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DK Metcalf
WR ยท PITStats & schedule โบ9.6FF projected
โ -0.7 vs ESPN
at NOSun 9:30 AM ET
Should I start DK Metcalf or Sam LaPorta this week? Week 7 Standard (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start DK Metcalf
Week 7 ยท Standard
DK Metcalf averaged 9.3 targets per game across the last 3 recorded games, compared with 7.3 for Sam LaPorta. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points. DK Metcalf receives the better positional matchup adjustment (0% versus -1.25%).
Forecast updated ยท Standard
at NOTHE ALTERNATIVE
Sam LaPorta
TE ยท DETStats & schedule โบ9.5FF projected
โ +1.8 vs ESPN
vs GBSun 4:25 PM ET
DK Metcalf
FF9.6 FP
Boosted Trees10.5 FP
Workload9.9 FP
Monte Carloโ FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 7.7 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate up 0.7 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 7.7 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 8.3 targets and 0.2 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Rico Dowdle; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 3 recorded games: 9.3 targets per game.
Sam LaPorta
FF9.5 FP
Boosted Trees8.6 FP
Workload8.0 FP
Monte Carlo7.9 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 14.6 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 2.0 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 14.6 FP.
- The GB defensive matchup changes the FF estimate down 1.25%.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 6.9 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Last 3 recorded games: 7.3 targets per game.
Projection breakdown
DK Metcalf
Fortified9.6
ESPN10.3
Sleeper8.2
FantasyProsโ
DK Metcalf faces NO in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 7.7 fantasy points.
Sam LaPorta
Fortified9.5
ESPN7.7
Sleeper8.3
FantasyProsโ
Sam LaPorta faces GB in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 14.6 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 1.25%.
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