Start Javonte Williams or Bucky Irving? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Javonte Williams over Bucky Irving
- NYG D vs RB
- 24.9
- 13th most to RBs (2026)
- CIN D vs RB
- 23.1
- 16th most to RBs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start Javonte Williams over Bucky Irving in Week 1.
Neither player has a posted player market for this week, so this call is ADP and news based rather than priced against the betting market. Drafters take Javonte Williams at ADP 36.8 overall and Bucky Irving at 45.1.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Javonte Williams in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Bucky Irving in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
Javonte Williams and DAL visit NYG.
NYG allowed 24.9 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 13th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 55 yards and a touchdown against NYG and caught passes for 31 more yards.
Bucky Irving and TB visit CIN.
CIN allowed 23.1 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 16th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 60 yards and a touchdown against CIN and caught passes for 51 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Javonte Williams has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Javonte Williams was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Bucky Irving was not on the injury report when the call was made.
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.
Javonte Williams, Week 17 of 2025 against WAS: 25 of 92 snaps, 13 carries for 54 yards, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown, 11.4 PPR points.
Javonte Williams, Week 16 of 2025 against LAC: 33 of 58 snaps, 9 carries for 34 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards, 6.3 PPR points.
Javonte Williams, Week 15 of 2025 against MIN: 20 of 70 snaps, 15 carries for 91 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown, 15.1 PPR points.
In 2025, Bucky Irving played 10 games for TB and scored 138.5 PPR points, 13.9 a game, finishing RB34.
He ran 173 times for 588 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 30 of 35 targets for 277 yards.
He was on the field for 62 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Bucky Irving, Week 18 of 2025 against CAR: 42 of 67 snaps, 26 carries for 85 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 13 yards, 10.8 PPR points.
Bucky Irving, Week 17 of 2025 against MIA: 36 of 67 snaps, 9 carries for 19 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 14 yards, 8.3 PPR points.
Bucky Irving, Week 16 of 2025 against CAR: 40 of 64 snaps, 19 carries for 71 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 7.1 PPR points.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
RB4 · DAL · bye 14
2025 vs catches line 6-10
- Overall rank
- 5
- Draft pick
- ADP 5
- Tier
- 3
Ranked behind
RB18 · TB · bye 10
2025 vs rush yds line 3-7
- Overall rank
- 44
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 4
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 1, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board39
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 3 and tier 4
- Board size244 draftable players
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