Start DK Metcalf. Metcalf is projected for 13.5 PPR points vs 13.2 for Woody Marks, and faces the 16th-softest defense against WRs this week.
Updated Oct 24, 4:47 PM ET
| DK Metcalf WR · PIT | Woody Marks RB · HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 7, avg of sources) | 13.5 | 13.2 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 12.4 | 10.4 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 14.8 | 14.9 |
| StatChasers projection | — | — |
| Opponent | vs NO | vs NYG |
| Opponent vs. position | 16th-softest (31.8 pts/g allowed) | 15th-softest (21.6 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 25% target share (last 3) | 51% carry share (last 3) |
| Position | WR | RB |
| Our call | START · WR2 | START · RB2 |
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Start DK Metcalf. Metcalf projects for 13.5 PPR points vs NO, against 13.2 for Woody Marks vs NYG: a 0.3-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: 13.5 PPR points to 13.2 for Woody Marks.
The sources range from 12.4 to 14.8 for Metcalf and from 10.4 to 14.9 for Marks. The ranges overlap, so Marks outscoring Metcalf is a realistic result.
DK Metcalf is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Metcalf at 12.4 PPR points, against 10.4 for Woody Marks.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Woody Marks has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Marks at 14.9 PPR points, against 14.8 for DK Metcalf.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
DK Metcalf plays NO and Woody Marks plays NYG in Week 7.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Metcalf faces the 16th-softest defense against WRs and Marks faces the 15th-softest defense against RBs, so Woody Marks 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 Woody Marks 51% 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 Woody Marks has an injury designation for Week 7.
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 4 of them and Woody Marks by 5.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.