Start Javonte Williams or Braelon Allen? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 3:51 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Javonte Williams over Braelon Allen

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Javonte Williams

RB · DAL · at PHI

Market projects: 16.1; fantasy pts
PHI D vs RB: 20.5; 16th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 74 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 76%; Through Week 6
Target share: 9%; Through Week 6

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Braelon Allen

RB · NYJ · vs MIA

Market projects: 13.3; recent weeks avg
MIA D vs RB: 26.1; 4th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 85 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 61%; Through Week 6
Target share: 8%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Braelon Allen for Javonte Williams?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Javonte Williams projects 161 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.1 a game over 10 games), Braelon Allen 137 (13.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Javonte Williams over Braelon Allen.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Javonte Williams over Braelon Allen in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Javonte Williams at 16.1 points and Braelon Allen at 13.3, a gap of 2.8. No player market is posted for Braelon Allen this week yet, so his 13.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (11.1, 14.9 and 13.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Javonte Williams at ADP 33 and Braelon Allen at 180.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 16.1 fantasy points for Javonte Williams, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Javonte Williams is 67 rushing yards, 13 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.9 touchdowns (8, 8, 8 and 11 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Braelon Allen yet. His market-based projections were 11.1, 14.9 and 13.8 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 13.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Javonte Williams 2.8 points ahead of Braelon Allen on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Javonte Williams and DAL visit PHI on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

PHI allowed 20.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 104 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against PHI and caught passes for 23 more yards.

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

MIA allowed 26.1 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 4th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 101 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against MIA and caught passes for 39 more yards.

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

Injury status

Javonte Williams is not on the injury report.

Braelon Allen is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Javonte Williams played 76 percent of DAL snaps, took 70 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 40 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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.

Through Week 6, Braelon Allen played 61 percent of NYJ snaps, took 49 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 29 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Braelon Allen, Week 5 against CLE: 60 of 70 snaps, 24 carries for 116 yards, 4 targets and 1 catch for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

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

Their 2025 seasons

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.

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.

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 Braelon Allen for Javonte Williams?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Javonte Williams projects 161 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.1 a game over 10 games), Braelon Allen 137 (13.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Javonte Williams over Braelon Allen.
Should I drop Javonte Williams for Braelon Allen?
No. Keep Javonte Williams: he projects 161 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.1 a game over 10 games), Braelon Allen 137 (13.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Javonte Williams over Braelon Allen.