Start Christian McCaffrey or Javonte Williams? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Christian McCaffrey over Javonte Williams in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Christian McCaffrey at 18.4 points and Javonte Williams at 17.9, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 18.4 fantasy points for Christian McCaffrey, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Christian McCaffrey at 53.5 rushing yards, 35.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 56% chance to score a touchdown (16, 16, 12 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 17.9 fantasy points for Javonte Williams, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Javonte Williams at 73.5 rushing yards, 14.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 66% chance to score a touchdown (16, 17, 16 and 17 market sources).

That puts Christian McCaffrey 0.5 points ahead of Javonte Williams on the market projections.

Injury status

Christian McCaffrey is not on the injury report.

Javonte Williams is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Christian McCaffrey played 66 percent of SF snaps, took 45 percent of the carries, drew 20 percent of the targets and had 35 percent of the red zone chances.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 1 against LAR: 36 of 65 snaps, 10 carries for 68 yards, 8 targets and 5 catches for 20 yards.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 2 against MIA: 27 of 52 snaps, 10 carries for 23 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 43 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 3 against ARI: 45 of 54 snaps, 15 carries for 75 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 41 yards, 1 touchdown.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 4 against DEN: 49 of 66 snaps, 15 carries for 52 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 18 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 4, Javonte Williams played 75 percent of DAL snaps, took 66 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 46 percent of the red zone chances.

Javonte Williams, Week 1 against NYG: 41 of 58 snaps, 12 carries for 41 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 31 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Javonte Williams, Week 2 against WAS: 44 of 55 snaps, 12 carries for 30 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 20 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Christian McCaffrey played 17 games for SF and scored 416.6 PPR points, 24.5 a game, finishing RB1.

He ran 311 times for 1202 yards and 10 touchdowns, and caught 102 of 129 targets for 924 yards.

He was on the field for 83 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

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