DK Metcalf

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Box score by season

Season	Team	G	Rush	Rush yds	TD	Tgt	Rec	Rec yds	TD	vs ESPN
2026	PIT	8	1	11	0	64	33	378	1	1 differ (Targets 64 vs 65)
2025	PIT	15	2	12	1	99	59	850	6	✓ matches
2025 playoffs	PIT	1	0	0	0	5	2	42	0
2024	SEA	15	0	0	0	108	66	992	5	not checked
2023	SEA	16	0	0	0	119	66	1,114	8	not checked
2022	SEA	17	0	0	0	141	90	1,048	6	not checked
2022 playoffs	SEA	1	0	0	0	13	10	136	2
2021	SEA	17	1	6	0	129	75	967	12	not checked
2020	SEA	16	0	0	0	129	83	1,303	10	not checked
2020 playoffs	SEA	1	0	0	0	11	5	96	2
2019	SEA	16	2	11	0	100	58	900	7	not checked
2019 playoffs	SEA	2	0	0	0	14	11	219	1

Official scoring from play-by-play. Regular-season totals for 2025, 2026 are compared with ESPN's after every rebuild (all players); earlier seasons aren't checked.

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Targets

qualifying bar 17

EPA/play

-0.033

132nd of 166 · lg +0.193

Success rate

37.5%

146th of 166 · lg 49.8%

Yards/play

5.91

123rd of 166 · lg 7.42

Explosive rate

6.2%

101st of 166 · lg 9.1%

Catch rate

51.6%

147th of 166 · lg 67.3%

Air yards/att

12.6

33rd of 166 · lg 7.9

Turnover rate

1.6%

61st of 166 · lg 2.7%

TD rate

1.6%

128th of 166 · lg 4.8%

Notable in 2026

His biggest gaps between one situation and the rest of his plays, beyond the league's own gap there (|z| ≥ 2.5). Many splits get checked, so some of these are luck; the badge says whether that kind of split repeats year to year.

-1.11 EPA/target in the 3rd quarter vs +0.24 the rest of the time (13 vs 51; league gap +0.01; z -2.8) mostly noise · r -0.01

Every split

EPA per target by situation, next to the league. Rank is among qualified players with 12+ targets there (1 = best). "Repeats" is the year-to-year correlation for that split (2016–25); near zero means it predicts little. Click a situation to filter to it.

