
Draft Note by John Paulsen
Metcalf had a disappointing sixth season, posting his lowest yardage (992) since 2021 and the fewest touchdowns (5) of his career. George Pickens has moved on, so Metcalf is the lone established threat at receiver. Under OC Arthur Smith, the Steelers attempted the fourth-fewest passes and threw for the sixth-fewest yards in 2024, though Aaron Rodgers may boost the team’s pass percentage a bit. Metcalf should see all the targets he can handle, though the precisness of his route-running may eventually irk Rodgers.
DK Metcalf
- WR
- , Pittsburgh Steelers
- 28
- 235 lbs
- 6' 4"
- Mississippi
- 49
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Metcalf had a disappointing sixth season, posting his lowest yardage (992) since 2021 and the fewest touchdowns (5) of his career. George Pickens has moved on, so Metcalf is the lone established threat at receiver. Under OC Arthur Smith, the Steelers attempted the fourth-fewest passes and threw for the sixth-fewest yards in 2024, though Aaron Rodgers may boost the team’s pass percentage a bit. Metcalf should see all the targets he can handle, though the precisness of his route-running may eventually irk Rodgers.
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Adam Schefter
·May 07 · 9:17 AM EDT
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2025 Strength of Schedule - PIT
W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W17 | W18 |
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15 @NYJ | 17 SEA | 14 @NE | 32 MIN | BYE | 31 CLE | 23 @CIN | 6 GB | 19 IND | 22 @LAC | 23 CIN | 3 @CHI | 18 BUF | 28 @BAL | 8 MIA | 25 @DET | 31 @CLE | 28 BAL |
Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.
Game Stats
Week | Opp | Rec | RecYds | RecTD | Tgts | YPR | RuAtt | RuYds | RuTD | Fum | YPC | STD | 0.5 PPR | PPR | Snaps | % |
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1 | DEN | 3 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 9.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.9 | 4.40 | 5.9 | 59/67 | 88.1% |
2 | @NE | 10 | 129 | 1 | 14 | 12.90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 18.9 | 23.90 | 28.9 | 61/70 | 87.1% |
3 | MIA | 4 | 104 | 1 | 6 | 26.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 16.4 | 18.40 | 20.4 | 53/64 | 82.8% |
4 | @DET | 7 | 104 | 0 | 12 | 14.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 8.4 | 11.90 | 15.4 | 73/90 | 81.1% |
5 | NYG | 4 | 55 | 0 | 7 | 13.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 3.5 | 5.50 | 7.5 | 58/58 | 100.0% |
6 | SF | 3 | 48 | 0 | 11 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.8 | 6.30 | 7.8 | 70/78 | 89.7% |
7 | @ATL | 4 | 99 | 1 | 7 | 24.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 15.9 | 17.90 | 19.9 | 47/60 | 78.3% |
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Injury Details (w8)
Status: Out Injury: Knee | BUF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w9)
Status: Out Injury: Knee | LAR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w10)
Status: Questionable Injury: Knee | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
11 | @SF | 7 | 70 | 0 | 9 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.0 | 10.50 | 14.0 | 54/60 | 90.0% |
12 | ARI | 4 | 59 | 0 | 5 | 14.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.9 | 7.90 | 9.9 | 50/64 | 78.1% |
13 | @NYJ | 4 | 66 | 0 | 9 | 16.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.6 | 8.60 | 10.6 | 48/64 | 75.0% |
14 | @ARI | 4 | 49 | 0 | 6 | 12.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.9 | 6.90 | 8.9 | 51/64 | 79.7% |
15 | GB | 3 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 9.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.8 | 4.30 | 5.8 | 55/59 | 93.2% |
16 | MIN | 3 | 57 | 1 | 7 | 19.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11.7 | 13.20 | 14.7 | 57/64 | 89.1% |
17 | @CHI | 3 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.2 | 5.70 | 7.2 | 46/52 | 88.5% |
18 | @LAR | 3 | 53 | 1 | 5 | 17.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11.3 | 12.80 | 14.3 | 49/55 | 89.1% |
Per game | 4.40 | 66.13 | 0.33 | 7.20 | 15.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 8.35 | 10.55 | 12.75 | 55.40/64.60 | 85.99% | |
Totals | 66 | 992 | 5 | 108 | 15.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 125.2 | 158.2 | 191.2 | 831/969 | 85.99% |