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Javonte Williams

Javonte Williams is a running back for the Dallas Cowboys. Depth chart: RB1.

Scouting report

Javonte Williams: the full picture

Written automatically from Gridiron Value model data · updated September 24, 2026

Javonte Williams at a glance

Javonte Williams is a 26-year-old running back for the Dallas Cowboys, listed at 5'10" and 220 pounds. The Denver Broncos drafted Williams 35th overall in the second round in 2021, out of North Carolina; this is year six in the league.

2026 projection

Our season projection has Williams at 193.9 PPR points for 2026, which ranks RB24 at the position and works out to 13.2 points per game over 17.0 projected games.

2026 season so far

Through 2 games of 2026, Williams has scored 32.2 PPR points, or 16.1 per game. That is 16.6% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Williams would finish with about 274 points, ahead of the 193.9 projected. It is a small sample, so expect that pace to settle. The best week so far is 24.2 points in Week 1 against NYG, the RB9 finish that week. Williams has cleared the 12-point mark we count as a usable RB start in 1 of 2 games, a 50% consistency rate.

Percentile profile

Measured against the 59 qualified running backs of 2026, Williams ranks in the 86th percentile in receptions, the 82nd percentile in receiving yards and the 71st percentile in rush TDs. Two of the 6 tracked categories sit at or above the 75th percentile. The softest mark is the 13th percentile in yards per carry.

Career track record

By season-long PPR scoring, Williams has finished as RB17 in 2021, RB81 in 2022, RB29 in 2023, RB30 in 2024 and RB12 in 2025. One of those 5 seasons ended inside the top twelve. The high-water mark is 242.8 PPR points in 2025. Across 72 regular-season games on record, the totals read 3,666 rushing yards, 23 rushing touchdowns, 201 receptions and 1,154 receiving yards.

Javonte Williams by the numbers

Williams has been the highest-scoring running back of the week 1 time, finished in the weekly top five at the position 5 times and finished in the top twelve 18 times. The career high is 29.8 PPR points, set in Week 13 of 2021 against KC, the top RB score of that week. The game log also shows 4 100-yard rushing games. In all, Williams has reached 20 points in 10 games, 14% of career appearances.

Contract

Williams is playing on a three-year, $24 million contract signed with the Dallas Cowboys in 2026, an average of $8 million per year with $16 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2028 season.

2026 projected stat line

Projected PPR
193.9
PPR / game
13.2

Javonte Williams fantasy outlook

Javonte Williams enters the 2026 season with DAL and ranks RB24 and #74 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 193.9 PPR points across 14.6 games, or 13.2 points per game, placing the expected outcome in a strong starter tier. The preseason depth chart lists Javonte Williams as RB1, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2025, Javonte Williams produced 242.8 PPR points in 16 games (15.2 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 61%, with a 50% modeled chance of a Top-24 positional finish. The main variables are role stability, team scoring volume, and normal efficiency variance.

Week 1 projection

Javonte Williams is projected for 14.9 PPR points on the road at NYG in week 1, with a likely range of 2.8 to 30.1.

Trade value

Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is down 3.7 since the previous model run (stable).

Redraft
61.0
Dynasty
52.9
Superflex redraft
67.9
Superflex dynasty
64.3
TE premium dynasty
31.9

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Career stats

SeasonTeamGCarRush ydsRush TDTgtRecRec ydsRec TDPPR
2026DAL2247119851132.2
2025DAL162521,2011151351372242.8
2024DEN17139513470523460157.9
2023DEN16217774358472282179.2
2022DEN4472040221676042.0
2021DEN17203903453433163204.9

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