Bryce Young vs Caleb Williams: Who Should You Start?
Bryce Young and Caleb Williams are both viable fantasy quarterbacks heading into 2026, but their 2025 production tells two different stories. Bryce Young averaged 14.3 PPG across 16 games with the Carolina Panthers, while Caleb Williams posted 19.1 PPG in 17 appearances for the Chicago Bears.
A 4.8-PPG gap gives Caleb Williams the edge on paper, but paper does not account for Thursday night matchups, weather games, or a star defender returning from injury. The real question is not who was better in 2025, but who is the better start this specific week.
Both lean on arm talent and offensive scheme as traditional pocket passers. Bryce Young threw for 3011 yards and 23 touchdowns, while Caleb Williams posted 3942 yards and 27 scores. Volume, red zone efficiency, and game script are the key week-to-week differentiators when neither carries rushing upside.
Bryce Young has his bye in Week 11, and Caleb Williams rests in Week 7. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at quarterback for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
