Devaughn VeleorDK Metcalf?
Week 6 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.
Our call
Lean DK Metcalf
DK Metcalf outscores Devaughn Vele in 52% of simulations.
That's close to a coin flip: Devaughn Vele comes out ahead in the other 48%. Lean DK Metcalf, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. DK Metcalf projects 0.2 half-PPR points ahead in Week 6. The matchups don't separate them: DK Metcalf faces the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1% fewer than average to WRs), Devaughn Vele faces the New York Giants (5% more than average to WRs). DK Metcalf is listed as questionable.
Range of outcomes, half-PPR
- Floor
- 2.3
- Median
- 6.7
- Ceiling
- 15.2
- Big game (20+):
- 4%
- Dud (under 6):
- 44%
- Floor
- 0.0
- Median
- 7.6
- Ceiling
- 15.6
- Big game (20+):
- 3%
- Dud (under 6):
- 37%
Each week is simulated thousands of times from the projection and the player’s usual week-to-week swing. Floor and ceiling are the 10th and 90th percentile: 8 weeks in 10 land between them.
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| Stat | Devaughn VeleWR, NO, Sun, Oct 18, 1:00 p.m. ET | DK MetcalfWR, PIT, Sun, Oct 18, 1:00 p.m. ET |
|---|---|---|
| Half-PPR projection | 8.0 | 8.2 |
| PPR projection | 10.0 | 9.9 |
| Standard projection | 6.0 | 6.5 |
| Rank this week | WR33 | WR31 |
| Matchup | at NYG | at TB |
| Injury | None | Questionable |
| 2026 points per game | 9.9 | 7.8 |
| Last season per game | 6.0 | 10.5 |
| Snap share, last game | 96% | 92% |
| Trade value | — | 5 |