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Javonte Williams — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 15.18 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 36.7, usage worth 15.

26 years old · 5 seasons of experience · 2021 draft class

Updated 2026-08-16 · free, no account, no paywall
Every figure below comes from our database. Where a stat is not held, the row is absent rather than zero.
ADP 36.7
Consensus across 4 books, standard deviation 2, 4 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on espn, priciest on yahoo.
SLEEPER37.7
ESPN38.9
YAHOO34.9
UNDERDOG35
CBS35.1
FFA29

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 3, pick 13 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankRB17
Bye week14
ADP standard deviation2 picks

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 216.8 points, 13.6 per game — 1,075 rushing yards, 9.5 rushing TDs, 26.4 catches. That is RB3, 29 overall.

The range runs from a floor of 8 points per game to a ceiling of 17.6, with the median at 13.6. Boom rate 29%, bust rate 41%. The spread is the actual bet, not the middle number.

He goes at 36.7 on consensus and our board has him 29. We rank him 7.7 picks better than the room drafts him, so the market is underpricing him — that is the disagreement worth acting on.

Our written view

already hit his statistical ceiling last year (13th in PPG) with the role performing as well as it realistically can; the only real threat to his floor is if Jaydon Blue ever actually earns passing-down work, which as of this recording remained unresolved.

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The offense he plays in, 2026

Dallas Cowboys returns 6 of 6 continuity slots — the whole offense is intact. Dak Prescott at quarterback, Brian Schottenheimer as head coach, Klayton Adams calling it. The offense projects to 35.8 pass attempts a game at high confidence and 27.1 rushes.

In: Sam Howell (qb2), Marquez Valdes-Scantling (wr5), Anthony Smith (wr7).

The projected carry split across the offense:

Javonte Williams 57.2%
Malik Davis22%
Phil Mafah11.3%
Jaydin Blue9.5%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

What the offense looks like: Cowboys offense remains essentially the same in 2026 but will be paired with a significantly more competitive defense. This is very important because there were multiple games last year where Cowboys had to pull starters in the 4th quarter because they were getting blown out. This is a high powered offense that can sustain 2 WR1s in fantasy. The real question remains if George Pickens is going to land an extension in Dallas. There is no TRUE line of sight into this yet. Jerry Jones says he wants him to be a Cowboy for the long term, but we can't trust Jerry. If someone paid enough George is gone. Ceedee is not expected to be a top 5 WR with Pickens playing at his 2025 levels, but can absolutely be a top 10 PPR fantasy WR. Ceedee is an elite WR. Cowboys also lock down Javonte Williams on 3 year exention.

Key additions: George Pickens was franchised tagged & will play 2026 season in Dallas (barring trade or hold out).

Key departures: WR Jalen Tolbert signed with Miami Dolphins (minor)

Notes: Dallas has added significantly on defense this offseason and should be VERY competitive. Multiple games last year caused starters to be benched due to blow outs. Dak remains a highly productive aging QB with a well balanced pass and rush offense. Javonte Williams landed massive 3 year extension with Cowboys & George Pickens has been franchised tagged with no current plans to land long term extension. Ceedee Lamb looks to get back on track as a top 5 WR following a rough 2025. Pickens and Ceedee should both be viewed as Dynasty WR1s. Jake Ferguson is expected to also have a great 2026 season. We want to own as many pieces of this offense as we can FOR THE RIGHT PRICE.

How the volume number was reached: Same QB Dak Prescott returning — anchor to 2025 actuals (36.7 att/g); Regressed 30% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 35.7 att/g.

How the carry projection was built

Projected carry share57.2%
Projected carries per game12.7
Projected carries, full season216
Last season, carries per game15.8

That is a reduction of 3.1 carries a game against last season, inside a team projection of 27.1 rushing attempts a game.

Basis: prior usage blend. Carry share is the strongest forward predictor we have measured at the position, so this number carries more weight than any efficiency figure on this page.

Offensive environment: DAL rates 25.7 against a league average of 23, 2.7 points above it on opponent-adjusted least squares (multi-capture merge).

2026 schedule

Opponent-adjusted run defense faced, against 2025 ratings. Positive is an easier slate.

Full season+1.6 · easier
Weeks 1–6+4.5 · easier
Weeks 12–17-4 · harder
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)-2.6 · harder

Read this narrowly. Our own testing found that season-long strength of schedule does not survive as a draft input — defensive quality is among the least stable team properties year to year, and a preseason slate is built on last year's identities. The playoff-weeks column is the only one we would let break a tie, and even then it is a tiebreaker rather than a reason. The finding.

