Start Bijan Robinson or Kyren Williams? Week 7

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

Start Bijan Robinson over Kyren Williams

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Bijan Robinson

RB · ATL · vs SF

Market projects: 21.1; fantasy pts
SF D vs RB: 22.9; 11th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 63 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 69%; Through Week 6
Target share: 17%; Through Week 6

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Kyren Williams

RB · LAR · at LV

Market projects: 16.9; recent weeks avg
LV D vs RB: 23.7; 7th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 97 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 71%; Through Week 6
Target share: 16%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Kyren Williams for Bijan Robinson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bijan Robinson projects 219 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (21.9 a game over 10 games), Kyren Williams 143 (14.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Kyren Williams.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Bijan Robinson over Kyren Williams in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Bijan Robinson at 21.1 points and Kyren Williams at 16.9, a gap of 4.3. No player market is posted for Kyren Williams this week yet, so his 16.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (15.2, 18.3 and 17.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Bijan Robinson at ADP 2 and Kyren Williams at 29.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 21.1 fantasy points for Bijan Robinson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bijan Robinson is 84 rushing yards, 25 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 1.1 touchdowns (3, 3, 3 and 5 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Kyren Williams yet. His market-based projections were 15.2, 18.3 and 17.2 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 16.9, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Kyren Williams is 0.9 touchdowns (8 market sources).

That puts Bijan Robinson 4.3 points ahead of Kyren Williams on these 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.

Kyren Williams and LAR visit LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LV allowed 23.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 7th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 114 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against LV and caught passes for 39 more yards.

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

Injury status

Bijan Robinson is not on the injury report.

Kyren 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, Kyren Williams played 71 percent of LAR snaps, took 56 percent of the carries, drew 16 percent of the targets and had 39 percent of the red zone chances.

Kyren Williams, Week 3 against DEN: 61 of 86 snaps, 15 carries for 88 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 70 yards.

Kyren Williams, Week 4 against PHI: 70 of 84 snaps, 16 carries for 80 yards, 13 targets and 10 catches for 67 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Kyren Williams, Week 5 against BUF: 60 of 82 snaps, 16 carries for 49 yards, 8 targets and 6 catches for 27 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kyren Williams, Week 6 against ARI: 42 of 58 snaps, 10 carries for 50 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 17 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, 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.

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 Kyren Williams for Bijan Robinson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bijan Robinson projects 219 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (21.9 a game over 10 games), Kyren Williams 143 (14.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Kyren Williams.
Should I drop Bijan Robinson for Kyren Williams?
No. Keep Bijan Robinson: he projects 219 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (21.9 a game over 10 games), Kyren Williams 143 (14.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Kyren Williams.