Start Javonte Williams or Kenneth Walker? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Kenneth Walker over Javonte Williams in Week 2.

Javonte Williams is priced by the books at 11.4 projected points and Kenneth Walker is not priced at all, so we are leaning on where drafters take them. Drafters take Kenneth Walker at ADP 24 and Javonte Williams at 31.

What the books imply

No sportsbook posted a player market for Kenneth Walker in Week 2.

Player prop markets imply 11.4 fantasy points for Javonte Williams, with 80 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

Week 2 matchups

Kenneth Walker and KC host IND.

IND allowed 39.1 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 3rd most in the league.

Running backs ran for 162 yards and 3 touchdowns against IND and caught passes for 29 more yards.

Javonte Williams and DAL host WAS on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

WAS allowed 11.5 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 6th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 90 yards and no touchdowns against WAS and caught passes for 5 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Kenneth Walker has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Kenneth Walker is not on the injury report.

Javonte Williams is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Kenneth Walker played 68 percent of KC snaps, took 66 percent of the carries, drew 24 percent of the targets and had 44 percent of the red zone chances.

Kenneth Walker, Week 1 against DEN: 47 of 69 snaps, 23 carries for 173 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 18 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 1, Javonte Williams played 71 percent of DAL snaps, took 67 percent of the carries, drew 17 percent of the targets and had 56 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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Kenneth Walker played 17 games for SEA and scored 191.9 PPR points, 11.3 a game, finishing RB22.

He ran 221 times for 1027 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 31 of 36 targets for 282 yards.

He was on the field for 47 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Kenneth Walker, Week 18 of 2025 against SF: 29 of 69 snaps, 16 carries for 97 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 36 yards, 17.3 PPR points.

Kenneth Walker, Week 17 of 2025 against CAR: 31 of 66 snaps, 15 carries for 51 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 7.7 PPR points.

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.

Javonte Williams, Week 17 of 2025 against WAS: 25 of 92 snaps, 13 carries for 54 yards, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown, 11.4 PPR points.

Javonte Williams, Week 16 of 2025 against LAC: 33 of 58 snaps, 9 carries for 34 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards, 6.3 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Ashton Jeanty over Kenneth Walker.
• Start Breece Hall over Kenneth Walker.
• Start Kenneth Walker over Jeremiyah Love.
• Start Ashton Jeanty over Javonte Williams.
• Start Javonte Williams over Breece Hall.
• Start Javonte Williams over Cam Skattebo.