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Dynasty context not redraft

Everything in this section is about his dynasty trade value — what he is worth as a long-term asset in the trade market. It is not a forecast of his 2026 fantasy scoring. A player can be a fine redraft pick while his dynasty value falls, and the reverse. The redraft read is above; this is a different question with a different answer.

Where he sits in the dynasty value cycle

His dynasty value has moved +70.8% over the last twelve months. The market cycle classifies him as post-spike. The base rate that applies: after a +30% spike, RBs crash the following year 59% of the time (hold 41%). That puts the measured risk of his dynasty value falling sharply over the next year at 59% — a probability drawn from comparable historical seasons, not a prediction, and not a statement about his 2026 scoring.

For context on how long this lasts at the position: the average career at his position produces 1.7 elite seasons and 2.4 startable seasons.

The five most similar seasons, and what their dynasty value did next

Matched on production profile — production-driven (pedigree ignored). The last column is how that player’s dynasty value moved the following year — a market outcome, not a scoring one.

PlayerSeasonTheir PPGSimilarityNext year
Tony Pollard202313.166%+4.4%
Chuba Hubbard202416.166%-21.1%
Josh Jacobs202313.961%+44.2%
Dalvin Cook20221457%-56.5%
Najee Harris20241256%-29.9%

Of the 5 with a following season on record, 2 gained value, 3 lost it and 0 held roughly flat.

Four years of dynasty value

02,0004,0006,0008,00020222023202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2021-04 to 2026-07. Down 16% across the series, peaking at 7,111.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted2021, round 2, pick 35 by DEN
CollegeNorth Carolina
Age at draft21
Height5′9″
Weight212 lb
40-yard dash4.55s
Vertical36″
Broad jump123″
3-cone6.97s
Shuttle4.09s

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game12
Week-to-week variation0.5
Boom rate21.8%
Bust rate20%
Games missed per season0.2
Injury historyShoulder
Correlation between his posted line and his actual score0.44

That correlation is how closely the books’ posted line tracked what he actually scored, week to week. A higher number means the market has him figured out and there is less to exploit; a lower one means his weeks are harder to price.

Injury type matters more than games missed. Measured across our injury database, knee and foot returns stay below a player’s pre-injury baseline for all three of the first games back, while hamstring returns over-recover by the third.

The record, season by season

2025 · DAL · 16 games

His best game was Week 5 against NYJ — 26.9 PPR on 18 touches and a 7.1% target share, in a game that finished 37-22. His worst was Week 16 against LAC at 6.3, on 12 touches, final score 17-34. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 3 times and came in under 8 points 2 times. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 16.1; in the 8 decided by more, 14.3. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 15 points per game. He scored 15.18, 1.3% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 2 against 3.35 expected, a gap of -1.3.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1PHI20-2420.42310155429.1%77%
2NYG40-372567331897113.5%72%
3CHI14-3112.255161076011.4%59%
4GB40-40193315208517.9%80%
5NYJ37-2226.91241613527.1%77%
6CAR27-308.45851329023.5%85%
7WAS44-2218.814219116113.3%69%
8DEN24-4417.9128134125.7%72%
9ARI17-277.3110158302.8%87%
11LV33-1610.3110229303.1%78%
12PHI24-2112.12314208708.6%78%
13KC31-28173321175918.1%78%
14DET30-4414.7240176718.5%79%
15MIN26-3415.1000159110%29%
16LAC17-346.323993409.4%57%
17WAS30-2311.4020135415.6%27%

Production

Receptions35
Targets51
Receiving yards137
Carries252
Rushing yards1,201
Touchdowns13
Points per game15.18
Yards per target2.69
Catch rate68.63%
Yards per carry4.77

Role

Snap share69%
Target share8.6%
Air-yards share-1.46%
WOPR0.118
RACR-0.464

Efficiency

Average depth of target-1.3
Yards after catch per reception5.9
Yards before catch per reception-2
Total YAC206
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted84.8
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game-1.42
Rushing EPA per game0.76

Scoring position

Red-zone targets12
Red-zone target share11.9%
End-zone target share2.2%
Red-zone carry share63.5%
Goal-line carry share66.7%
Expected receiving TDs3.35
Actual receiving TDs2
Receiving TD luck-1.35
Expected rushing TDs10.14

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 100+ carries pool that season:

Points per game12 of 49
Yards per target47 of 49
Target share25 of 49
Air-yards share37 of 49

Who else ate

The offense threw it 624 times. He took 8.4% of the targets. 3 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

George Pickens22.57%
CeeDee Lamb19.28%
Jake Ferguson16.8%
Ryan Flournoy9.23%
Javonte Williams 8.4%
Kavontae Turpin6.26%

