Javonte Williams

Williams sits atop the Dallas depth chart as RB #1, and his 2026 production runs through scoring position. Through 6 games he has 85 carries for 317 yards and 7 rushing touchdowns, backed by 23 red-zone carries. The yardage is modest at 3.7 yards per carry, so the scoring is doing most of the work. He adds a steady receiving role with 19 catches on 22 targets, though those catches have produced only 103 yards. The result is 109 PPR points, good for a PPR rank of 26.

Set against his prior seasons, the touchdown pace is the outlier. His 7 rushing scores in 6 games are already more than he had in all of 2024 (4) or 2023 (3), and they approach the 11 he posted across 16 games in 2025. His 23 red-zone carries in 6 games compare with 51 in 16 games last year, a clearly heavier per-game share near the goal line. The efficiency, though, has slipped. His 3.7 yards per carry is down from 4.8 in 2025 and back in line with 2024 (3.7) and 2023 (3.6), which suggests last season's rushing efficiency was the exception. The receiving work is also running ahead of last year's pace, with 22 targets in 6 games against 51 in 16 in 2025, but it still trails 2024, when he drew 70 targets and caught 52 for 346 yards.

For fantasy and DFS, his value comes from red-zone usage plus a reliable PPR floor from short receptions, not from long gains. Clutch Edge projects him at 14.8 points per game, a ranking of #280 overall among QB/RB/WR/TE, which is well below what his 2026 output has produced so far. That gap reflects how much of his scoring depends on touchdowns arriving at an unusually high rate for a back averaging 3.7 yards a carry. If the red-zone carries keep coming at this rate, he remains a viable starter in PPR formats. If the touchdowns cool or his goal-line role shrinks, the low per-carry and per-catch yardage leaves little cushion. A rebound toward his 2025 efficiency would be the clearest sign that his production can hold without the scoring.

Written by a language model from the stat lines below. Numbers from Sleeper; the 2026 line is the season in progress.