Chris Godwin vs DK Metcalf: Who Should You Start?
Chris Godwin and DK Metcalf are both viable fantasy wide receivers heading into 2026, but their 2025 production tells two different stories. Chris Godwin averaged 7.4 PPG across 9 games with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, while DK Metcalf posted 10.5 PPG in 15 appearances for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
A 3.1-PPG gap gives DK Metcalf the edge on paper, but paper does not account for Thursday night matchups, weather games, or a star defender returning from injury. The real question is not who was better in 2025, but who is the better start this specific week.
Target volume is the story here. DK Metcalf saw 99 targets in 2025, while Chris Godwin drew 51. That workload gap usually translates into a higher weekly floor for DK Metcalf, even in weeks where Chris Godwin posts the bigger ceiling game. Consistency-minded managers lean toward target share; boom-bust managers chase the upside.
Chris Godwin has his bye in Week 11, and DK Metcalf rests in Week 9. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at wide receiver for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
