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Start Bijan Robinson or Javonte Williams? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:41 AM ET.

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Start Bijan Robinson over Javonte Williams

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Bijan Robinson

RB · ATL · vs CIN

Market projects
25.3
fantasy pts
CIN D vs RB
17.9
4th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share
71%
Through Week 8
Target share
15%
Through Week 8
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Javonte Williams

RB · DAL · at IND

Market projects
16.5
recent weeks avg
IND D vs RB
22.0
13th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share
75%
Through Week 8
Target share
8%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Javonte Williams for Bijan Robinson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bijan Robinson projects 176 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (22.0 a game over 8 games), Javonte Williams 133 (16.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Javonte Williams.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Bijan Robinson over Javonte Williams in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Bijan Robinson at 25.3 points and Javonte Williams at 16.5, a gap of 8.8. Bijan Robinson's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. No player market is posted for Javonte Williams this week yet, so his 16.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (17.3, 15.1 and 17.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Bijan Robinson at ADP 2 and Javonte Williams at 33. Market coverage on Bijan Robinson is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 25.3 fantasy points for Bijan Robinson, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bijan Robinson is 96 rushing yards and 1.2 touchdowns (7 and 7 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Javonte Williams yet. His market-based projections were 17.3, 15.1 and 17.2 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 16.5, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Javonte Williams is 1.2 touchdowns (5 market sources).

That puts Bijan Robinson 8.8 points ahead of Javonte Williams on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Bijan Robinson and ATL host CIN on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

CIN allowed 17.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 81 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against CIN and caught passes for 32 more yards.

Javonte Williams and DAL visit IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 22.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 13th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 96 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against IND and caught passes for 39 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 9

Through Week 8, Bijan Robinson played 71 percent of ATL snaps, took 66 percent of the carries, drew 15 percent of the targets and had 43 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Bijan Robinson, Week 8 against TB: 19 carries for 76 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 8, Javonte Williams played 75 percent of DAL snaps, took 68 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 40 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Javonte Williams, Week 8 against ARI: 24 carries for 56 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 1 yards.

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 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, 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 176 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (22.0 a game over 8 games), Javonte Williams 133 (16.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Javonte Williams.

  • Should I drop Bijan Robinson for Javonte Williams?

    No. Keep Bijan Robinson: he projects 176 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (22.0 a game over 8 games), Javonte Williams 133 (16.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Javonte Williams.

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