Start Kyren Williams or Cam Skattebo? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 3:46 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Kyren Williams over Cam Skattebo

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Kyren Williams

RB · LAR · at LV

Market projects: 16.9; recent weeks avg
LV D vs RB: 23.7; 7th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 97 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 71%; Through Week 6
Target share: 16%; 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 Kyren Williams?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kyren Williams projects 158 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.8 a game over 10 games), Cam Skattebo 130 (13.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kyren Williams over Cam Skattebo.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Kyren Williams over Cam Skattebo in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Kyren Williams at 16.9 points and Cam Skattebo at 12.4, a gap of 4.5. No player market is posted for Kyren Williams this week yet, so his 16.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (15.2, 18.3 and 17.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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 Kyren Williams at ADP 29 and Cam Skattebo at 40.

What the market projects

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.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Kyren Williams yet. His market-based projections were 15.2, 18.3 and 17.2 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 16.9, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Kyren Williams is 1 touchdown (8 market sources).

That puts Kyren Williams 4.5 points ahead of Cam Skattebo on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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.

Kyren Williams and LAR visit LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LV allowed 23.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 7th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 114 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against LV and caught passes for 39 more yards.

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

Injury status

Cam Skattebo is not on the injury report.

Kyren Williams is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

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.

Through Week 6, Kyren Williams played 71 percent of LAR snaps, took 56 percent of the carries, drew 16 percent of the targets and had 39 percent of the red zone chances.

Kyren Williams, Week 3 against DEN: 61 of 86 snaps, 15 carries for 88 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 70 yards.

Kyren Williams, Week 4 against PHI: 70 of 84 snaps, 16 carries for 80 yards, 13 targets and 10 catches for 67 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Kyren Williams, Week 5 against BUF: 60 of 82 snaps, 16 carries for 49 yards, 8 targets and 6 catches for 27 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kyren Williams, Week 6 against ARI: 42 of 58 snaps, 10 carries for 50 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 17 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Kyren Williams played 17 games for LAR and scored 263.3 PPR points, 15.5 a game, finishing RB9.

He ran 259 times for 1252 yards and 10 touchdowns, and caught 36 of 50 targets for 281 yards.

He was on the field for 68 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 Kyren Williams?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kyren Williams projects 158 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.8 a game over 10 games), Cam Skattebo 130 (13.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kyren Williams over Cam Skattebo.
Should I drop Kyren Williams for Cam Skattebo?
No. Keep Kyren Williams: he projects 158 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.8 a game over 10 games), Cam Skattebo 130 (13.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kyren Williams over Cam Skattebo.