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James Cook III for Javonte Williams: who wins the trade?

James Cook III (87) and Javonte Williams (86) are close to even on rest-of-season value. Values are rest-of-season, market-based fantasy points above a replacement starter, Week 6 through Week 17, PPR.

The verdict, Week 5

Close to even.

James Cook III 8786 Javonte Williams

The gap is inside the 8 points the values cannot separate, so take the player your lineup needs.

87

value, #18

Pts/game
15.8
Games left
11
Bye
7
James Cook III weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
16.215.814.4

86

value, #19

Pts/game
15.7
Games left
11
Bye
14
Javonte Williams weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
15.714.617.3

How to read this trade

James Cook III rates 15.8 market-based points a game with 11 games left, his bye in Week 7. Javonte Williams rates 15.7 with 11, his bye in Week 14. Both are running backs, so the values compare directly: James Cook III is RB12 and Javonte Williams is RB13 on the chart. A synced league in the trade analyzer shows what the swap does to your own starting lineup, and you can add players to either side there.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade James Cook III for Javonte Williams?

    On value it is close to even: James Cook III is 87 and Javonte Williams is 86, inside the 8 points the values cannot separate. Let positional need decide: take the one who starts for you.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, James Cook III or Javonte Williams?

    James Cook III. His market-based rate is 15.8 points a game with 11 games left, against 15.7 and 11 for Javonte Williams, each measured above a replacement starter at his own position.

  • Where do these numbers come from?

    Each player's points per game is the median of the market-based fantasy points we froze before each week's first kickoff, Weeks 3, 4, 5, in PPR. A replacement-level starter's rate is subtracted and the rest multiplied by his games from Week 6 to Week 17. No expert opinion is involved.

By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 10, 2026 at 2:06 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number