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Javonte Williams vs Brock Bowers

2026 draft comparison · half-PPR

Updated Aug 10, 2026

ADP 35.7
Javonte Williams
RB · DAL · RB17
ADP 18
Brock Bowers
TE · LV · TE2
VS
The crowd's leanAll time
73.1% would rather draft Bowers over Williams
26.9%Williams
73.1%Bowers
Based on 26 comparison results

Should you draft Javonte Williams or Brock Bowers?

Last season — 2025, per game

WilliamsRB11 finish
2025
BowersTE9 finish
14.1Fantasy pts12.0
16Games12
15.8Carries0.2
75Rush yds0
4.8Yds/carry1.0
3.2Targets7.2
2.2Rec5.3
9Rec yds57
0.8TD0.6
Full game log & past seasons
Javonte Williams
2025 game log
WKOPPFPTSRANKATTYDTDTGTRECRYDRTD
1
PHI
19.4
RB3
15
54
2
3
2
10
0
2
NYG
22.0
RB4
18
97
1
7
6
33
0
3
CHI
9.7
RB25
10
76
0
5
5
16
0
4
GB
17.5
RB14
20
85
1
3
3
15
0
5
NYJ
26.4
RB4
16
135
1
2
1
4
1
6
CAR
5.9
RB31
13
29
0
8
5
5
0
7
WAS
18.3
RB8
19
116
1
4
1
2
0
8
DEN
17.4
RB10
13
41
2
2
1
8
0
9
ARI
6.8
RB29
15
83
0
1
1
0
0
10
11
LV
9.8
RB25
22
93
0
1
1
0
0
12
PHI
11.1
RB19
20
87
0
3
2
14
0
13
KC
15.5
RB11
17
59
0
3
3
21
1
14
DET
13.7
RB16
17
67
1
4
2
0
0
15
MIN
15.1
RB15
15
91
1
0
0
0
0
16
LAC
5.3
RB46
9
34
0
3
2
9
0
17
WAS
11.4
RB18
13
54
1
2
0
0
0
Earlier seasons (2024)
2024 game log
WKOPPFPTSRANKATTYDTDTGTRECRYDRTD
1
SEA
2.8
RB52
8
23
0
2
1
0
0
2
PIT
9.0
RB27
11
17
0
5
5
48
0
3
TB
4.1
RB49
5
12
0
4
4
29
0
4
NYJ
9.0
RB31
16
77
0
3
2
3
0
5
LV
13.6
RB15
13
61
0
6
5
50
0
6
LAC
3.1
RB44
6
23
0
6
3
13
0
7
NO
24.6
RB6
14
88
2
3
3
23
0
8
CAR
7.2
RB36
17
44
0
5
4
8
0
9
BAL
9.4
RB31
12
42
0
3
2
42
0
10
KC
1.7
RB53
1
1
0
2
2
6
0
11
ATL
16.7
RB11
9
59
1
5
4
28
0
12
LV
1.4
RB53
8
-2
0
4
2
6
0
13
CLE
6.9
RB38
4
1
1
2
1
3
0
14
BYE
15
IND
3.3
RB50
6
15
0
3
2
8
0
16
LAC
8.8
RB31
4
24
0
11
7
29
0
17
CIN
1.0
RB71
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
18
KC
9.3
RB24
5
28
0
4
3
50
0
Brock Bowers
2025 game log
WKOPPFPTSRANKTGTRECYDTD
1
NE
12.8
TE2
8
5
103
0
2
LAC
6.3
TE16
8
5
38
0
3
WAS
7.8
TE14
5
4
38
0
4
CHI
7.1
TE19
6
5
46
0
5
6
7
8
9
JAX
37.3
TE1
13
12
127
3
10
DEN
3.2
TE29
3
1
31
0
11
DAL
10.7
TE6
12
7
72
0
12
CLE
8.5
TE10
9
6
55
0
13
LAC
20.3
TE1
4
4
63
2
14
DEN
12.6
TE5
5
4
46
1
15
PHI
5.8
TE21
8
6
28
0
16
HOU
11.8
TE12
5
5
33
1
Earlier seasons (2024)
2024 game log
WKOPPFPTSRANKTGTRECYDTD
1
LAC
8.8
TE5
8
6
58
0
2
BAL
14.3
TE4
9
9
98
0
3
CAR
5.6
TE15
4
3
41
0
4
CLE
4.1
TE23
3
2
19
0
5
DEN
19.7
TE2
12
8
97
1
6
PIT
11.6
TE8
10
9
71
0
7
LAR
14.3
TE4
14
10
93
0
8
KC
8.3
TE18
5
5
58
0
9
CIN
13.0
TE6
8
5
45
1
10
11
MIA
24.8
TE3
16
13
126
1
12
DEN
5.8
TE19
10
4
38
0
13
KC
25.2
TE1
14
10
140
1
14
TB
6.7
TE16
5
3
49
0
15
ATL
5.0
TE22
6
3
35
0
16
JAX
15.4
TE1
13
11
99
0
17
NO
11.1
TE11
7
7
77
0
18
LAC
13.0
TE8
9
4
50
1

Latest takes

Javonte Williams
  • Round 5: DeVonta Smith (WR – PHI) Dallas Cowboys running back Javonte Williams was staring me in the face, but with a FLEX spot still available in a PPR league, I couldn’t pass up DeVonta Smith .

