Two players, one answer.
Javonte Williams vs Kyren Williams
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · Standard
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Toss-up · 16.9 to 16.8 projected (Week 8, Standard)
Rest of season
Kyren Williams by 25% (Redraft standard)Dynasty
Kyren Williams by 27% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · Standard · 50% held up in 2025
A toss-up
On Sleeper's projections, Javonte Williams is projected 0.1 points ahead of Kyren Williams. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 50% 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 · DAL
Javonte Williams
16.9 projected
vs ARI · Sun 1:00 PM ET
15.9 a game this season · last 3: 12.2, 11, 21.5
RB · LAR
Kyren Williams
16.8 projected
vs LAC · Sun 4:05 PM ET
15 a game this season · last 3: 13.6, 6.7, 16.1
What the call rests on
- Javonte Williams: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 4:20 AM ET
- Kyren Williams: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 4:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 4:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 4:27 AM 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 | 19.5 | 19.7 |
| Half PPR | 18.2 | 18.2 |
| Standard | 16.9 | 16.8 |
What could change it before kickoff
- A projection update of 0.1 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.
- In ppr scoring the call goes the other way: Kyren Williams 19.7, Javonte Williams 19.5.
- In half-PPR scoring the call goes the other way: Kyren Williams 18.2, Javonte Williams 18.2.
- 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 Standard 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%.