When the Seahawks drafted D.K. Metcalf in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft, there were questions if Metcalf was agile enough to succeed in the NFL.
Well, those concerns seem silly now.
After posting 900 yards and seven touchdowns as a rookie, Metcalf is off to a hot start to the 2020 season, piling up 403 receiving yards and three touchdowns through four games. He’s had back-to-back 100-yard games.
He could turn that into three-straight 100-yard games as he goes up against the Vikings on Sunday Night Football in Seattle. The Vikings rank 29th in pass defense this season.
In last season’s game against the Vikings, Metcalf finished with six catches for 75 yards.
Minnesota’s defensive backs are young. There is plenty of potential there, but it’s a unit that has struggled this season.
Trying to stop Metcalf and Tyler Lockett is a challenge for any defense, especially so for an inexperienced one.
Through four games, the Vikings have allowed four 100-yard receivers.