Should I drop Ashton Jeanty for Javonte Williams?

Not on these numbers alone. Ashton Jeanty projects 146 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 9 games) and Javonte Williams 144 (16.0 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Javonte Williams.

Start Javonte Williams or Ashton Jeanty? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 2:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Ashton Jeanty over Javonte Williams

Jeanty projects lower, 15.5 to 18.6, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 25 for Jeanty, 33 for Williams.

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Ashton Jeanty

RB · LV · at NYJ

Market projects: 15.5; recent weeks avg
NYJ D vs RB: 21.4; 16th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 75 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 70%; Through Week 7
Target share: 17%; Through Week 7

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Javonte Williams

RB · DAL · vs ARI

Market projects: 18.6; recent weeks avg
ARI D vs RB: 21.9; 15th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 97 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 75%; Through Week 7
Target share: 8%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Javonte Williams for Ashton Jeanty?

Not on these numbers alone. Javonte Williams projects 144 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.0 a game over 9 games) and Ashton Jeanty 146 (16.2 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Javonte Williams.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Ashton Jeanty over Javonte Williams in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Ashton Jeanty at 15.5 points and Javonte Williams at 18.6, a gap of 3.0. Ashton Jeanty still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 25 against 33, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Ashton Jeanty this week yet, so his 15.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (14.4, 16.1 and 16.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Javonte Williams this week yet, so his 18.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (23.4, 17.3 and 15.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Javonte Williams yet. His market-based projections were 23.4, 17.3 and 15.1 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 18.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Javonte Williams is 1.2 touchdowns (6 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Ashton Jeanty yet. His market-based projections were 14.5, 16.1 and 16.0 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 15.5, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Ashton Jeanty is 0.8 touchdowns (6 market sources).

That puts Javonte Williams 3.0 points ahead of Ashton Jeanty on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Javonte Williams and DAL host ARI on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ARI allowed 21.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 15th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 104 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against ARI and caught passes for 31 more yards.

Ashton Jeanty and LV visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 21.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 16th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 107 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NYJ and caught passes for 22 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Javonte Williams has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Javonte Williams is not on the injury report.

Ashton Jeanty is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Javonte Williams played 75 percent of DAL snaps, took 69 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 40 percent of the red zone chances.

Javonte Williams, Week 4 against HOU: 58 of 78 snaps, 19 carries for 62 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 21 yards, 3 touchdowns.

Javonte Williams, Week 5 against TB: 51 of 60 snaps, 12 carries for 45 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards, 1 touchdown.

Javonte Williams, Week 6 against GB: 57 of 78 snaps, 11 carries for 41 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards, 1 touchdown.

Javonte Williams, Week 7 against PHI: 44 of 68 snaps, 25 carries for 155 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 7, Ashton Jeanty played 70 percent of LV snaps, took 64 percent of the carries, drew 17 percent of the targets and had 44 percent of the red zone chances.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 4 against KC: 56 of 84 snaps, 15 carries for 58 yards, 8 targets and 6 catches for 68 yards.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 5 against NE: 32 of 60 snaps, 10 carries for 27 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 50 yards.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 6 against BUF: 38 of 66 snaps, 10 carries for 22 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 36 yards, 1 touchdown.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 7 against LAR: 49 of 68 snaps, 8 carries for 15 yards, 8 targets and 8 catches for 61 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

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

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

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

In 2025, Ashton Jeanty played 17 games for LV and scored 245.1 PPR points, 14.4 a game, finishing RB11.

He ran 266 times for 975 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 55 of 73 targets for 346 yards.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Javonte Williams for Ashton Jeanty?
Not on these numbers alone. Javonte Williams projects 144 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.0 a game over 9 games) and Ashton Jeanty 146 (16.2 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Javonte Williams.
Should I drop Ashton Jeanty for Javonte Williams?
Not on these numbers alone. Ashton Jeanty projects 146 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 9 games) and Javonte Williams 144 (16.0 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Javonte Williams.

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