Two players, one answer.
Javonte Williams vs Kyren Williams
Any format · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Toss-up · 19.7 to 18.7 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Kyren Williams by 33% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Kyren Williams by 27% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 55% held up in 2025
A toss-up
On Sleeper's projections, Kyren Williams is projected 1 point ahead of Javonte Williams. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 55% of the time. That's close to a coin flip: on these projections neither is the better start, and an injury report or a projection update before kickoff can tip it.
RB · LAR
Kyren Williams
19.7 projected
vs LAC · Sun 4:05 PM ET
19.6 a game this season · last 3: 19.6, 9.7, 18.1
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
What the call rests on
- Kyren Williams: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 8:50 PM ET
- Javonte Williams: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 8:50 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 9:00 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Tue, Oct 27, 9:00 PM ET, with the projections (hourly). A fresh projection time doesn't mean every status is: game-day inactives, about 90 minutes before kickoff, can come after it.
| Same projections, scored | Williams | Williams |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 19.7 | 18.7 |
| Half PPR | 18.2 | 17.3 |
| Standard | 16.8 | 16 |
What could change it before kickoff
- A projection update of 1 point 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.
- Javonte Williams plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Kyren Williams's late news is known.
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%.