Start Bijan Robinson or Javonte Williams? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 4:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Bijan Robinson over Javonte Williams

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Bijan Robinson

RB · ATL · vs SF

Market projects: 21.2; fantasy pts
SF D vs RB: 22.9; 11th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 58 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 69%; Through Week 6
Target share: 17%; Through Week 6

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Javonte Williams

RB · DAL · at PHI

Market projects: 16.1; fantasy pts
PHI D vs RB: 20.5; 16th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 74 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 76%; Through Week 6
Target share: 9%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Javonte Williams for Bijan Robinson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bijan Robinson projects 224 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (22.4 a game over 10 games), Javonte Williams 165 (16.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Javonte Williams, 21.2 to 16.1 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Bijan Robinson over Javonte Williams in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Bijan Robinson at 21.2 points and Javonte Williams at 16.1, a gap of 5.1. Drafters take Bijan Robinson at ADP 2 and Javonte Williams at 33.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 21.2 fantasy points for Bijan Robinson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bijan Robinson is 25 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 1.1 touchdowns (3, 3 and 3 market sources).

Player markets imply 16.1 fantasy points for Javonte Williams, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Javonte Williams is 67 rushing yards, 13 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.9 touchdowns (8, 8, 8 and 11 market sources).

That puts Bijan Robinson 5.1 points ahead of Javonte Williams on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Bijan Robinson and ATL host SF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

SF allowed 22.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 11th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 80 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against SF and caught passes for 43 more yards.

Javonte Williams and DAL visit PHI on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

PHI allowed 20.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 104 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against PHI and caught passes for 23 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Bijan Robinson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bijan Robinson is not on the injury report.

Javonte Williams is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Bijan Robinson played 69 percent of ATL snaps, took 64 percent of the carries, drew 17 percent of the targets and had 48 percent of the red zone chances.

Bijan Robinson, Week 3 against GB: 51 of 71 snaps, 29 carries for 194 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Bijan Robinson, Week 4 against NO: 34 of 57 snaps, 19 carries for 145 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 2 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Bijan Robinson, Week 5 against BAL: 52 of 64 snaps, 17 carries for 86 yards, 7 targets and 4 catches for 32 yards.

Bijan Robinson, Week 6 against CHI: 43 of 55 snaps, 9 carries for 61 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for -8 yards.

Through Week 6, Javonte Williams played 76 percent of DAL snaps, took 70 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 40 percent of the red zone chances.

Javonte Williams, Week 3 against BAL: 56 of 74 snaps, 19 carries for 98 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 5 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Bijan Robinson played 17 games for ATL and scored 370.8 PPR points, 21.8 a game, finishing RB2.

He ran 287 times for 1478 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 79 of 103 targets for 820 yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Javonte Williams for Bijan Robinson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bijan Robinson projects 224 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (22.4 a game over 10 games), Javonte Williams 165 (16.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Javonte Williams, 21.2 to 16.1 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Bijan Robinson for Javonte Williams?
No. Keep Bijan Robinson: he projects 224 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (22.4 a game over 10 games), Javonte Williams 165 (16.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Javonte Williams, 21.2 to 16.1 projected PPR points.