Usage comparison · Wide receivers

DK Metcalf vs Emeka Egbuka

Emeka Egbuka gets more of his team's passes (26% vs 24%), while DK Metcalf gets more of the deep throws (35% of his team's air yards vs 33%). In total, though, DK Metcalf has more targets (52 vs 49). Near the end zone, Emeka Egbuka has had more chances (7 vs 3 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (14% vs 8%). Emeka Egbuka is scoring more fantasy points a game (11.9 vs 11.5, PPR), but the chances DK Metcalf gets usually score more: 15.1 vs 14.9 expected points a game Est..

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

WRPIT

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

6 games with a target, carry or dropback

WRTB

Emeka Egbuka
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
11.9
Expected points per gameEst.
14.9

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.
DK Metcalf and Emeka Egbuka, season usage side by side
StatDK MetcalfEmeka Egbuka
Games66
Passes thrown to him
Targets5249
Target share24%26%
Air-yards share35%33%
Catches3028
Receiving yards318240
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances37
Red-zone share8%14%
End-zone targets34
Touchdowns
Touchdowns13
Expected touchdownsEst.2.33.0
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)11.511.9
Fantasy points (PPR)68.971.1
Expected points per gameEst.15.114.9
Points vs expectedEst.−3.7−3.1

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.

  • DK Metcalf
  • Emeka Egbuka
Target share by week
WeekDK MetcalfEmeka Egbuka
127%against ATL22%against CIN
224%against NE15%against CLE
316%against CIN26%against MIN
423%against CLE15%against GB
513%against IND36%against DAL
634%against TB39%against PIT

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 DK Metcalf and Emeka Egbuka
LeaderboardDK MetcalfEmeka Egbuka
Target share leaders#23of 109 wide receivers#14of 109 wide receivers
Air-yards share leaders#19of 109 wide receivers#25of 109 wide receivers
Red-zone share leaders#56of 74 wide receivers#14of 74 wide receivers
Red-zone opportunity leaders#58of 187 wide receivers#12of 187 wide receivers
End-zone target leaders#30of 187 wide receivers#19of 187 wide receivers
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#15of 187 wide receivers#16of 187 wide receivers

Talking points

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

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.

Emeka Egbuka

Role up

Emeka Egbuka's target share rose to 39% in week 6 (16 targets), from 23% in weeks 1-5.

Target share, week 6
39%
Targets, week 6
16
Target share, weeks 1–5
23%
Targets, weeks 1–5
33

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.

Volume, not production

Emeka Egbuka has 33% of TB's air yards but is scoring 3.1 PPR points a game below what that usage usually produces.

Air-yards share
33%
Targets
49
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
−3.1

Weeks 1–6 · 6 games

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