Start Javonte Williams or Braelon Allen? Week 10

Our Week 10 call

Start Javonte Williams over Braelon Allen in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Javonte Williams at 14.6 points and Braelon Allen at 9.3, a gap of 5.3. Braelon Allen'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. Drafters take Javonte Williams at ADP 33 and Braelon Allen at 180.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.4 fantasy points for Braelon Allen, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Braelon Allen is 36 rushing yards and 0.4 touchdowns (10 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 14.6 fantasy points for Javonte Williams, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Javonte Williams is 66 rushing yards, 13 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.7 touchdowns (12, 11, 12 and 9 market sources).

That puts Javonte Williams 5.3 points ahead of Braelon Allen on the market projections.

Week 10 matchups

Braelon Allen and NYJ host BUF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BUF allowed 26.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Running backs ran for 81 yards and a touchdown a game against BUF and caught passes for 44 more yards.

Javonte Williams and DAL host SF on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

SF allowed 20.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 72 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against SF and caught passes for 41 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Braelon Allen has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Braelon Allen is not on the injury report.

Javonte Williams is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Braelon Allen played 65 percent of NYJ snaps, took 54 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.

Braelon Allen, Week 6 against NE: 54 of 62 snaps, 17 carries for 78 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards.

Braelon Allen, Week 7 against MIA: 46 of 59 snaps, 17 carries for 104 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 30 yards.

Braelon Allen, Week 8 against LV: 53 of 64 snaps, 21 carries for 147 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

Braelon Allen, Week 9 against KC: 37 of 63 snaps, 8 carries for 33 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 21 yards.

Through Week 9, Javonte Williams played 74 percent of DAL snaps, took 67 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 39 percent of the red zone chances.

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: 55 of 74 snaps, 24 carries for 56 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 1 yards.

Javonte Williams, Week 9 against IND: 57 of 79 snaps, 20 carries for 101 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 23 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Braelon Allen played 4 games for NYJ and scored 15.3 PPR points, 3.8 a game, finishing RB100.

He ran 18 times for 76 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 2 of 3 targets for 17 yards.

He was on the field for 24 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 10 calls

• Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Braelon Allen.
• Start Alvin Kamara over Braelon Allen.
• Start Ashton Jeanty over Braelon Allen.
• Start Javonte Williams over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Javonte Williams over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Javonte Williams.