Javonte Williams vs Jaylen Warren: Who Should You Start?
If you are choosing between Javonte Williams and Jaylen Warren for your lineup, you are not alone. Javonte Williams finished the 2025 season at 14.1 PPG for the Dallas Cowboys (16 games), and Jaylen Warren averaged 12.3 for the Pittsburgh Steelers (16 games).
That 1.8-point weekly advantage for Javonte Williams is meaningful but not automatic. Fantasy football is a week-to-week sport, and the answer to "who should I start" often changes based on opponent, recent form, and game environment. Season averages set the baseline; weekly context makes the call.
Jaylen Warren is the receiving back in this matchup, turning 40 targets into 333 yards, while Javonte Williams profiles as a more traditional rusher with 1201 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns. In PPR and half-PPR formats Jaylen Warren carries the higher weekly floor. In standard leagues the gap tightens considerably.
Javonte Williams has his bye in Week 7, and Jaylen Warren rests in Week 9. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at running back 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.
