Kyle Williams WR

NE — Week 1 at SEA, who allow the 29th-most points to WRs — recently Jalen Coker put up 1.6 on them (W17), Jauan Jennings put up 3.5 on them (W18).

Should you start Kyle Williams this week?

Kyle Williams projects 0.3 PPR points in week 1 at SEA — the 29th-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 6 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at WR — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.

The week 1 angle vs SEA: 212.9 passing yards a game allowed (6.06/attempt) · 1.2 TDs/gm through the air · 1.1 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 29th-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how SEA defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.

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Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.

Week 1 proj

0.3

PPR · 0.2 std

Matchup

29th

SEA vs WRs

Form

PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

What Vegas expects (week 1): 9% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.

Usage & TD luck (2025): 30.8% offensive snaps · 5% target share · 9.3% air-yard share (aDOT 19). TD luck: 3 scored vs 1 expected — over expectation, regression risk. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Compare Kyle Williams in Start/Sit Try in the Trade Analyzer

Latest news

Kayshon Boutte trade casts Kyle Williams in a different light | Karen Guregian — masslive.com · Sep 4 ↗
Kyle Williams (Washington State) WR Scouting Report - New England Patriots Draft Pick M5 Traffic (zkHTZTpqaj) — Mshale · Sep 3 ↗
Kyle Williams Is MR.RELIABLE | New England Patriots John Cena (a8b2Oy6cHH) — Mshale · Sep 3 ↗
How They Fared: wide receiver Williams shines again for Patriots in final week of NFL preseason — Moscow-Pullman Daily News · Sep 2 ↗
Patriots WR Kyle Williams Sends ‘Nasty’ Message Ahead of Season Opener — Yahoo Sports · Sep 1 ↗

Headlines link to their publishers — reported elsewhere, collected here. Our rankings never move on a headline.

Upcoming schedule & projections

Wk	Opp		Std	½ PPR	PPR	Matchup
W1	@ SEA	Wed, Sep 9	0.2	0.2	0.3	29th · tough
W2	vs PIT	Sun, Sep 20	0.3	0.4	0.5	8th · soft
W3	@ JAX	Sun, Sep 27	0.3	0.4	0.5	20th
W4	@ BUF	Sun, Oct 4	0.3	0.4	0.5	23rd
W5	vs LV	Sun, Oct 11	0.3	0.4	0.5	11th
W6	vs NYJ	Sun, Oct 18	0.3	0.4	0.5	15th

The matchup

How SEA defends WRs →

2025 game log

Wk	Opp		Std	½ PPR	PPR
W18	MIA	1 car, 5 yd	0.5	0.5	0.5
W17	NYJ	3/5 rec, 20 yd	2.0	3.5	5.0
W16	BAL	2/3 rec, 46 yd, 1 TD	10.6	11.6	12.6
W13	NYG	1/1 rec, 33 yd, 1 TD	9.3	9.8	10.3
W12	CIN	1/1 rec, 18 yd	1.8	2.3	2.8
W10	TB	1/2 rec, 72 yd, 1 TD	13.2	13.7	14.2
W4	CAR	1 car, -2 yd	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2
W3	PIT	1/1 rec, 8 yd	0.8	1.3	1.8
W1	LV	1/1 rec, 12 yd	1.2	1.7	2.2

Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.