Is DK Metcalf playing this week?
No injury designationDK Metcalf has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 5 game against the Indianapolis Colts.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 11 · 1:00 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:18 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
From the beat
What reporters are saying about him, last 3 days.
Denzel Ward moved over to DK Metcalf's side after Tyson Campbell exited because of injury. Something to watch.
Daniel Oyefusi @DanielOyefusi · 2d ago · View on X
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Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Flex option. Projected 8.6 points, #33 among WRs this week.
Why we say flex
- Projected 8.6 points, #33 among WRs this week: a flex-range play (straight starts run through #24).
- Averaging 8 targets a game.
- Played 95% of the offense's snaps last game.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 11.0 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~21 pts
- Vegas line
- PIT favored by 2.5
- Game total
- 38.5
- CLE vs WRs
- 6% fewer points
- Last game snaps
- 95%
All week 4 wide receiver rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
28
Height
6'4"
Weight
235 lb
College
Mississippi
Experience
7 seasons
Draft
2019 · Pick #64 (SEA)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 26.6?
The grade is low mainly because his targets have produced slightly negative expected points, even after crediting him for facing easier-than-average defenses. Two big early-season misses dragged it down, though weeks 3 and 4 were much stronger. It covers 33 targets over 4 games.
Holding it back
- EPA per target is -0.027 expected points per play, 47th of 62 WRs, even after a small adjustment for easier defenses.
- Week 1 vs ATL, 4th and 3: Rodgers' deep right pass to Metcalf fell incomplete (-2.8 expected points).
- Week 2 at NE, 3rd and 3: a short left pass to Metcalf was incomplete (-1.7 expected points).
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 4. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
-0.016
Success rate
42%
WPA (sum)
-0.01
Opponent adj.
-0.011
Plays graded
33
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 4 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen Stats| Week | Separation | Cushion | YAC above exp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.4 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| 2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | +0.0 |
| 3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | +1.5 |
| 4 | 1.6 | 3.8 | +2.2 |
What do these mean?
- Separation:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the moment of the catch.
- Cushion:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the snap.
- YAC above exp:
- Yards after catch above what the situation would be expected to produce.
- YAC / rec:
- Average yards after the catch per reception.
- Expected YAC:
- Expected yards after the catch, based on tracking data.
- Air yards share:
- Share of the team's intended air yards that were thrown toward this player.
- Intended air yds:
- Average depth of the targets thrown his way.
- Catch %:
- Receptions divided by targets.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.