Javonte Williams

Javonte Williams enters the year as Dallas's presumptive lead back, an efficiency-over-volume asset whose per-game production last season (RB11 in fppg) far outpaced his box-score line, thanks to top-16 explosive-run rates and elite yards after contact. His touchdown output was undercut by second-half regression, not usage, which is why the coverage treats him as underpriced relative to his actual role.

FantasyPros hammered the same point twice in consecutive days (8/8, 8/9), arguing his RB11 finish and RB8 pace before the touchdown drought get buried by last year's inflated RB2 draft cost, and now pushing him as RB10 against a much cheaper RB16 ADP. Dynasty Degens backed the same thesis from a different angle, likening him to Chase Brown in a Cowboys offense that's expected to concentrate touches to one back. No pushback has surfaced yet — every take over the two weeks is bullish, just from different entry points (efficiency data vs. offensive structure).

The line: Draft him as a value RB10 — the efficiency metrics and expected touch share both say last year's touchdown drought was the outlier. · updated Aug 10