Javonte Williams
Dallas CowboysJavonte Williams has 134 carries for 528 yards, 8 rushing touchdowns and 20 catches for 104 yards in 8 games for the Dallas Cowboys this season through Week 8, 17.1 PPR points a game (updated November 5, 2026).
Model Score by season
Down 1.1 from last season.
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
STM Take
A volume back revived by a change of scenery.
The case for
- 45-spot rank jump from 2024 to 2025, the largest positive move at any position on this year's board.
- 193 career catches for 1,103 yards and 7 receiving TDs; the pass-game profile travels through team changes.
The worry
- 4.2 career YPC on 3,595 yards is the lowest among all top-15 RBs in 2025; the volume case lives entirely on workload.
- Career history before 2025 reads tier 8 four times in five seasons; the 2025 rebound is a single year against a long down trend.
What to watch: Whether Dallas's run-heavy game scripts hold up in 2026; the entire tier-4 case is volume-dependent.
Full take and bio
Williams's climb from STTM #59 tier 8 in 2024 to #14 tier 4 in 2025 is the largest rank jump on the entire RB board, 45 spots in one offseason move. His 2021 PFWA All-Rookie team year and the 2020 PFF college tape are real talent markers; the four seasons of tier-8 NFL play in between are the warning. Dallas's offense made him relevant again.
Williams was born in Wallace, North Carolina, won four straight state titles at Wallace-Rose Hill (graduating valedictorian with a 4.6 GPA), and played three years at North Carolina. He set Pro Football Focus's then-highest rushing grade ever (95.9) in 2020. Denver took him 35th overall in the 2021 NFL Draft. He played four seasons in Denver before signing with Dallas in 2025.
Comps
The players whose size, testing and production looked most like his at the same point in their careers. The percent is how close.
James Conner ’2170%Ahmad Bradshaw ’1170%
Kareem Hunt ’2161%Knowshon Moreno ’1358%
D'Andre Swift ’2658%Plays like: Joseph Addai, Marcus Allen, Latavius Murray. Built like: Zac Stacy, Delone Carter, Dan Herron. Coming out: Doug Martin, Myles Gaskin, Mark Ingram.
Of his 20 closest coming out: 3 stars, 3 starters, 11 backups, 3 didn't stick.
Javonte Williams Props This Weekat IND Sun Nov 8
| Market | Line | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rushing yards | 70.5 | -114 FanDuel | -114 FanDuel |
| Receptions | 1.5 | -138 FanDuel | +104 FanDuel |
| Receiving yards | 7.5 | -128 FanDuel | -102 FanDuel |
| Anytime TD | -210 DraftKings |
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Javonte Williams Injury StatusNot listed
Javonte Williams is not on the injury report as of Nov 5. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
This season · 8 games
17.1 fantasy points a game, 137 PPR on the season. Every game on the Game Log, every season on Career. Advanced numbers are EPA and Next Gen Stats.
Contract2026 cap
Every year of the deal, the dead money and what a cut or trade saves on the Contract tab.
Fantasy outlookWeek 9
Our rest-of-season board has Javonte Williams at RB7; the model has 134 PPR points left for him this season; this week he visits IND.
Price a trade for him on the fantasy trade calculator, or see the whole board on the Fantasy hub.
Draft & College
Round 2, pick 35 to the Denver Broncos in 2021, out of North Carolina (ACC). He went earlier than consensus.
In college, 2018-2020, 30 games: 2,294 rush yds, 33 TD, 6.3 yds/carry, 50 rec.
Recruited
Class of 2018 · Running back · High school: Wallace-Rose Hill, Teachey, NC
North CarolinaHis full list of offers is not on our record yet; offers for the 2018 class are still being added.