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Start Javonte Williams or Travis Etienne Jr.? Week 2

Locks at kickoff, graded after.

Start Javonte Williams over Travis Etienne Jr.

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Javonte Williams

RB · DAL · vs WAS

Books imply
16.9
fantasy pts
WAS D vs RB
11.5
6th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share
71%
Through Week 1
Target share
17%
Through Week 1
Sit

Travis Etienne Jr.

RB · NO · at BAL

Books imply
11.9
fantasy pts
BAL D vs RB
26.1
11th most to RBs (2026)

Our Week 2 call

Start Javonte Williams over Travis Etienne Jr. in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Javonte Williams at 16.9 points and Travis Etienne Jr. at 11.9, a gap of 5.0. Drafters take Javonte Williams at ADP 31 and Travis Etienne Jr. at 39.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 16.9 fantasy points for Javonte Williams, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 11.9 fantasy points for Travis Etienne Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

That puts Javonte Williams 5.0 points ahead of Travis Etienne Jr. on the books.

Week 2 matchups

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.

Travis Etienne Jr. and NO visit BAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BAL allowed 26.1 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 11th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 98 yards and 2 touchdowns against BAL and caught passes for 23 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Travis Etienne Jr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Javonte Williams is not on the injury report.

Travis Etienne Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

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, 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

On the draft board

Ranked ahead

RB4 · DAL · bye 14

2025 vs catches line 6-10

Overall rank
5
Draft pick
ADP 5
Tier
3

Ranked behind

RB13 · NO · bye 8

2025 vs rush yds line 9-8

Overall rank
34
Draft pick
no consensus
Tier
4

The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 2, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

The gap between them

  • Spots apart on the board29
  • Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
  • Tierstier 3 and tier 4
  • Board size244 draftable players

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