Situation	Targets	EPA/play	Success	Yds/play	League EPA	Rank	Repeats
Home / away Setting compare everyone →
Home	25	-0.371	32%	3.5	+0.197	111/116	-0.02
Away	33	+0.159	45%	7.1	+0.190	62/116	-0.03
Neutral site	6	+0.318	17%	9.3	+0.183	—	—
Rest days Setting compare everyone →
Short week (≤5 days)	9	+0.625	56%	12.8	+0.265	—	0.19
Normal (6–8 days)	41	-0.041	34%	5.1	+0.174	113/151	-0.01
Extra rest (9–12 days)	4	-0.164	25%	3.0	+0.270	—	0.21
Off a bye (13+ days)	0	—	—	—	+0.271	—	—
Indoors / outdoors Weather compare everyone →
Indoors	6	+0.318	17%	9.3	+0.206	—	0.05
Outdoors	58	-0.070	40%	5.6	+0.187	111/137	0.05
Temperature (outdoors) Weather compare everyone →
60–79°F	33	-0.016	42%	6.5	+0.210	40/54	-0.02
80°F+	0	—	—	—	+0.213	—	0.01
Wind (outdoors) Weather compare everyone →
0–9 mph	19	-0.454	32%	3.5	+0.215	56/56	-0.09
10–14 mph	14	+0.578	57%	10.4	+0.200	5/14	0.05
Rain or snow (outdoors) Weather compare everyone →
Dry	58	-0.070	40%	5.6	+0.203	106/129	0.03
Rain or snow	0	—	—	—	+0.015	—	0.03
Score Game state compare everyone →
Trailing 9+	14	+0.254	43%	7.1	+0.189	17/33	-0.01
Trailing 1–8	13	+0.285	46%	7.8	+0.180	28/63	0.07
Tied	21	+0.037	43%	6.4	+0.186	23/29	0.02
Leading 1–8	13	-0.425	23%	3.4	+0.202	31/32	-0.03
Leading 9+	3	-1.546	0%	0.0	+0.243	—	-0.05
Win probability Game state compare everyone →
Win prob under 20%	14	+0.465	50%	10.0	+0.169	12/33	-0.05
Win prob 20–80%	43	-0.047	37%	5.1	+0.195	111/151	-0.02
Win prob over 80%	7	-0.949	14%	2.6	+0.221	—	0.09
Quarter Game state compare everyone →
Q1	15	-0.224	33%	4.0	+0.119	27/31	0.04
Q2	15	+0.155	33%	5.7	+0.208	42/63	-0.01
Q3	13	-1.107	8%	0.5	+0.200	36/36	-0.01
Q4	18	+0.533	56%	10.9	+0.223	16/51	-0.03
OT	3	+1.232	100%	10.0	+0.374	—	—
Two-minute Game state compare everyone →
Last 2 min of half	5	-0.405	40%	3.0	+0.159	—	0.10
Rest of game	59	-0.002	37%	6.2	+0.199	121/165	0.10
Down Situation compare everyone →
1st down	27	+0.005	37%	4.7	+0.227	66/78	0.00
2nd down	16	+0.107	44%	7.9	+0.189	56/81	0.02
3rd down	20	-0.059	35%	6.2	+0.134	32/50	-0.02
4th down	1	-2.805	0%	0.0	+0.374	—	—
3rd-down distance Situation compare everyone →
3rd & 1–3	5	-0.727	40%	2.6	+0.163	—	—
3rd & 4–6	7	-1.076	14%	1.3	+0.221	—	-0.27
3rd & 7+	8	+1.247	50%	12.6	+0.081	—	0.02
Field position Situation compare everyone →
Own 20 and in	11	+0.241	55%	6.5	+0.147	—	-0.04
Own 50–21	31	-0.060	39%	6.8	+0.162	94/115	0.04
Opp 21–49	17	-0.049	24%	4.9	+0.238	48/59	0.06
Red zone (opp 20 in)	5	-0.422	40%	2.2	+0.228	—	0.05
Formation Style compare everyone →
Shotgun	50	-0.004	40%	6.0	+0.173	112/161	-0.02
Under center	14	-0.137	29%	5.4	+0.273	23/24	-0.02
Tempo Style compare everyone →
Huddle	60	-0.073	35%	5.6	+0.195	133/166	-0.00
No huddle	4	+0.565	75%	10.8	+0.169	—	-0.00
Yards to go Situation compare everyone →
1–3 to go	7	-0.974	29%	1.9	+0.250	—	0.05
4–6 to go	11	-0.570	27%	4.2	+0.240	—	0.02
7–10 to go	34	+0.050	41%	6.0	+0.208	103/144	0.03
11+ to go	12	+0.770	42%	9.6	+0.055	2/11	-0.07
Pass depth Passing compare everyone →
Behind the line	9	+0.062	22%	3.6	-0.209	—	0.15
Short (0–9)	26	-0.122	46%	4.3	+0.162	100/116	0.09
Intermediate (10–19)	13	+0.340	54%	8.5	+0.464	32/42	0.07
Deep (20+)	16	-0.246	19%	7.6	+0.446	8/10	0.01
Pass direction Passing compare everyone →
Left	27	-0.226	30%	5.1	+0.147	74/84	0.04
Middle	11	-0.019	45%	5.4	+0.321	—	-0.02
Right	26	+0.160	42%	7.0	+0.168	50/102	0.03
Play action Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
Play action	10	+0.073	30%	6.1	+0.287	—	-0.03
No play action	54	-0.053	39%	5.9	+0.166	117/160	-0.03
In / out of pocket Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
In pocket	57	-0.131	37%	5.3	+0.187	136/163	-0.05
Out of pocket	7	+0.758	43%	10.6	+0.231	—	-0.05
Blitz Defense (FTN) compare everyone →
Blitzed	23	+0.074	39%	5.9	+0.190	50/70	0.08
No blitz	41	-0.094	37%	5.9	+0.194	127/160	0.08
Pass rushers Defense (FTN) compare everyone →
3 or fewer rushers	1	-0.959	0%	0.0	+0.106	—	—
4 rushers	40	-0.072	38%	6.0	+0.198	122/157	0.12
5 rushers	17	-0.108	41%	4.3	+0.186	29/36	0.15
6+ rushers	6	+0.588	33%	10.5	+0.199	—	—
Defenders in the box Defense (FTN) compare everyone →
Light box (6 or fewer)	41	-0.070	34%	5.7	+0.172	123/151	-0.04
7 in the box	16	+0.212	56%	8.7	+0.214	33/53	-0.05
Stacked box (8+)	7	-0.381	14%	0.9	+0.313	—	—
Screen Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
Screen	7	+0.041	14%	3.1	-0.084	—	0.50
Not a screen	57	-0.043	40%	6.2	+0.223	131/166	0.50
Pre-snap motion Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
Motion	26	+0.102	46%	6.3	+0.204	90/140	0.10
No motion	38	-0.126	32%	5.6	+0.179	84/97	0.10
RPO Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
RPO	2	-0.275	0%	1.5	-0.104	—	—
Not an RPO	62	-0.026	39%	6.0	+0.200	129/166	—

By season

Season	Team	Targets	EPA/play	Total EPA	Success	Yds/play	Catch rate	aDOT	YAC/catch
2026	PIT	64	-0.033	-2.1	37.5%	5.91	51.6%	12.6	3.3

Definitions

QB plays are dropbacks: passes, sacks and scrambles (spikes left out). A receiver's fumble after the catch isn't charged to the QB. Rushing counts designed runs only. Receiving is EPA per target. EPA swings about ±1.4 points a play, so a 50-play split carries about ±0.2 of luck.