Should I drop Javonte Williams for D'Andre Swift?

Not on these numbers alone. Javonte Williams projects 144 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.0 a game over 9 games) and D'Andre Swift 141 (15.7 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Javonte Williams over D'Andre Swift.

Start Javonte Williams or D'Andre Swift? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:46 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Javonte Williams over D'Andre Swift

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Javonte Williams

RB · DAL · vs ARI

Market projects: 18.6; recent weeks avg
ARI D vs RB: 21.9; 15th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 97 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 75%; Through Week 7
Target share: 8%; Through Week 7

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D'Andre Swift

RB · CHI · at SEA

Market projects: 16.9; recent weeks avg
SEA D vs RB: 20.9; 15th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 78 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 60%; Through Week 7
Target share: 11%; Through Week 7

Should I drop D'Andre Swift for Javonte Williams?

Not on these numbers alone. D'Andre Swift projects 141 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.7 a game over 9 games) and Javonte Williams 144 (16.0 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Javonte Williams over D'Andre Swift.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Javonte Williams over D'Andre Swift in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Javonte Williams at 18.6 points and D'Andre Swift at 16.9, a gap of 1.7. No player market is posted for Javonte Williams this week yet, so his 18.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (23.4, 17.3 and 15.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for D'Andre Swift this week yet, so his 16.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (18.4, 16.0 and 16.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Javonte Williams at ADP 33 and D'Andre Swift at 41.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Javonte Williams yet. His market-based projections were 23.4, 17.3 and 15.1 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 18.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Javonte Williams is 1.2 touchdowns (6 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for D'Andre Swift yet. His market-based projections were 18.4, 16.0 and 16.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 16.9, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for D'Andre Swift is 0.8 touchdowns (8 market sources).

That puts Javonte Williams 1.7 points ahead of D'Andre Swift on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Javonte Williams and DAL host ARI on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ARI allowed 21.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 15th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 104 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against ARI and caught passes for 31 more yards.

D'Andre Swift and CHI visit SEA on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

SEA allowed 20.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 71 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against SEA and caught passes for 32 more yards.

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

Injury status

Javonte Williams is not on the injury report.

D'Andre Swift is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Javonte Williams played 75 percent of DAL snaps, took 69 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 40 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Javonte Williams, Week 7 against PHI: 44 of 68 snaps, 25 carries for 155 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 7, D'Andre Swift played 60 percent of CHI snaps, took 49 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.

D'Andre Swift, Week 4 against NYJ: 33 of 93 snaps, 15 carries for 58 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.

D'Andre Swift, Week 5 against GB: 40 of 69 snaps, 9 carries for 43 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards, 1 touchdown.

D'Andre Swift, Week 6 against ATL: 45 of 77 snaps, 16 carries for 44 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 26 yards, 2 touchdowns.

D'Andre Swift, Week 7 against NE: 59 of 69 snaps, 22 carries for 78 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 12 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, 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.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop D'Andre Swift for Javonte Williams?
Not on these numbers alone. D'Andre Swift projects 141 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.7 a game over 9 games) and Javonte Williams 144 (16.0 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Javonte Williams over D'Andre Swift.
Should I drop Javonte Williams for D'Andre Swift?
Not on these numbers alone. Javonte Williams projects 144 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.0 a game over 9 games) and D'Andre Swift 141 (15.7 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Javonte Williams over D'Andre Swift.

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