Germie Bernard Fantasy Overview

Metcalf caught just 2 of 6 targets, but turned them into 56 yards, including a 51-yarder that’s his longest catch of the season. He ran a route on 97% of dropbacks and drew an 18% target rate per route run with 1.70 yards per route run. His 18.5-yard aDOT shows how the Steelers use him, primarily outside with just 15% of his snaps in the slot. Metcalf tied Rico Dowdle for the team lead with a 22% target share. He finished as WR33 for the week.

WR Germie Bernard broke out in Week 6, catching 11 of 12 targets for 87 yards and a TD. His 25.7 PPR points made him the WR3 on the week. Roman Wilson went on IR and Ben Skowronek was ruled out, so Bernard moved inside, playing 61% of his snaps from the slot after a 44% rate over the first five weeks. He led the Steelers with 54 routes and drew a 28% target share. He and DK Metcalf combined for 27 of Pittsburgh’s 43 targets.

Steelers WRs Roman Wilson (finger) and Ben Skowronek (calf) are out of Sunday’s game vs. the Buccaneers. WRs D.K. Metcalf and Germie Bernard are locked into every-down roles and both land inside our top-36 WRs for the week.

Steelers WR Roman Wilson is expected to miss "a couple of weeks" with the finger injury he suffered in Sunday's win over the Colts, according to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. Wilson is still getting a second opinion on the injury. We'll let you know if his timeline changes, but Wilson is not a must-hold on redraft rosters. With WR Michael Pittman on IR and WR Ben Skowronek suffering a calf injury yesterday, the Steelers were down to Brandon Smith as their No. 3 WR. We should see targets condense around WRs D.K. Metcalf and Germie Bernard, TEs Pat Freiermuth and Darnell Washington, and RB Jaylen Warren in the short term.