Blowouts against close games

5 of his 16 games were blowouts, 27% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 13.1 in those and 16.05 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2024 · DEN · 17 games

His best game was Week 7 against NO — 26.1 PPR on 17 touches and a 12% target share, in a game that finished 33-10. His worst was Week 17 against CIN at 2, on 2 touches, final score 24-30. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 1 time and came in under 8 points 8 times. In the 7 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 6.6; in the 10 decided by more, 11.2. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 11.5 points per game. He scored 9.29, 20.5% below it. The engine classified the season as unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1SEA20-263.312082304.8%52%
2PIT6-1311.555481117015.2%66%
3TB26-76.14429512011.8%51%
4NYJ10-9102331677012%57%
5LV34-1816.156501361023.1%63%
6LAC16-234.63613623018.8%67%
7NO33-1026.133231488212%63%
8CAR28-149.24581744013.2%58%
9BAL10-4110.42342124209.1%54%
10KC14-162.72261107.1%29%
11ATL38-618.74528959115.6%52%
12LV29-192.42468-2010.3%56%
13CLE41-327.41234116.5%45%
15IND31-134.323861509.4%54%
16LAC27-3412.371129424028.2%52%
17CIN24-3022200006.5%37%
18KC38-010.83450528013.8%31%

Production

Receptions52
Targets70
Receiving yards346
Carries139
Rushing yards513
Touchdowns4
Points per game9.29
Yards per target4.94
Catch rate74.29%
Yards per carry3.69

Role

Snap share52.18%
Target share12.79%
Air-yards share-1.99%
WOPR0.177
RACR-1.125

Efficiency

Average depth of target-0.3
Yards after catch per reception7.6
Yards before catch per reception-0.9
Total YAC395
Broken tackles4
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted84.6
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game-0.33
Rushing EPA per game-1.41

Scoring position

Red-zone targets4
Red-zone target share5.4%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share37.8%
Goal-line carry share41.7%
Expected receiving TDs0.74
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-0.74
Expected rushing TDs5.23

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 100+ carries pool that season:

Points per game34 of 46
Yards per target33 of 46
Target share6 of 46
Air-yards share38 of 46

Who else ate

The offense threw it 569 times. He took 13.01% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Courtland Sutton25.09%
Javonte Williams 13.01%
Devaughn Vele10.22%
Troy Franklin9.85%
Marvin Mims Jr.9.67%
Lil'Jordan Humphrey8.36%

Blowouts against close games

6 of his 17 games were blowouts, 48.4% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 12.73 in those and 6.63 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2023 · DEN · 16 games

His best game was Week 10 against BUF — 21 PPR on 25 touches and a 13.8% target share, in a game that finished 24-22. His worst was Week 4 against CHI at 3.9, on 5 touches, final score 31-28. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 2 times and came in under 8 points 5 times. In the 9 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 10.2; in the 7 decided by more, 12.5. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 13.5 points per game. He scored 11.2, 17% below it. The engine classified the season as unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1LV16-179.74651352018.8%45%
2WAS33-357.823141244011.1%45%
3MIA20-708.52323114208.3%42%
4CHI31-283.933920011.5%17%
6KC8-197.2000105200%35%
7GB19-1712.634141582016.7%53%
8KC24-918.833132785116.7%63%
10BUF24-222144312179113.8%52%
11MIN21-207.32216113706.3%49%
12CLE29-1210.13661865028.6%70%
13HOU17-221033241346012.5%65%
14LAC24-718.134251766113.3%60%
15DET17-42422-7122706.3%48%
16NE23-2610.933-5112418.6%39%
17LAC16-98.833171541010%45%
18LV14-2720.57943932128.1%41%

Production

Receptions47
Targets58
Receiving yards228
Carries217
Rushing yards774
Touchdowns5
Points per game11.2
Yards per target3.93
Catch rate81.03%
Yards per carry3.57

Role

Snap share48.06%
Target share13.16%
Air-yards share-3.75%
WOPR0.171
RACR-0.552

Efficiency

Average depth of target-1.7
Yards after catch per reception6.4
Yards before catch per reception-1.6
Total YAC303
Broken tackles6
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted94.5
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game-0.29
Rushing EPA per game-2.36

Scoring position

Red-zone targets4
Red-zone target share5.6%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share55.3%
Goal-line carry share44.4%
Expected receiving TDs1.54
Actual receiving TDs2
Receiving TD luck0.46
Expected rushing TDs5.7

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 100+ carries pool that season:

Points per game31 of 49
Yards per target46 of 49
Target share11 of 49
Air-yards share48 of 49

