Should I start Ollie Gordon II or Javonte Williams in Week 8?

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on Ollie Gordon II, and the board ranks him 20th overall on the rest of his evidence.

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

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for Ollie Gordon II is 14.4 PPR points a game off 2 markets across 7 market sources. That is 70 percent of what a running back's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market-based projection for Javonte Williams is 6.9 PPR points a game off 1 market across 7 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a running back's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

Ollie Gordon II's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season through Week 7

Through Week 7, Ollie Gordon II has been on the field for 83 percent of MIA snaps, taken 64 percent of the carries, drawn 14 percent of the targets and had 45 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 0 of the offence's 6 third down targets, had 5 of its 6 chances inside the five and seen 0 of its 1 two minute target.

His 3 targets have come 3.3 yards behind the line of scrimmage on average.

In Week 7 against NYJ he carried 25 times for 103 yards, caught 1 of 3 targets for 0 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Through Week 7, Javonte Williams has been on the field for 75 percent of DAL snaps, taken 69 percent of the carries, drawn 8 percent of the targets and had 40 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 4 of the offence's 63 third down targets, had 17 of its 26 chances inside the five and seen 3 of its 48 two minute targets.

His 22 targets have come 1.6 yards behind the line of scrimmage on average.

In Week 5 against TB he carried 12 times for 45 yards, caught 2 of 3 targets for 17 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 6 against GB he carried 11 times for 41 yards, caught 2 of 2 targets for 9 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 7 against PHI he carried 25 times for 155 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Ollie Gordon II played 17 games and scored 54.1 PPR points, 3.2 a game, finishing RB68.

He carried 70 times for 199 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 7 of 9 targets for 32 more yards.

That came to 4.1 carries a game at 2.8 yards a carry and 0.4 catches a game.

He was on the field for 22 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Javonte Williams played 16 games and scored 242.8 PPR points, 15.2 a game, finishing RB12.

He carried 252 times for 1201 yards and 11 touchdowns, and caught 35 of 51 targets for 137 more yards.

That came to 15.8 carries a game at 4.8 yards a carry and 2.2 catches a game.

He was on the field for 68 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Ollie Gordon II was available for 1 game more.

Head to head

In 2025 Javonte Williams scored 15.2 PPR points a game and Ollie Gordon II 3.2, 12.0 a game between them.

Ollie Gordon II finished RB68 that year and Javonte Williams RB12.

Javonte Williams had 182 more carries than Ollie Gordon II, 252 to 70.

Javonte Williams had 28 more catches than Ollie Gordon II, 35 to 7.

This season Ollie Gordon II holds the bigger snap share, 83 percent against 75 percent.

This season Javonte Williams holds the bigger share of the carries, 69 percent against 64 percent.

Byes and availability

Ollie Gordon II is off in Week 6 and Javonte Williams in Week 14, so either can cover the other's bye.