Start Javonte Williams or Bijan Robinson? Week 8

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

Start Bijan Robinson over Javonte Williams

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Bijan Robinson

RB · ATL · at TB

Market projects: 22.7; recent weeks avg
TB D vs RB: 17.8; 3rd fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 68 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 71%; 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 Bijan Robinson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bijan Robinson projects 199 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (22.1 a game over 9 games), Javonte Williams 144 (16.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Javonte Williams.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Bijan Robinson over Javonte Williams in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Bijan Robinson at 22.7 points and Javonte Williams at 18.6, a gap of 4.1. No player market is posted for Bijan Robinson this week yet, so his 22.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (21.5, 23.2 and 23.3); 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. Drafters take Bijan Robinson at ADP 2 and Javonte Williams at 33.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Bijan Robinson yet. His market-based projections were 21.5, 23.2 and 23.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 22.7, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Bijan Robinson is 1 touchdown (8 market sources).

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).

That puts Bijan Robinson 4.1 points ahead of Javonte Williams on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Bijan Robinson and ATL visit TB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TB allowed 17.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 65 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against TB and caught passes for 37 more yards.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Javonte Williams 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 8

Through Week 7, Bijan Robinson played 71 percent of ATL snaps, took 66 percent of the carries, drew 17 percent of the targets and had 46 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Bijan Robinson, Week 7 against SF: 55 of 69 snaps, 20 carries for 63 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 45 yards.

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.

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 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 Bijan Robinson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bijan Robinson projects 199 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (22.1 a game over 9 games), Javonte Williams 144 (16.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Javonte Williams.
Should I drop Bijan Robinson for Javonte Williams?
No. Keep Bijan Robinson: he projects 199 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (22.1 a game over 9 games), Javonte Williams 144 (16.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Javonte Williams.

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