Start Ashton Jeanty or Kyren Williams? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Ashton Jeanty over Kyren Williams
- MIA D vs RB
- 36.9
- 4th most to RBs (2026)
- SF D vs RB
- 24.3
- 14th most to RBs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start Ashton Jeanty over Kyren Williams in Week 1.
Neither player has a posted player market for this week, so this call is ADP and news based rather than priced against the betting market. Drafters take Ashton Jeanty at ADP 22 and Kyren Williams at 31.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Ashton Jeanty in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Kyren Williams in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
Ashton Jeanty and LV host MIA.
MIA allowed 36.9 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 4th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 144 yards and no touchdowns against MIA and caught passes for 45 more yards.
Kyren Williams and LAR host SF.
SF allowed 24.3 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 14th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 114 yards and a touchdown against SF and caught passes for 29 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Ashton Jeanty has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Ashton Jeanty was listed as questionable when the call was made.
Kyren Williams was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
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.
Ashton Jeanty, Week 18 of 2025 against KC: 26 carries for 87 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 7 yards, 12.4 PPR points.
Ashton Jeanty, Week 17 of 2025 against NYG: 48 of 59 snaps, 16 carries for 60 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards, 9.3 PPR points.
Ashton Jeanty, Week 16 of 2025 against HOU: 50 of 54 snaps, 24 carries for 128 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 60 yards, 2 touchdowns, 31.8 PPR points.
In 2025, Kyren Williams played 17 games for LAR and scored 263.3 PPR points, 15.5 a game, finishing RB9.
He ran 259 times for 1252 yards and 10 touchdowns, and caught 36 of 50 targets for 281 yards.
He was on the field for 68 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Kyren Williams, Week 18 of 2025 against ARI: 12 carries for 60 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 21 yards, 11.1 PPR points.
Kyren Williams, Week 17 of 2025 against ATL: 46 of 65 snaps, 13 carries for 92 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 38 yards, 16.0 PPR points.
Kyren Williams, Week 16 of 2025 against SEA: 65 of 92 snaps, 23 carries for 70 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 15 yards, 11.5 PPR points.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
RB3 · LV · bye 13
2025 vs rec yds line 6-11
- Overall rank
- 4
- Draft pick
- ADP 4
- Tier
- 2
Ranked behind
RB33 · LAR · bye 11
2025 vs rush yds line 10-7
- Overall rank
- 78
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 6
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 1, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board74
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 2 and tier 6
- Board size244 draftable players
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