Start Javonte Williams or D'Andre Swift? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Javonte Williams over D'Andre Swift
- NYG D vs RB
- 24.9
- 13th most to RBs (2026)
- CAR D vs RB
- 52.8
- most to RBs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start Javonte Williams over D'Andre Swift 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 35 and D'Andre Swift at 43.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Javonte Williams in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for D'Andre Swift 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.
D'Andre Swift and CHI visit CAR.
CAR allowed 52.8 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the most in the league.
Running backs ran for 224 yards and 4 touchdowns against CAR and caught passes for 34 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, D'Andre Swift has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Javonte Williams was not on the injury report when the call was made.
D'Andre Swift was listed as questionable 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, D'Andre Swift played 16 games for CHI and scored 228.6 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing RB15.
He ran 223 times for 1087 yards and 9 touchdowns, and caught 34 of 48 targets for 299 yards.
He was on the field for 58 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
D'Andre Swift, Week 18 of 2025 against DET: 10 carries for 40 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 8 yards, 5.8 PPR points.
D'Andre Swift, Week 17 of 2025 against SF: 39 of 66 snaps, 9 carries for 54 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 25 yards, 2 touchdowns, 21.9 PPR points.
D'Andre Swift, Week 16 of 2025 against GB: 35 of 64 snaps, 13 carries for 58 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards, 9.0 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
RB12 · CHI · bye 10
2025 vs rush yds line 10-6
- Overall rank
- 30
- 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 board25
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 3 and tier 4
- Board size244 draftable players
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