. Metcalf is projected for 12.3 PPR points vs 10.8 for Travis Kelce, and faces the 14th-softest defense against WRs this week.
Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET
| DK Metcalf WR · PIT | Travis Kelce TE · KC | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 8, avg of sources) | 12.3 | 10.8 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 11.5 | 9.3 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 13.1 | 11.6 |
| StatChasers projection | 13.1 (WR19) | 11.6 (TE6) |
| Opponent | vs CLE | vs DEN |
| Opponent vs. position | 14th-softest (31.8 pts/g allowed) | 9th-softest (16.0 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 25% target share (last 3) | 19% target share (last 3) |
| Position | WR | TE |
| Our call | START · WR2 | START · Strong TE1 |
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Start DK Metcalf. Metcalf projects for 12.3 PPR points vs CLE, against 10.8 for Travis Kelce vs DEN: a 1.5-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 10.8 for Travis Kelce.
The sources range from 11.5 to 13.1 for Metcalf and from 9.3 to 11.6 for Kelce. The ranges overlap, so Kelce 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 9.3 for Travis Kelce.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
DK Metcalf has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Metcalf at 13.1 PPR points, against 11.6 for Travis Kelce.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
DK Metcalf plays CLE and Travis Kelce plays DEN in Week 8.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Metcalf faces the 14th-softest defense against WRs and Kelce faces the 9th-softest defense against TEs, so Travis Kelce 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 Travis Kelce 19% of his team's targets.
DK Metcalf has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.
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 Travis Kelce 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 Travis Kelce by 5.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.