Kyren Williams RB

LAR — Week 2 vs NYG, who allow the 14th-most points to RBs — recently Javonte Williams put up 19.2 on them (W1).

Week 1 recap: Kyren Williams

15.5 PPR points against SF on 11 car, 41 yd, 1 TD · 3/3 rec, 24 yd — right on his 14.4 projection (+1.1). The week 2 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start Kyren Williams this week?

Kyren Williams projects 17.0 PPR points in week 2 vs NYG — the 14th-ranked matchup for RBs, averaging 15.5 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 NYG: 62 rushing yards a game allowed at 3.65 a carry · 1 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 14th-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how NYG defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.

· No usage trend on file
Week 1 vs SF: 15.5 pts · 11 car · 3 tgt · 39 snaps
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 2 proj
17.0
PPR · 15.0 std
Matchup
14th
NYG vs RBs
Trade value
4,741
#27 overall · -133/30d
Form
15.5
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

What Vegas expects (week 2): 68.5 rushing yards · 14.5 receiving yards · 60% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 1 game): 64% offensive snaps · 11 carries/game (37.9% of team carries) · 46.7% of the backfield's touches · 3 targets/game, 11.1% target share · 41 rushing and 24 receiving yards/game, 1 TD. 2025 baseline (17 games): 68.3% offensive snaps, 15.2 carries/game (55.7% of team carries), 64.8% of the backfield's touches, 2.9 targets/game, 8.1% target share, 73.6 rushing and 16.5 receiving yards/game, 13 TD. (2025) TD luck: 13 scored vs 14.3 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Week 2 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 9 · median 15.4 · ceiling 25 — 82% chance of 10+, 53% of 15+, 21% 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 NYG Mon, Sep 21 15.016.017.0 14th
W3@ DEN Sun, Sep 27 10.711.612.6 2nd · soft
W4@ PHI Sun, Oct 4 11.212.213.1 18th
W5vs BUF Mon, Oct 12 14.315.316.3 6th · soft
W6vs ARI Sun, Oct 18 13.214.215.3 25th · tough
W7@ LV Sun, Oct 25 11.412.513.5 31st · tough

The matchup

Game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W1SF11 car, 41 yd, 1 TD · 3/3 rec, 24 yd 12.514.015.5
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.