Start Javonte Williams or Kenneth Walker? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Kenneth Walker over Javonte Williams

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Kenneth Walker

RB · KC · at DEN

Market projects: 20.4; fantasy pts
DEN D vs RB: 22.4; 11th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 75%; Through Week 6
Target share: 15%; Through Week 6

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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 Kenneth Walker?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kenneth Walker projects 197 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (19.7 a game over 10 games), Javonte Williams 144 (16.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Kenneth Walker over Javonte Williams.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Kenneth Walker over Javonte Williams in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Kenneth Walker at 20.4 points and Javonte Williams at 18.6, a gap of 1.8. Kenneth Walker's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. 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 Kenneth Walker at ADP 22 and Javonte Williams at 33. Market coverage on Kenneth Walker is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 20.4 fantasy points for Kenneth Walker, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kenneth Walker is 0.8 touchdowns (7 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 Kenneth Walker 1.8 points ahead of Javonte Williams on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Kenneth Walker and KC visit DEN on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DEN allowed 22.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 11th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 99 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against DEN and caught passes for 35 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, 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 8

Through Week 6, Kenneth Walker played 75 percent of KC snaps, took 76 percent of the carries, drew 15 percent of the targets and had 58 percent of the red zone chances.

Kenneth Walker, Week 2 against IND: 66 of 80 snaps, 24 carries for 117 yards, 10 targets and 6 catches for 61 yards.

Kenneth Walker, Week 3 against MIA: 38 of 52 snaps, 18 carries for 70 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 3 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Kenneth Walker, Week 4 against LV: 45 of 60 snaps, 22 carries for 177 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Kenneth Walker, Week 6 against LAC: 45 of 61 snaps, 19 carries for 128 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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, 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 Kenneth Walker?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kenneth Walker projects 197 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (19.7 a game over 10 games), Javonte Williams 144 (16.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Kenneth Walker over Javonte Williams.
Should I drop Kenneth Walker for Javonte Williams?
No. Keep Kenneth Walker: he projects 197 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (19.7 a game over 10 games), Javonte Williams 144 (16.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Kenneth Walker over Javonte Williams.

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