Javonte Williams RB

DAL — Week 2 vs WAS, who allow the 24th-most points to RBs — recently Saquon Barkley put up 8 on them (W1).

Week 1 recap: Javonte Williams

24.2 PPR points against NYG on 12 car, 41 yd, 1 TD · 5/5 rec, 31 yd, 1 TD — beat his 15.5 projection by 8.7. The week 2 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start Javonte Williams this week?

Javonte Williams projects 17.4 PPR points in week 2 vs WAS — the 24th-ranked matchup for RBs, averaging 24.2 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at RB — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.

The week 2 angle vs WAS: 136 rushing yards a game allowed at 5.44 a carry · 0 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 24th-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how WAS defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.

· No usage trend on file
Week 1 vs NYG: 24.2 pts · 12 car · 5 tgt · 41 snaps
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 2 proj
17.4
PPR · 14.9 std
Matchup
24th
WAS vs RBs
Trade value
5,064
#24 overall · +287/30d
Form
24.2
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 2 games): 71% offensive snaps · 12 carries/game (61.5% of team carries) · 82.5% of the backfield's touches · 4.5 targets/game, 14.8% target share · 35.5 rushing and 25.5 receiving yards/game, 2 TD. 2025 baseline (16 games): 69% offensive snaps, 15.8 carries/game (57.9% of team carries), 69% of the backfield's touches, 3.2 targets/game, 8.6% target share, 75.1 rushing and 8.6 receiving yards/game, 13 TD. (2025) TD luck: 13 scored vs 14.6 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Week 2 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 8.8 · median 15.5 · ceiling 25.8 — 81% chance of 10+, 53% of 15+, 25% of 20+. Built from real week-to-week variance at his position and scoring level — not a bell curve, the actual shape.

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Common decisions

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W2vs WAS Sun, Sep 20 14.916.217.4 24th
W3vs BAL Sun, Sep 27 11.612.914.2 10th
W4@ HOU Sun, Oct 4 11.512.713.9 28th · tough
W5vs TB Thu, Oct 8 12.914.215.5 15th
W6@ GB Sun, Oct 18 12.013.314.6 11th
W7@ PHI Mon, Oct 26 11.412.513.7 18th

The matchup

Game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W1NYG12 car, 41 yd, 1 TD · 5/5 rec, 31 yd, 1 TD 19.221.724.2
All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.