Two players, one answer.
Javonte Williams vs Jonathan Taylor
Any format · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Javonte Williams · 18.7 to 16.5 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Jonathan Taylor by 47% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Jonathan Taylor by 33% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 60% held up in 2025
Lean Javonte Williams
On Sleeper's projections, Javonte Williams is projected 2.2 points ahead of Jonathan Taylor. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 60% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
RB · DAL
Javonte Williams
18.7 projected
vs ARI · Sun 1:00 PM ET
18.6 a game this season · last 3: 14.2, 13, 21.5
RB · IND
Jonathan Taylor
16.5 projected
@ JAX · Sun 1:00 PM ET
19.6 a game this season · last 3: 11.2, 21.1, 19
What the call rests on
- Javonte Williams: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 6:50 PM ET
- Jonathan Taylor: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 6:50 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 6:51 PM ET.
- Injury statuses: Sleeper's player list, read Tue, Oct 27, 9:01 AM ET (once a day). Game-day inactives, about 90 minutes before kickoff, come after it.
| Same projections, scored | Williams | Taylor |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 18.7 | 16.5 |
| Half PPR | 17.3 | 15.5 |
| Standard | 16 | 14.5 |
What could change it before kickoff
- A projection update of 2.2 points or more in the other direction flips the call; Sleeper keeps adjusting its projections until kickoff, and this page reads them again at most an hour after it last did.
Open in Who should I start (your league, more players)
This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with PPR settings. The percentage is how often a projected gap like this held up across the 2025 season; checked against 2026 games (not used to fit it), the stated chances so far run a few points high, so read a 60% call as nearer 55%.