Start Jahmyr Gibbs or Javonte Williams? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 2:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jahmyr Gibbs over Javonte Williams

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Jahmyr Gibbs

RB · DET · vs MIN

Market projects: 24.2; fantasy pts
MIN D vs RB: 16.0; fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 72 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 79%; Through Week 7
Target share: 18%; Through Week 7

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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

Should I drop Javonte Williams for Jahmyr Gibbs?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jahmyr Gibbs projects 254 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (25.4 a game over 10 games), Javonte Williams 144 (16.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jahmyr Gibbs over Javonte Williams.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Jahmyr Gibbs over Javonte Williams in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Jahmyr Gibbs at 24.2 points and Javonte Williams at 18.6, a gap of 5.7. 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. Drafters take Jahmyr Gibbs at ADP 1 and Javonte Williams at 33.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 24.2 fantasy points for Jahmyr Gibbs, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jahmyr Gibbs is 86 rushing yards, 37 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 1.3 touchdowns (10, 10, 8 and 12 market sources).

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).

That puts Jahmyr Gibbs 5.7 points ahead of Javonte Williams on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Jahmyr Gibbs and DET host MIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIN allowed 16.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 84 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIN and caught passes for 18 more yards.

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.

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

Injury status

Jahmyr Gibbs is not on the injury report.

Javonte Williams is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Jahmyr Gibbs played 79 percent of DET snaps, took 84 percent of the carries, drew 18 percent of the targets and had 51 percent of the red zone chances.

Jahmyr Gibbs, Week 3 against NYJ: 45 of 65 snaps, 20 carries for 99 yards, 8 targets and 7 catches for 65 yards, 3 touchdowns.

Jahmyr Gibbs, Week 4 against CAR: 62 of 71 snaps, 15 carries for 46 yards, 7 targets and 4 catches for 22 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jahmyr Gibbs, Week 5 against ARI: 46 of 66 snaps, 25 carries for 151 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 56 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jahmyr Gibbs, Week 7 against GB: 61 of 68 snaps, 29 carries for 116 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 27 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jahmyr Gibbs played 17 games for DET and scored 366.9 PPR points, 21.6 a game, finishing RB3.

He ran 243 times for 1223 yards and 13 touchdowns, and caught 77 of 94 targets for 616 yards.

He was on the field for 67 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.

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 Javonte Williams for Jahmyr Gibbs?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jahmyr Gibbs projects 254 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (25.4 a game over 10 games), Javonte Williams 144 (16.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jahmyr Gibbs over Javonte Williams.
Should I drop Jahmyr Gibbs for Javonte Williams?
No. Keep Jahmyr Gibbs: he projects 254 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (25.4 a game over 10 games), Javonte Williams 144 (16.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jahmyr Gibbs over Javonte Williams.

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