# Derek Brown: DBro is fading D.K. Metcalf in 2026 fantasy drafts, arguing his analytics don't support his cost and he'd rather take other players around Metcalf's ADP.

**Pundit:** Derek Brown — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/derek-brown
**Outlet:** FantasyPros — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/fantasypros
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://www.fantasypros.com/2026/08/3-wide-receivers-experts-do-not-draft-2026-fantasy-football/

> I'll happily draft other players around Metcalf's ADP all summer rather than selecting the Pittsburgh pseudo-alpha.

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