Start D'Andre Swift or Kyren Williams? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start D'Andre Swift over Kyren Williams in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project D'Andre Swift at 13.7 points and Kyren Williams at 12.8, 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 D'Andre Swift at ADP 44 and Kyren Williams at 32.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 12.8 fantasy points for Kyren Williams, with 80 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 13.7 fantasy points for D'Andre Swift, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

That puts D'Andre Swift 0.9 points ahead of Kyren Williams on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Kyren Williams and LAR host NYG on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

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 host MIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIN allowed 6.6 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 66 yards and no touchdowns against MIN and caught passes for 0 more yards.

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

Injury status

Kyren Williams is not on the injury report.

D'Andre Swift is listed as questionable with a knee injury.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Kyren Williams played 64 percent of LAR snaps, took 39 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 44 percent of the red zone chances.

Kyren Williams, Week 1 against SF: 39 of 61 snaps, 11 carries for 41 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 24 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 1, D'Andre Swift played 57 percent of CHI snaps, took 46 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 46 percent of the red zone chances.

D'Andre Swift, Week 1 against CAR: 43 of 75 snaps, 18 carries for 124 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 10 yards, 3 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

Kyren Williams, Week 18 of 2025 against ARI: 12 carries for 60 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 21 yards, 11.1 PPR points.

Kyren Williams, Week 17 of 2025 against ATL: 46 of 65 snaps, 13 carries for 92 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 38 yards, 16.0 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.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Breece Hall over Kyren Williams.
• Start Kyren Williams over Cam Skattebo.
• Start Javonte Williams over Kyren Williams.
• Start Ashton Jeanty over D'Andre Swift.
• Start Bucky Irving over D'Andre Swift.
• Start D'Andre Swift over Cam Skattebo.