Kyren Williams vs Tyjae Spears: Who Should You Start?
Kyren Williams and Tyjae Spears are at different tiers heading into 2026. The Los Angeles Rams running back averaged 14.4 PPG in 2025, a full 7.5 points per game ahead of Tyjae Spears's 6.9 with the Tennessee Titans. That kind of gap doesn't close on matchup alone.
A 7.5-PPG gap gives Kyren 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.
Tyjae Spears is the receiving back in this matchup, turning 45 targets into 264 yards, while Kyren Williams profiles as a more traditional rusher with 1252 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns. In PPR and half-PPR formats Tyjae Spears carries the higher weekly floor. In standard leagues the gap tightens considerably.
Kyren Williams has his bye in Week 6, and Tyjae Spears rests in Week 5. 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.
