DK Metcalf · Jalen Coker · 2026 week 2

DK Metcalf or Jalen Coker?

Wondering who you should start this week — DK Metcalf or Jalen Coker? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Jalen Coker — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.8 points. The matchup leans Jalen Coker (ATL allow the 25th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 2	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
DK Metcalf	@ NE	12.1	13th	8	1,668	healthy
Jalen Coker START	@ ATL	12.9	25th · tough	33.8	1,420	Questionable

WRs vs NE recently: Jaxon Smith-Njigba 18.2 pts (W1).

WRs vs ATL recently: Michael Pittman 5.8 pts (W1).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

DK Metcalf carries the higher trade value — 1,668 against 1,420 (a 15% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving DK Metcalf gets the most. Momentum: DK Metcalf +178 and Jalen Coker +940 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.