Javonte Williams RB

DAL — Week 9 at IND, who allow the 5th-most points to RBs — recently Jordan Mason put up 6.8 on them (W7), Bhayshul Tuten put up 27.9 on them (W8).

Week 8 recap: Javonte Williams

6.7 PPR points against ARI on 24 car, 56 yd · 1/2 rec, 1 yd — missed his 19.8 projection by 13.1. The week 9 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start Javonte Williams this week?

Javonte Williams projects 18.4 PPR points in week 9 at IND — the 5th-ranked matchup for RBs, averaging 13.7 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 9 angle vs IND: 130.8 rushing yards a game allowed at 4.89 a carry · 1 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 5th-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how IND defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.

→ Holding steady
→ snaps/gm 50.8 → 51.8 (+2%) · ↓ target share % 8.3 → 4.5 (-46%) · ↑ carries/gm 16.8 → 20 (+19%)
Week 8 vs ARI: 6.7 pts · 24 car · 2 tgt · 55 snaps
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 9 proj
18.4
PPR · 15.9 std
Matchup
5th
IND vs RBs
Trade value
5,256
#19 overall · -185/30d
Form
13.7
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

What Vegas expects (week 9): 71.5 rushing yards · 7.5 receiving yards · 60% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 8 games): 74.8% offensive snaps · 16.8 carries/game (67.3% of team carries) · 76.7% of the backfield's touches · 3 targets/game, 8.3% target share · 66 rushing and 13 receiving yards/game, 9 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. (2026) TD luck: 9 scored vs 9.8 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Week 9 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 7.9 · median 16.7 · ceiling 25.6 — 81% chance of 10+, 59% of 15+, 35% 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
W9@ IND Sun, Nov 8 15.917.218.4 5th · soft
W10vs SF Sun, Nov 15 14.515.616.8 20th
W11vs TEN Sun, Nov 22 15.817.018.3 17th
W12vs PHI Thu, Nov 26 14.415.516.7 13th
W13@ SEA Mon, Dec 7 13.815.016.1 18th
W15@ LAR Sun, Dec 20 14.415.516.6 28th · tough
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The matchup

Game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W8ARI24 car, 56 yd · 1/2 rec, 1 yd 5.76.26.7
W7PHI25 car, 155 yd, 1 TD 21.521.521.5
W6GB11 car, 41 yd, 1 TD · 2/2 rec, 9 yd 11.012.013.0
W5TB12 car, 45 yd, 1 TD · 2/3 rec, 17 yd 12.213.214.2
W4HOU19 car, 62 yd, 3 TD · 5/5 rec, 21 yd 26.328.831.3
W3BAL19 car, 98 yd, 1 TD · 2/3 rec, 5 yd 16.317.318.3
W2WAS12 car, 30 yd · 3/4 rec, 20 yd 5.06.58.0
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.