Who else ate

The offense threw it 513 times. He took 12.24% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Courtland Sutton18.99%
Jerry Jeudy18.35%
Javonte Williams 12.24%
Samaje Perine11.81%
Jaleel McLaughlin7.59%
Adam Trautman7.38%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Russell Wilson144610.713.6512.32%
Jarrett Stidham21214.65519.05%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 16 games were blowouts, 22.7% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 10.18 in those and 10.22 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2022 · DEN · 4 games

His best game was Week 1 against SEA — 19.8 PPR on 19 touches and a 29.3% target share, in a game that finished 16-17. His worst was Week 4 against LV at 3.7, on 11 touches, final score 23-32. Across 4 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 1 time.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 15.6 points per game. He scored 10.5, 32.6% below it. The engine classified the season as very_unlucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 0 against 1.59 expected, a gap of -1.6.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1SEA16-1719.8111265743029.3%58%
2HOU16-99.514101575014.3%65%
3SF11-1093521558015.6%45%
4LV23-323.711-1102804%45%

Production

Receptions16
Targets22
Receiving yards76
Carries47
Rushing yards204
Touchdowns0
Points per game10.5
Yards per target3.45
Catch rate72.73%
Yards per carry4.34

Role

Snap share53.25%
Target share15.8%
Air-yards share-2.32%
WOPR0.22
RACR-3.913

Efficiency

Average depth of target-1.1
Yards after catch per reception7.4
Yards before catch per reception-2.6
Total YAC118
Broken tackles2
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted77.1
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game-1.6
Rushing EPA per game-1.58

Scoring position

Red-zone targets6
Red-zone target share11.3%
End-zone target share3.3%
Red-zone carry share10%
Goal-line carry share10.5%
Expected receiving TDs1.59
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-1.59
Expected rushing TDs1.1

Who else ate

The offense threw it 571 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Courtland Sutton20.6%
Jerry Jeudy18.9%
Greg Dulcich10.4%
Latavius Murray6.43%
Kendall Hinton6.24%
Melvin Gordon6.05%

2021 · DEN · 17 games

His best game was Week 13 against KC — 29.8 PPR on 32 touches and a 25% target share, in a game that finished 9-22. His worst was Week 17 against LAC at 4.2, on 15 touches, final score 13-34. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 3 times and came in under 8 points 4 times. In the 6 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 11; in the 11 decided by more, 12.6. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 12.2 points per game. He scored 12.05, 1.2% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 3 against 1.57 expected, a gap of 1.4.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1NYG27-135.111-4144502.9%50%
2JAX23-138.41110136402.9%41%
3NYJ26-013.234331229116.7%40%
4BAL7-238.9331174808.1%51%
5PIT19-2711.6332586108.6%42%
6LV24-349.83315115306.3%47%
7CLE14-1717.26732420121.9%42%
8WAS17-106.82413935016%43%
9DAL30-1611.10001711100%47%
10PHI13-306.923184808.8%57%
12LAC28-1320.134571454117.4%58%
13KC9-2229.8697623102125%78%
14DET38-1021.31210157328%49%
15CIN10-1512.14491572012.5%59%
16LV13-171022871219.1%52%
17LAC13-344.2112143003.7%50%
18KC24-288.42218124608.3%56%

Production

Receptions43
Targets53
Receiving yards316
Carries203
Rushing yards903
Touchdowns7
Points per game12.05
Yards per target5.96
Catch rate81.13%
Yards per carry4.45

Role

Snap share50.71%
Target share10.36%
Air-yards share-0.42%
WOPR0.152
RACR1.407

Efficiency

Average depth of target-0.2
Yards after catch per reception8
Yards before catch per reception-0.6
Total YAC343
Broken tackles2
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted110.4
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game0.44
Rushing EPA per game-1.02

Scoring position

Red-zone targets8
Red-zone target share11.4%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share36.5%
Goal-line carry share43.5%
Expected receiving TDs1.57
Actual receiving TDs3
Receiving TD luck1.43
Expected rushing TDs6.36

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 100+ carries pool that season:

Points per game24 of 50
Yards per target20 of 50
Target share16 of 50
Air-yards share37 of 50

Who else ate

The offense threw it 541 times. He took 10.27% of the targets. 3 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Courtland Sutton18.99%
Noah Fant17.44%
Tim Patrick16.47%
Jerry Jeudy10.85%
Javonte Williams 10.27%
Albert Okwuegbunam7.75%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Teddy Bridgewater134513.346.1611.31%
Drew Lock487.884.887.3%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 17 games were blowouts, 22.3% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 11.4 in those and 11.02 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

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