Start Kyren Williams or Javonte Williams? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 3:01 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Kyren Williams over Javonte Williams

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Kyren Williams

RB · LAR · at LV

Market projects: 17.7; fantasy pts
LV D vs RB: 23.7; 7th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 98 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 71%; Through Week 6
Target share: 16%; Through Week 6

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Javonte Williams

RB · DAL · at PHI

Market projects: 16.0; fantasy pts
PHI D vs RB: 20.5; 16th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 76 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 76%; Through Week 6
Target share: 9%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Javonte Williams for Kyren Williams?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kyren Williams projects 174 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.4 a game over 10 games), Javonte Williams 160 (16.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kyren Williams over Javonte Williams, 17.7 to 16.0 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Kyren Williams over Javonte Williams in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Kyren Williams at 17.7 points and Javonte Williams at 16.0, a gap of 1.7. Drafters take Kyren Williams at ADP 29 and Javonte Williams at 33.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 17.7 fantasy points for Kyren Williams, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kyren Williams is 64 rushing yards, 25 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.9 touchdowns (13, 13, 10 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 16.0 fantasy points for Javonte Williams, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Javonte Williams is 67 rushing yards, 13 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.9 touchdowns (12, 12, 12 and 12 market sources).

That puts Kyren Williams 1.7 points ahead of Javonte Williams on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Kyren Williams and LAR visit LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LV allowed 23.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 7th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 114 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against LV and caught passes for 39 more yards.

Javonte Williams and DAL visit PHI on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

PHI allowed 20.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 104 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against PHI and caught passes for 23 more yards.

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

Injury status

Kyren Williams is not on the injury report.

Javonte Williams is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Kyren Williams played 71 percent of LAR snaps, took 56 percent of the carries, drew 16 percent of the targets and had 39 percent of the red zone chances.

Kyren Williams, Week 3 against DEN: 61 of 86 snaps, 15 carries for 88 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 70 yards.

Kyren Williams, Week 4 against PHI: 70 of 84 snaps, 16 carries for 80 yards, 13 targets and 10 catches for 67 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Kyren Williams, Week 5 against BUF: 60 of 82 snaps, 16 carries for 49 yards, 8 targets and 6 catches for 27 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kyren Williams, Week 6 against ARI: 42 of 58 snaps, 10 carries for 50 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 17 yards.

Through Week 6, Javonte Williams played 76 percent of DAL snaps, took 70 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 40 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

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 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Javonte Williams for Kyren Williams?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kyren Williams projects 174 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.4 a game over 10 games), Javonte Williams 160 (16.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kyren Williams over Javonte Williams, 17.7 to 16.0 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Kyren Williams for Javonte Williams?
No. Keep Kyren Williams: he projects 174 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.4 a game over 10 games), Javonte Williams 160 (16.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kyren Williams over Javonte Williams, 17.7 to 16.0 projected PPR points.