WR#4
DK Metcalf
gsis_id 00-0035640
PIT
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 weekly average
- Separation
- 2.76 yd
- Cushion
- 4.44 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 2.85
- Avg YAC
- 8.02
- Share of intended air yards
- 38.7%
- Catch rate
- 58.1%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 8
- Drops
- 6
- Drop rate
- 6.1%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 90.7
- Interceptions on targets
- 4
- Yds after contact (rush)
- 2
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 104 | 61 | 892 | 6 | 33.2 | 0.220 | 0.58 | 12 | 193.4 |
| 2024 | 15 | 108 | 66 | 992 | 5 | 23.2 | 0.208 | 0.60 | 0 | 191.2 |
| 2023 | 16 | 119 | 66 | 1114 | 8 | 42.6 | 0.225 | 0.61 | 0 | 225.4 |
| 2022 | 18 | 154 | 100 | 1184 | 8 | 18.4 | 0.260 | 0.64 | 0 | 262.4 |
| 2021 | 17 | 129 | 75 | 967 | 12 | 28.7 | 0.277 | 0.67 | 6 | 244.3 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'4"
- Weight
- 229 lb
- College
- Mississippi (Southeastern Conference)
- Draft
- 2019 · Rd 2 · Pk 64 · SEA
- Rookie season
- 2019
- Experience
- 8 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2025 Wk 15 · no game status listed · practice: Limited Participation in Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2024 · Questionable · SEA
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
91 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 · WR cohort of 85
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2025; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Nico CollinsWR · HOU · distance 0.77
- Separation
- 2.31
- Cushion
- 4.87
- YAC over expected
- 1.69
- Share of air yards
- 34.1
- Catch rate
- 59.2
George PickensWR · DAL · distance 0.82
- Separation
- 2.31
- Cushion
- 5.17
- YAC over expected
- 2.16
- Share of air yards
- 31.7
- Catch rate
- 67.9
Jalen NailorWR · MIN · distance 1.33
- Separation
- 2.43
- Cushion
- 5.55
- YAC over expected
- 1.38
- Share of air yards
- 18.1
- Catch rate
- 54.7
Jameson WilliamsWR · DET · distance 1.36
- Separation
- 3.18
- Cushion
- 6.06
- YAC over expected
- 1.84
- Share of air yards
- 33.8
- Catch rate
- 63.7
Quentin JohnstonWR · LAC · distance 1.40
- Separation
- 2.36
- Cushion
- 5.25
- YAC over expected
- 0.75
- Share of air yards
- 23.3
- Catch rate
- 60.7
DK Metcalf baseline
- Separation
- 2.63
- Cushion
- 4.50
- YAC over expected
- 2.81
- Share of air yards
- 31.6
- Catch rate
- 59.6