DK Metcalf vs Travis Hunter: Who Should You Start?
DK Metcalf and Travis Hunter are both viable fantasy wide receivers heading into 2026, but their 2025 production tells two different stories. DK Metcalf averaged 10.5 PPG across 15 games with the Pittsburgh Steelers, while Travis Hunter posted 7.1 PPG in 7 appearances for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
A 3.4-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 Travis Hunter drew 45. That workload gap usually translates into a higher weekly floor for DK Metcalf, even in weeks where Travis Hunter posts the bigger ceiling game. Consistency-minded managers lean toward target share; boom-bust managers chase the upside.
DK Metcalf has his bye in Week 9, and Travis Hunter rests in Week 12. 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.
