Start Javonte Williams or Cam Skattebo? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 2:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Javonte Williams over Cam Skattebo

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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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Cam Skattebo

RB · NYG · at HOU

Market projects: 12.4; recent weeks avg
HOU D vs RB: 18.9; 9th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 11 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 54%; Through Week 6
Target share: 6%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Cam Skattebo for Javonte Williams?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Javonte Williams projects 165 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 10 games), Cam Skattebo 130 (13.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Javonte Williams over Cam Skattebo.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Javonte Williams over Cam Skattebo in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Javonte Williams at 16.1 points and Cam Skattebo at 12.4, a gap of 3.7. No player market is posted for Cam Skattebo this week yet, so his 12.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (14.8, 12.2 and 10.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Javonte Williams at ADP 33 and Cam Skattebo at 40.

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 Cam Skattebo yet. His market-based projections were 14.8, 12.2 and 10.3 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 12.4, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Javonte Williams 3.7 points ahead of Cam Skattebo 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.

Cam Skattebo and NYG visit HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

HOU allowed 18.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 76 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against HOU and caught passes for 22 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Javonte Williams has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Javonte Williams is not on the injury report.

Cam Skattebo 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, Cam Skattebo played 54 percent of NYG snaps, took 50 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 23 percent of the red zone chances.

Cam Skattebo, Week 3 against TEN: 49 of 64 snaps, 20 carries for 60 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards.

Cam Skattebo, Week 4 against ARI: 43 of 67 snaps, 18 carries for 58 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards.

Cam Skattebo, Week 5 against WAS: 56 of 89 snaps, 13 carries for 59 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

Cam Skattebo, Week 6 against NO: 6 of 77 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 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, Cam Skattebo played 8 games for NYG and scored 127.7 PPR points, 16.0 a game, finishing RB37.

He ran 101 times for 410 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 24 of 32 targets for 207 yards.

He was on the field for 54 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 Cam Skattebo for Javonte Williams?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Javonte Williams projects 165 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 10 games), Cam Skattebo 130 (13.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Javonte Williams over Cam Skattebo.
Should I drop Javonte Williams for Cam Skattebo?
No. Keep Javonte Williams: he projects 165 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 10 games), Cam Skattebo 130 (13.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Javonte Williams over Cam Skattebo.