Usage comparison · Wide receivers

Davante Adams vs DK Metcalf

DK Metcalf gets more of his team's passes (24% vs 20%), while Davante Adams gets more of the deep throws (37% of his team's air yards vs 35%). Near the end zone, Davante Adams has had more chances (7 vs 3 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (12% vs 8%). Davante Adams is scoring more fantasy points a game (17.0 vs 11.5, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 15.4 vs 15.1 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–6 · Updated Oct 19, 2026

WRLA

Davante Adams
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
17.0
Expected points per gameEst.
15.4

6 games with a target, carry or dropback

WRPIT

DK Metcalf
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
11.5
Expected points per gameEst.
15.1

6 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 5. 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.
Davante Adams and DK Metcalf, season usage side by side
StatDavante AdamsDK Metcalf
Games66
Passes thrown to him
Targets4952
Target share20%24%
Air-yards share37%35%
Catches3030
Receiving yards480318
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances73
Red-zone share12%8%
End-zone targets63
Touchdowns
Touchdowns41
Expected touchdownsEst.3.22.3
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)17.011.5
Fantasy points (PPR)102.068.9
Expected points per gameEst.15.415.1
Points vs expectedEst.+1.6−3.7

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.

  • Davante Adams
  • DK Metcalf
Target share by week
WeekDavante AdamsDK Metcalf
122%against SF27%against ATL
233%against NYG24%against NE
327%against DEN16%against CIN
418%against PHI23%against CLE
513%against BUF13%against IND
613%against ARI34%against TB

Next to each number: that week's opponent.

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 Davante Adams and DK Metcalf
LeaderboardDavante AdamsDK Metcalf
Target share leaders#38of 109 wide receivers#23of 109 wide receivers
Air-yards share leaders#16of 109 wide receivers#19of 109 wide receivers
Red-zone share leaders#23of 74 wide receivers#56of 74 wide receivers
Red-zone opportunity leaders#10of 187 wide receivers#58of 187 wide receivers
End-zone target leaders#7of 187 wide receivers#30of 187 wide receivers
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#13of 187 wide receivers#15of 187 wide receivers

Talking points

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

Davante Adams

No talking points for him in this week's report.

DK Metcalf

Volume, not production

DK Metcalf has 35% of PIT's air yards but is scoring 3.7 PPR points a game below what that usage usually produces.

Air-yards share
35%
Targets
52
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
−3.7

Weeks 1–6 · 6 games

Role up

DK Metcalf's target share rose to 34% in week 6 (15 targets), from 21% in weeks 1-5.

Target share, week 6
34%
Targets, week 6
15
Target share, weeks 1–5
21%
Targets, weeks 1–5
37

Weeks 1–6 · 6 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.

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