Start Javonte Williams or Braelon Allen? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Javonte Williams over Braelon Allen in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Javonte Williams at 17.4 points and Braelon Allen at 16.1, a gap of 1.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. 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.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 16.1 fantasy points for Braelon Allen, with 90 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Braelon Allen at 71.5 rushing yards, with a 49% chance to score a touchdown (13 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 17.4 fantasy points for Javonte Williams, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Javonte Williams at 68.5 rushing yards, 14.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 66% chance to score a touchdown (16, 15, 15 and 16 market sources).

That puts Javonte Williams 1.3 points ahead of Braelon Allen on the market projections.

Injury status

Braelon Allen is not on the injury report.

Javonte Williams is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Braelon Allen played 48 percent of NYJ snaps, took 34 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 33 percent of the red zone chances.

Braelon Allen, Week 1 against TEN: 27 of 67 snaps, 10 carries for 40 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Braelon Allen, Week 2 against GB: 23 of 74 snaps, 5 carries for 7 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards, 1 touchdown.

Braelon Allen, Week 3 against DET: 34 of 66 snaps, 4 carries for 14 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 3 yards.

Braelon Allen, Week 4 against CHI: 30 of 32 snaps, 14 carries for 59 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards.

Through Week 4, Javonte Williams played 75 percent of DAL snaps, took 66 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 46 percent of the red zone chances.

Javonte Williams, Week 1 against NYG: 41 of 58 snaps, 12 carries for 41 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 31 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Javonte Williams, Week 2 against WAS: 44 of 55 snaps, 12 carries for 30 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 20 yards.

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.

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 5 calls

• Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Braelon Allen.
• Start Braelon Allen over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Braelon Allen over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Javonte Williams over Aaron Jones Sr..
• Start Javonte Williams over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Javonte Williams over Bhayshul Tuten.