Should I start Michael Wilson or Jameson Williams in Week 9?

The market-based projections

Michael Wilson's market-based projection is 11.2 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 7 market sources. That is the 50th highest figure of the 219 players with a market-based projection.

Jameson Williams's market-based projection is 11.1 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 10 market sources. That is the 51st highest figure of the 219 players with a market-based projection.

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on Michael Wilson, and the board ranks him 35th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Jameson Williams, and the board ranks him 36th overall on the rest of his evidence.

This season through Week 8

Through Week 8, Michael Wilson has been on the field for 89 percent of ARI snaps, drawn 26 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 22 of the offence's 88 third down targets, had 9 of its 29 chances inside the five and seen 22 of its 57 two minute targets.

His 81 targets have averaged 11.4 air yards.

In Week 6 against LAR he caught 4 of 7 targets for 32 yards and did not score.

In Week 7 against DEN he carried 2 times for 11 yards, caught 4 of 8 targets for 55 yards and did not score.

In Week 8 against DAL he carried 1 time for 17 yards, caught 8 of 15 targets for 111 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Through Week 8, Jameson Williams has been on the field for 88 percent of DET snaps, drawn 18 percent of the targets and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 11 of the offence's 60 third down targets, had 0 of its 22 chances inside the five and seen 7 of its 30 two minute targets.

His 44 targets have averaged 14.9 air yards.

In Week 5 against ARI he caught 2 of 4 targets for 47 yards and scored 2 touchdowns.

In Week 7 against GB he caught 5 of 9 targets for 91 yards and scored 2 touchdowns.

In Week 8 against MIN he caught 4 of 6 targets for 70 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Michael Wilson played 17 games and scored 220.6 PPR points, 13.0 a game, finishing WR10.

He caught 78 of 126 targets for 1006 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets.

That came to 7.4 targets a game, a 62 percent catch rate and 12.9 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 81 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Jameson Williams played 17 games and scored 219.9 PPR points, 12.9 a game, finishing WR12.

He caught 65 of 102 targets for 1117 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets.

That came to 6.0 targets a game, a 64 percent catch rate and 17.2 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 90 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Both were available for 17 games that season.

Head to head

In 2025 Michael Wilson scored 13.0 PPR points a game and Jameson Williams 12.9, 0.0 a game between them.

Michael Wilson finished WR10 that year and Jameson Williams WR12.

Michael Wilson had 24 more targets than Jameson Williams, 126 to 102.

Jameson Williams had 111 more receiving yards than Michael Wilson, 1117 to 1006.

This season Michael Wilson holds the bigger snap share, 89 percent against 88 percent.

This season Michael Wilson holds the bigger target share, 26 percent against 18 percent.

Byes and availability

Michael Wilson is off in Week 14 and Jameson Williams in Week 6, so either can cover the other's bye.

Michael Wilson is listed as questionable on the injury report.

What would change the answer

0.1 points a game is the entire case. The market restates it every week, and a line that moves moves the order with it.

The draft market is the half that is missing: when live drafts hold these two again they can order them differently from the projection, and this page will follow the drafts rather than the market-based projection when they do.