Start Javonte Williams or Kyren Williams? Week 1

Our Week 1 call

Start Javonte Williams over Kyren Williams in Week 1.

Kyren Williams is priced by the books at 5.7 projected points and Javonte Williams is not priced at all, so we are leaning on where drafters take them. Drafters take Javonte Williams at ADP 31 and Kyren Williams at 33.

What the books imply

No sportsbook posted a player market for Javonte Williams in Week 1.

Player prop markets imply 5.7 fantasy points for Kyren Williams, with 40 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

Week 1 matchups

Javonte Williams and DAL visit NYG.

NYG allowed 24.9 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 13th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 55 yards and a touchdown against NYG and caught passes for 31 more yards.

Kyren Williams and LAR host SF on Thursday at 8:35 PM ET.

SF allowed 24.3 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 14th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 114 yards and a touchdown against SF and caught passes for 29 more yards.

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

Injury status

Javonte Williams was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Kyren Williams was not on the injury report when the call was made.

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.

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.

Javonte Williams, Week 15 of 2025 against MIN: 20 of 70 snaps, 15 carries for 91 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown, 15.1 PPR points.

In 2025, Kyren Williams played 17 games for LAR and scored 263.3 PPR points, 15.5 a game, finishing RB9.

He ran 259 times for 1252 yards and 10 touchdowns, and caught 36 of 50 targets for 281 yards.

He was on the field for 68 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Kyren Williams, Week 18 of 2025 against ARI: 12 carries for 60 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 21 yards, 11.1 PPR points.

Kyren Williams, Week 17 of 2025 against ATL: 46 of 65 snaps, 13 carries for 92 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 38 yards, 16.0 PPR points.

Kyren Williams, Week 16 of 2025 against SEA: 65 of 92 snaps, 23 carries for 70 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 15 yards, 11.5 PPR points.

How Week 1 went

Javonte Williams scored 24.2 PPR points and Kyren Williams scored 15.5.

The call was right: Javonte Williams outscored Kyren Williams by 8.7.

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, 24.2 PPR points.

Javonte Williams finished as the week's RB9 in PPR scoring.

Kyren Williams finished 9.9 points above the 5.7 the props implied.

Kyren Williams, Week 1 against SF: 39 of 61 snaps, 11 carries for 41 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 24 yards, 1 touchdown, 15.5 PPR points.

Kyren Williams finished as the week's RB15 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 1 calls

• Start Breece Hall over Javonte Williams.
• Start Javonte Williams over Bucky Irving.
• Start Javonte Williams over Cam Skattebo.
• Start Ashton Jeanty over Kyren Williams.
• Start Breece Hall over Kyren Williams.
• Start Cam Skattebo over Kyren Williams.