Start Jonathan Taylor or Javonte Williams? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Jonathan Taylor over Javonte Williams in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Jonathan Taylor at 19.2 points and Javonte Williams at 18.1, a gap of 1.1. 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 19.2 fantasy points for Jonathan Taylor, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Jonathan Taylor at 88.5 rushing yards, 15.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 64% chance to score a touchdown (14, 13, 14 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 18.1 fantasy points for Javonte Williams, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Javonte Williams at 73.5 rushing yards, 15.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 66% chance to score a touchdown (16, 17, 16 and 17 market sources).

That puts Jonathan Taylor 1.1 points ahead of Javonte Williams on the market projections.

Injury status

Jonathan Taylor is not on the injury report.

Javonte Williams is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Jonathan Taylor played 84 percent of IND snaps, took 77 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 47 percent of the red zone chances.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 1 against BAL: 48 of 54 snaps, 19 carries for 98 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 23 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 2 against KC: 61 of 65 snaps, 24 carries for 92 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 40 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 3 against HOU: 60 of 71 snaps, 23 carries for 68 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 4 yards.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 4 against WAS: 47 of 66 snaps, 20 carries for 95 yards, 4 targets and 1 catch for 2 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 4, Javonte Williams played 75 percent of DAL snaps, took 66 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 46 percent of the red zone chances.

Javonte Williams, Week 1 against NYG: 41 of 58 snaps, 12 carries for 41 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 31 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jonathan Taylor played 17 games for IND and scored 362.3 PPR points, 21.3 a game, finishing RB4.

He ran 323 times for 1585 yards and 18 touchdowns, and caught 46 of 55 targets for 378 yards.

He was on the field for 84 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 5 calls

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