Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2018Ole Miss
D.K. Metcalf
WR • 6'4" • 225 lbs • Oxford, MS, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
D.K. Metcalf reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
83
High-end production for a receiver
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Ole Miss
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Ole Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Alabama
Player Story
D.K. Metcalf built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Oxford, MS wearing No. 14, spending time with Ole Miss. The clearest part of D.K. Metcalf's career was his receiving role: 67...
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- Committed To
- Ole Miss
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 32
- Overall
- No. 64
- NFL Team
- Seattle Seahawks
D.K. Metcalf, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Ole Miss. D.K. Metcalf reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,228
- Receptions
- 67
- Touchdowns
- 14
Featured Highlight
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DK Metcalf Ole Miss Highlights
2018 · Ole Miss · Player Highlight
DK Metcalf college highlights at Ole Miss.
- Season
- 2018
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
D.K. Metcalf quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ole Miss · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,228
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Ole Miss
- Top game
- Alabama
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Oxford · Ole Miss
- High school pipeline
- Oxford · 21 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 2 · Pick 32 · Seattle Seahawks
- Latest roster
- No. 14 · Sophomore
- 2018 Receiving yards rank
- 569 receiving yards · WR 170th (top 17%) · SEC 22nd (top 10%) · National 183rd (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 31.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 12 | 39 | 646 | 7 | 70.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 7 | 26 | 569 | 5 | 81 |
Related Context
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D.K. Metcalf played WR for Ole Miss. Across 3 tracked seasons, D.K. Metcalf recorded 1,228 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Ole Miss.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Ole Miss paired 569 primary output with 95.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 95.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Alabama
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 57.1th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Ole Miss
Games
7
Receiving Yards / G
81.3
Efficiency
95.8
Usage
18.1
Consistency
79.7
Best Game by takeover score
Alabama
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas Tech: 81. Southern Illinois: 93. Alabama: 92. Kent State: 102. LSU: 37. UL Monroe: 115. Arkansas: 49
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas Tech: 4 by 100. Southern Illinois: 7 by 88.6. Alabama: 2 by 100. Kent State: 5 by 100. LSU: 3 by 82.2. UL Monroe: 4 by 100. Arkansas: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins88 · Games = 5 · +23.5 vs Losses
Losses64.5 · Games = 2 · -23.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Alabama
Best efficiency game
100 vs Arkansas
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/13 | @ Arkansas | W 37-33 | — | 1 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 49 |
| Sat 10/6 | vs UL Monroe100 receiving yards | W 70-21 | — | 4 | 115 | 28.8 | 28.80 | 1 | 62 |
| Sun 9/30 | @ LSU | L 16-45 | — | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 0 | 22 |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Kent State100 receiving yards | W 38-17 | — | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 20.40 | 1 | 41 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Alabama | L 7-62 | — | 2 | 92 | 46 | 46 | 1 | 75 |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Southern Illinois | W 76-41 | — | 7 | 93 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 1 | 51 |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Texas Tech | W 47-27 | — | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 20.30 | 1 | 58 |
Player Story
D.K. Metcalf story
D.K. Metcalf built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Oxford, MS wearing No. 14, spending time with Ole Miss. The clearest part of D.K. Metcalf's career was his receiving role: 67 catches, 1,228 receiving yards, and 14 touchdowns across 21 career games in the available record. That gives D.K. Metcalf's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Ole Miss
2016-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 13 | 43.4 | 4.7 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 646 | 81.6 | 14.1 | 633 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 569 | 95.8 | 18.1 | -77 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Alabama
Week 3 · L 7-62 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
92
Receiving Yards
91.8 takeover
92 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Southern Illinois
Week 2 · W 76-41
93
Receiving Yards
88.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
93 receiving yards with a 88.6 efficiency score.
#3
vs Arkansas
Week 9 · L 37-38 · Conference game
107
Receiving Yards
84.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
107 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Kent State
Week 4 · W 38-17
102
Receiving Yards
82.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
102 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs UL Monroe
Week 6 · W 70-21
115
Receiving Yards
81 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
115 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Ole Miss
569 primary output · 95.8 efficiency · 18.1 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Ole Miss
70.3
646 primary · 81.6 efficiency · 14.1 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Ole Miss
31.6
13 primary · 43.4 efficiency · 4.7 usage
Milestones
4
100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
2
2+ TD games
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