Start Javonte Williams or Omarion Hampton? Week 1

Our Week 1 call

Start Omarion Hampton over Javonte Williams in Week 1.

Omarion Hampton is priced by the books at 5.5 projected points. Javonte Williams has no player market posted for this week, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and the news wire only. Drafters take Omarion Hampton at ADP 24 and Javonte Williams at 31. Market coverage on Omarion Hampton is 33 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 5.5 fantasy points for Omarion Hampton, with 33 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

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

Week 1 matchups

Omarion Hampton and LAC host ARI on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

ARI allowed 9.2 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 52 yards and a touchdown against ARI and caught passes for 0 more yards.

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.

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

Injury status

Omarion Hampton was not on the injury report when the call was made.

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

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Omarion Hampton played 9 games for LAC and scored 135.7 PPR points, 15.1 a game, finishing RB35.

He ran 124 times for 545 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 32 of 35 targets for 192 yards.

He was on the field for 63 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Omarion Hampton, Week 17 of 2025 against HOU: 51 of 63 snaps, 14 carries for 29 yards, 8 targets and 8 catches for 31 yards, 1 touchdown, 20.0 PPR points.

Omarion Hampton, Week 16 of 2025 against DAL: 35 of 64 snaps, 16 carries for 85 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 10 yards, 1 touchdown, 16.5 PPR points.

Omarion Hampton, Week 15 of 2025 against KC: 24 of 66 snaps, 15 carries for 61 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 4 yards, 7.5 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.

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.

How Week 1 went

Omarion Hampton scored 8.3 PPR points and Javonte Williams scored 24.2.

The call was wrong: Javonte Williams outscored Omarion Hampton by 15.9.

Omarion Hampton finished 2.9 points above the 5.5 the props implied.

Omarion Hampton, Week 1 against ARI: 32 of 55 snaps, 12 carries for 43 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown, 8.3 PPR points.

Omarion Hampton finished as the week's RB33 in PPR scoring.

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.

Their other Week 1 calls

• Start Ashton Jeanty over Omarion Hampton.
• Start Breece Hall over Omarion Hampton.
• Start Derrick Henry over Omarion Hampton.
• Start Breece Hall over Javonte Williams.
• Start Javonte Williams over Bucky Irving.
• Start Javonte Williams over Cam Skattebo.