Start Javonte Williams or James Cook III? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Javonte Williams over James Cook III in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Javonte Williams at 17.8 points and James Cook III at 17.5, a gap of 0.3. 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 17.8 fantasy points for Javonte Williams, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Javonte Williams at 70.5 rushing yards, with a 66% chance to score a touchdown (7 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 17.5 fantasy points for James Cook III, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has James Cook III at 92.5 rushing yards, 8.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 62% chance to score a touchdown (7, 8, 8 and 6 market sources).

That puts Javonte Williams 0.3 points ahead of James Cook III on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

James Cook III and BUF visit LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LV allowed 22.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 12th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 116 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against LV and caught passes for 29 more yards.

Injury status

Javonte Williams is not on the injury report.

James Cook III is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Javonte Williams played 77 percent of DAL snaps, took 69 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 45 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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.

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, James Cook III played 17 games for BUF and scored 302.2 PPR points, 17.8 a game, finishing RB6.

He ran 309 times for 1621 yards and 12 touchdowns, and caught 33 of 40 targets for 291 yards.

He was on the field for 60 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

James Cook III, Week 18 of 2025 against NYJ: 2 carries for 15 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1.5 PPR points.

James Cook III, Week 17 of 2025 against PHI: 39 of 76 snaps, 20 carries for 74 yards, 4 targets and 1 catch for 3 yards, 8.7 PPR points.

James Cook III, Week 16 of 2025 against CLE: 28 of 50 snaps, 16 carries for 117 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 17 yards, 2 touchdowns, 26.4 PPR points.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Javonte Williams over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Javonte Williams over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Javonte Williams.
• Start James Cook III over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start James Cook III over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Bijan Robinson over James Cook III.