Metcalf seemed to max out in Seattle, finishing in the range of 967 to 1,114 receiving yards each of the past four seasons, following the perhaps-false promise of a 1,303-yard, 10-TD effort in 2020, his second pro season. The demand he respects as a deep threat has real-life value beyond what his stats show, but there's always been slight disappointment for fantasy owners, with Metcalf never topping 8.3 targets per game and more commonly averaging closer to 7 or 7.5. Even the touchdowns have fallen off, with Metcalf scoring 19 in Geno Smith's three full seasons as the Seahawks starting quarterback, compared to 29 TDs in the final three years of the Russell Wilson era. A change of scenery seems like a good thing, except that Metcalf's new situation might be worse for fantasy production than the one he just left, with the Steelers featuring a run-first offensive coordinator (Arthur Smith) and another elite deep threat (George Pickens), not to mention the possibility of Mason Rudolph making starts at QB. It feels like Metcalf still has another level to reach, given his unmatched physical attributes and lack of obvious flaws, but the same was true each of the past three seasons and it never materialized -- in what seemingly was a better context for fantasy production. The most likely outcome is yet another season of the 27-year-old producing at an above-average level by most standards while still falling shy of what seems possible for a player who is simultaneously one of the largest and fastest players at his position.

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