Start Jameson Williams or Chris Godwin Jr.? Week 7

Updated Oct 23, 8:51 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jameson Williams over Chris Godwin Jr.

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Jameson Williams

WR · DET · vs GB

Market projects: 11.4; fantasy pts
GB D vs WR: 33.0; 13th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 81 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 90%; Through Week 5
Target share: 15%; Through Week 5

Sit

Chris Godwin Jr.

WR · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 10.5; fantasy pts
CAR D vs WR: 29.4; 8th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 70 of 100 at WR

Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. for Jameson Williams?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jameson Williams projects 114 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (11.4 a game over 10 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (8.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jameson Williams over Chris Godwin Jr., 11.4 to 10.5 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jameson Williams over Chris Godwin Jr. in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jameson Williams at 11.4 points and Chris Godwin Jr. at 10.5, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Jameson Williams at ADP 44 and Chris Godwin Jr. at 82.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.4 fantasy points for Jameson Williams, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jameson Williams is 55 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (12, 11 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 10.5 fantasy points for Chris Godwin Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Chris Godwin Jr. is 42 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (12, 10 and 12 market sources).

That puts Jameson Williams 0.9 points ahead of Chris Godwin Jr. on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jameson Williams and DET host GB on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

GB allowed 33.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 13th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 141 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against GB.

Chris Godwin Jr. and TB visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 29.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 148 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against CAR.

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

Injury status

Jameson Williams is not on the injury report.

Chris Godwin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 5, Jameson Williams played 90 percent of DET snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 32 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Jameson Williams, Week 2 against BUF: 63 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 33 yards.

Jameson Williams, Week 3 against NYJ: 53 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 49 yards.

Jameson Williams, Week 4 against CAR: 70 of 71 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 102 yards.

Jameson Williams, Week 5 against ARI: 59 of 66 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 47 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jameson Williams played 17 games for DET and scored 219.9 PPR points, 12.9 a game, finishing WR12.

He caught 65 of 102 targets for 1117 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 676 air yards.

He was on the field for 90 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Chris Godwin Jr. played 9 games for TB and scored 83.0 PPR points, 9.2 a game, finishing WR78.

He caught 33 of 51 targets for 360 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 154 air yards.

He was on the field for 71 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against CAR: 47 of 67 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards, 1.8 PPR points.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against MIA: 53 of 67 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 108 yards, 1 touchdown, 23.8 PPR points.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against CAR: 41 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 30 yards, 8.0 PPR points.

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 Chris Godwin Jr. for Jameson Williams?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jameson Williams projects 114 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (11.4 a game over 10 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (8.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jameson Williams over Chris Godwin Jr., 11.4 to 10.5 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Jameson Williams for Chris Godwin Jr.?
No. Keep Jameson Williams: he projects 114 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (11.4 a game over 10 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (8.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jameson Williams over Chris Godwin Jr., 11.4 to 10.5 projected PPR points.