Should I drop Bryce Young for Caleb Williams?

Not on these numbers alone. Bryce Young projects 169 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 10 games) and Caleb Williams 167 (18.5 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Caleb Williams over Bryce Young, 17.1 to 16.5 projected PPR points.

Start Bryce Young or Caleb Williams? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 8:11 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Caleb Williams over Bryce Young

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Caleb Williams

QB · CHI · at SEA

Market projects: 17.1; fantasy pts
SEA D vs QB: 11.6; 2nd fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 53 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 97%; Through Week 7

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Bryce Young

QB · CAR · at GB

Market projects: 16.5; fantasy pts
GB D vs QB: 14.3; 5th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 16 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 94%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Caleb Williams for Bryce Young?

Not on these numbers alone. Caleb Williams projects 167 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (18.5 a game over 9 games) and Bryce Young 169 (16.9 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Caleb Williams over Bryce Young, 17.1 to 16.5 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Caleb Williams over Bryce Young in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Caleb Williams at 17.1 points and Bryce Young at 16.5, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Caleb Williams'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 Caleb Williams at ADP 87 and Bryce Young at 212. Market coverage on Caleb Williams 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 17.1 fantasy points for Caleb Williams, with 70 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Caleb Williams is 1-2 passing touchdowns and 0.2 touchdowns (3 and 7 market sources).

Player markets imply 16.5 fantasy points for Bryce Young, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bryce Young is 251 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 10 rushing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (13, 14, 13 and 13 market sources).

That puts Caleb Williams 0.6 points ahead of Bryce Young on the market projections.

Week 8 matchups

Caleb Williams and CHI visit SEA on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

SEA allowed 11.6 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 158 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against SEA, with 1.1 interceptions a game.

Bryce Young and CAR visit GB on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

GB allowed 14.3 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 223 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against GB, with 1.3 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Bryce Young has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Caleb Williams is not on the injury report.

Bryce Young is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Caleb Williams played 97 percent of CHI snaps, dropped back 150 times and threw an average of 7.0 air yards per attempt.

Caleb Williams, Week 1 against CAR: 75 of 75 snaps, 21 of 29 passes for 269 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 10 carries for 65 yards.

Caleb Williams, Week 2 against MIN: 64 of 74 snaps, 15 of 26 passes for 138 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 5 carries for 42 yards.

Caleb Williams, Week 6 against ATL: 77 of 77 snaps, 30 of 36 passes for 305 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 4 yards.

Caleb Williams, Week 7 against NE: 69 of 69 snaps, 22 of 33 passes for 308 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 19 yards.

Through Week 7, Bryce Young played 94 percent of CAR snaps, dropped back 250 times and threw an average of 8.8 air yards per attempt.

Bryce Young, Week 3 against CLE: 77 of 77 snaps, 26 of 47 passes for 291 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception.

Bryce Young, Week 4 against DET: 75 of 75 snaps, 29 of 41 passes for 329 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 7 yards.

Bryce Young, Week 6 against PHI: 79 of 79 snaps, 20 of 39 passes for 281 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 8 yards.

Bryce Young, Week 7 against TB: 43 of 56 snaps, 14 of 27 passes for 163 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 1 carry for 9 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Caleb Williams played 17 games for CHI and scored 325.2 PPR points, 19.1 a game, finishing QB5.

He completed 330 of 568 passes for 3942 yards, 27 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran 77 times for 383 yards and 3 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 99 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Bryce Young played 16 games for CAR and scored 229.0 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing QB19.

He completed 304 of 478 passes for 3011 yards, 23 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, and ran 54 times for 216 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 96 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Caleb Williams for Bryce Young?
Not on these numbers alone. Caleb Williams projects 167 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (18.5 a game over 9 games) and Bryce Young 169 (16.9 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Caleb Williams over Bryce Young, 17.1 to 16.5 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Bryce Young for Caleb Williams?
Not on these numbers alone. Bryce Young projects 169 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 10 games) and Caleb Williams 167 (18.5 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Caleb Williams over Bryce Young, 17.1 to 16.5 projected PPR points.

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