George KittleorJavonte Williams?

Week 4 start/sit decision, tight end or running back.

Our call

Lean Javonte Williams

Javonte Williams outscores George Kittle in 53% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: George Kittle comes out ahead in the other 47%. Lean Javonte Williams, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. George Kittle projects 0.6 half-PPR points more, but more of that rests on the occasional big game. George Kittle has the better matchup against the Denver Broncos (3% more than average to TEs); Javonte Williams faces the Houston Texans (18% fewer than average to RBs). Javonte Williams still wins more often despite that. Scoring matters here: in Standard leagues, Javonte Williams wins 58%.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

George Kittle
Floor
4.3
Median
11.8
Ceiling
25.3
Big game (15+):
35%
Dud (under 5):
14%
Javonte Williams
Floor
6.0
Median
11.9
Ceiling
21.6
Big game (20+):
13%
Dud (under 6):
10%

Each week is simulated thousands of times from the projection and the player’s usual week-to-week swing. Floor and ceiling are the 10th and 90th percentile: 8 weeks in 10 land between them.

StatGeorge KittleTE, SF, Sun, Oct 4, 4:25 p.m. ETJavonte WilliamsRB, DAL, Sun, Oct 4, 1:00 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection13.412.8
PPR projection15.813.9
Standard projection10.911.7
Rank this weekTE2RB12
Matchupvs DENat HOU
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game13.815.2
Last season per game12.114.1
Snap share, last game85%76%
Trade value3036