Caleb Williams vs Trevor Lawrence: Who Should You Start?
Caleb Williams and Trevor Lawrence are both viable fantasy quarterbacks heading into 2026, but their 2025 production tells two different stories. Caleb Williams averaged 19.1 PPG across 17 games with the Chicago Bears, while Trevor Lawrence posted 20.6 PPG in 17 appearances for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
A 1.5-PPG gap gives Trevor Lawrence 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. Caleb Williams threw for 3942 yards and 27 touchdowns, while Trevor Lawrence posted 4007 yards and 29 scores. Volume, red zone efficiency, and game script are the key week-to-week differentiators when neither carries rushing upside.
Caleb Williams has his bye in Week 7, and Trevor Lawrence rests in Week 12. 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.
