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
Usage comparison · Wide receivers
DK Metcalf vs Zay Flowers
Zay Flowers gets more of his team's passes (30% vs 21%) and more of the deep throws (33% of its air yards vs 32%). In total, though, DK Metcalf has more targets (37 vs 31). DK Metcalf has played 5 games and Zay Flowers 4 games. Near the end zone, Zay Flowers has had more chances (5 vs 1 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (11% vs 4%). Zay Flowers is scoring more fantasy points a game (20.5 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
WRPIT
DK Metcalf- Fantasy points per game (PPR)
- 9.7
- Expected points per gameEst.
- 13.0
5 games with a target, carry or dropback
WRBAL
Zay Flowers- Fantasy points per game (PPR)
- 20.5
- Expected points per gameEst.
- 12.9
4 games with a target, carry or dropback
Week 5 injury report: Questionable (Foot)
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.
| Stat | DK Metcalf | Zay Flowers |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 5 | 4 |
| Passes thrown to him | ||
| Targets | 37 | 31 |
| Target share | 21% | 30% |
| Air-yards share | 32% | 33% |
| Catches | 19 | 26 |
| Receiving yards | 225 | 405 |
| Near the end zone | ||
| Red-zone chances | 1 | 5 |
| Red-zone share | 4% | 11% |
| End-zone targets | 2 | 0 |
| Touchdowns | ||
| Touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Expected touchdownsEst. | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Fantasy points | ||
| Fantasy points per game (PPR) | 9.7 | 20.5 |
| Fantasy points (PPR) | 48.6 | 81.8 |
| Expected points per gameEst. | 13.0 | 12.9 |
| Points vs expectedEst. | −3.3 | +7.6 |
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
- Zay Flowers
— no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.
| Week | DK Metcalf | Zay Flowers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27%against ATL | 25%against IND |
| 2 | 24%against NE | — no game with a target, carry or dropback |
| 3 | 16%against CIN | 30%against DAL |
| 4 | 23%against CLE | 34%against TEN |
| 5 | 13%against IND | 29%against ATL |
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 | DK Metcalf | Zay Flowers |
|---|---|---|
| Target share leaders | #30of 103 wide receivers | #5of 103 wide receivers |
| Air-yards share leaders | #26of 103 wide receivers | #22of 103 wide receivers |
| Red-zone share leaders | Below the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games) | #29of 59 wide receivers |
| Red-zone opportunity leaders | #98of 180 wide receivers | #26of 180 wide receivers |
| End-zone target leaders | #40of 180 wide receivers | #180of 180 wide receivers |
| Expected fantasy points leadersEst. | #25of 180 wide receivers | #27of 180 wide receivers |
Talking points
Fact-checked notes from the weekly usage report, with the numbers behind them.
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