Usage comparison · Wide receivers

Adonai Mitchell vs DK Metcalf

Adonai Mitchell gets more of his team's passes (25% vs 21%) and more of the deep throws (56% of its air yards vs 32%). In total, though, DK Metcalf has more targets (37 vs 15). Adonai Mitchell has played 2 games and DK Metcalf 5 games. Near the end zone, they have had the same number of chances (1 play within 20 yards), but Adonai Mitchell gets a bigger share of his team's chances there (7% vs 4%). Adonai Mitchell is scoring more fantasy points a game (10.7 vs 9.7, PPR), but the chances DK Metcalf gets usually score more: 13.0 vs 12.9 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–5 · Updated Oct 12, 2026

WRNYJ

Adonai Mitchell
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
10.7
Expected points per gameEst.
12.9

2 games with a target, carry or dropback

Week 5 injury report: Out (Finger)

WRPIT

DK Metcalf
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
9.7
Expected points per gameEst.
13.0

5 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 4. Shares are of each player's team totals in the games he played. For counts and shares, the bigger number is in bold and the bars grow from the centre line.
Adonai Mitchell and DK Metcalf, season usage side by side
StatAdonai MitchellDK Metcalf
Games25
Passes thrown to him
Targets1537
Target share25%21%
Air-yards share56%32%
Catches919
Receiving yards123225
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances11
Red-zone share7%4%
End-zone targets02
Touchdowns
Touchdowns01
Expected touchdownsEst.0.51.5
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)10.79.7
Fantasy points (PPR)21.348.6
Expected points per gameEst.12.913.0
Points vs expectedEst.−2.2−3.3

Week by week

Each bar is one game. Pick a stat to compare.

Target share by week

Out of all the passes his team threw in his games, the part thrown to him.

  • Adonai Mitchell
  • DK Metcalf

— no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Target share by week
WeekAdonai MitchellDK Metcalf
113%against TEN27%against ATL
233%against GB24%against NE
3— no game with a target, carry or dropback16%against CIN
4— no game with a target, carry or dropback23%against CLE
5— no game with a target, carry or dropback13%against IND

Next to each number: that week's opponent. — no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Where they rank

Each player's place among players at his position who meet the leaderboard's minimum. Open a leaderboard for the full list.
Leaderboard ranks for Adonai Mitchell and DK Metcalf
LeaderboardAdonai MitchellDK Metcalf
Target share leaders#17of 103 wide receivers#30of 103 wide receivers
Air-yards share leaders#1of 103 wide receivers#26of 103 wide receivers
Red-zone share leadersBelow the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)Below the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)
Red-zone opportunity leaders#86of 180 wide receivers#98of 180 wide receivers
End-zone target leaders#101of 180 wide receivers#40of 180 wide receivers
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#26of 180 wide receivers#25of 180 wide receivers

Talking points

Fact-checked notes from the weekly usage report, with the numbers behind them.

Adonai Mitchell

Role up

Adonai Mitchell's target share rose to 33% in week 2 (12 targets), from 13% in week 1.

Target share, week 2
33%
Targets, week 2
12
Target share, week 1
13%
Targets, week 1
3

Weeks 1–2 · 2 games

  • Share of team targets/carries in games he played. Snap counts aren't in FFO's licensed data, so a low earlier share can mean limited playing time.

Injury opening

Adonai Mitchell is listed out (finger) on the week 5 report. He has 25% of NYJ's targets. Other WRs by share: Garrett Wilson (30%), Tim Patrick (10%).

Week 5 official injury report
Out (finger)
Target share
25%
Next by share
Garrett Wilson 30%, Tim Patrick 10%

Weeks 1–2 · 2 games

DK Metcalf

Volume, not production

DK Metcalf has 32% of PIT's air yards but is scoring 3.3 PPR points a game below what that usage usually produces.

Air-yards share
32%
Targets
37
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
−3.3

Weeks 1–5 · 5 games

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