WR PIT
Week 3 · PPR
Start or sit DK Metcalf?
The verdict comes from our weekly projection model: last season's opportunity-based xFP/g shrunk toward the position mean, then adjusted for role, injury status, the opponent's fantasy points allowed and the Vegas game total vs the league average.
Sit
WR50 — below the ~34 started in 12-team leagues.
Sit call: DK Metcalf projects for 7.3 PPR points this week, ranked #50 among WRs by our projection model. vs CIN is a tough matchup for WRs — the model applies a -14% swing to his projection. Vegas posts the total at 46.5 — 102% of the 45.6 league average for week 3.
Season projection table
PPR · weeks 1–18
| Wk | Proj (PPR) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 8.6 |
| 2 | 8.0 |
| 3 this week | 7.3 |
| 4 | 7.3 |
| 5 | 9.7 |
| 6 | 8.6 |
| 7 | 7.9 |
| 8 | 7.8 |
| 9 | — |
| 10 | 7.3 |
| 11 | 7.5 |
| 12 | 7.1 |
| 13 | 7.4 |
| 14 | 8.5 |
| 15 | 9.6 |
| 16 | 7.7 |
| 17 | 9.5 |
| 18 | 9.6 |