  • Thus, I went with a fairly safe RB2 in Javonte Williams. Williams had a massive share of the running back carries last season and caught 35 passes. He’ll approach nearly 300 touches this season and is on a high-powered offense.

  • RB10 RB23 RB19 Javonte Williams RB11 RB19 RB17 Ashton Jeanty RB12 RB8 RB6 Team Success Another takeaway from last season is that while team success is ideal for increasing red-zone opportunities and valuable carries inside the five-yard line, it is not necessary to finish as a top-tier RB.

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  • Biggest Differences in ADP vs Fantasy Finish RB 2025 ADP 2025 Finish Differential Javonte Williams 41 11 30 Travis Etienne Jr .

  • Javonte Williams (RB – DAL) Williams was one of the best fantasy football draft values last season. Despite being the RB36 in ADP, the former North Carolina star ended the year as the RB12, averaging 15.2 PPR fantasy points per game.

    Mike Fanelli· Jul 25
  • This, combined with the decent running game by Javonte Williams , makes taking them both at their current ADP a no-brainer.

    Maggie Thraen· Jul 25
  • Javonte Williams among RBs last season: • 896 yards after contact (6th) • 54 missed tackles forced (7th) • 11 rushing touchdowns (8th)

  • Javonte Williams was highly efficient last season, but the Cowboys were often playing from behind, so he couldn’t get to his ceiling. This season, with a full year of Quinnen Williams , along with stud rookies Caleb Downs and Malachi Lawrence , the Cowboys should be much improved.

  • In Javonte Williams’ first season with the Dallas Cowboys, he ran 252 times for 1,201 yards and 11 touchdowns, and caught 35 passes on 51 targets for 137 yards and two touchdowns. Heading into this season, my biggest concern for Williams was the Cowboys adding another running back, but ultimately, they didn’t. The running back depth chart includes Williams, Malik Davis , Jaydon Blue and Phil Mafah .

  • I'm genuinely high on Javonte Williams for redraft leagues this year. I think he's in line for a big season.

    Jim Moorman· Jul 6
  • Javonte Williams began his career as a 21 year-old rookie challenging Melvin Gordon. He was a textbook Left-Wing Slappy player. When he popped up in Dallas last year as the ostensible starter coming off two terribly inefficient seasons, he was clearly a Right-Wing Slappy success story. Now that he's secured the RB1 job and his ADP has shot up into the 3rd round, he's clearly retained his Right-Wing status but has fallen into the boomer quadrant.

  • News out of OTAs suggests that Malik Davis is the RB2 on the depth chart behind Javonte Williams. While Williams had a great bounce-back season last year, he has struggled with injuries throughout his career.

  • Williams is far enough removed from his injuries to shed the injury-prone label and start believing in his talent and situation.

    Tom Strachan· Jun 10
  • At age 25, Williams is entering year six of his career, and despite the awful injuries early on, he's now played 16+ games in each of the last three seasons. Williams is the clear starter for the Cowboys, with no serious threats behind him.

    Tom Strachan· Jun 10
  • One of them could be the direct backup to Javonte Williams, and if you can manage to get either for $1, that could be a quality bench stash, but you'd want to make sure no one else bids $2 and lose out on them.

Brock Bowers
  • Despite playing on one leg for the entire season, Bowers still ranked 13th in yards per route run and first downs per route run last season (per Fantasy Points Data). To understand Bowers’ 2026 upside and talent, we need to rewind to 2024 when he was the TE3 in fantasy points per game. During that season, he was seventh in target per route run rate, sixth in yards per route run, third in receiving yards per game, second in first read share, and seventh in first downs per route run (per Fantasy Points Data).

  • Well, here we are… Brock Bowers is hands down the fantasy TE1.

  • Brock Bowers (TE – LV) Brock Bowers was injured a lot last season, and the quarterback situation was poor

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  • Round 4: Brock Bowers (TE – LV) Brock Bowers dealt with injuries last season, but assuming he stays healthy this season, he should be in for a TE1-caliber season.

  • I’m certainly willing to spend early-round draft capital on Brock Bowers , who’s capable of putting up the sort of numbers the elite wide receivers produce, or Colston Loveland , who turned into a monster late in his rookie season.

  • Loveland is the consensus TE3 for 2026 fantasy drafts behind only Brock Bowers and Trey McBride .

  • Neither should be drafted this high. Last season, McBride averaged 18.6 PPR points per game, and Bowers averaged 15.5 in 2024, the better season of his two years in the NFL.

    Tom Strachan· Jul 27
  • Everyone loves receiving a well-considered offer; nobody likes being offered a mediocre tight end when they already have Brock Bowers.

    Ted Chmyz· Jul 26
  • Sleeper lists Trey McBride at $34, Brock Bowers for $27, and Colston Loveland at a shamefully low $18.

    Evan Hoovler· Jul 24
  • I had the pleasure of facing Brock Bowers in Week 9 of the 2025 season when he put up 127 yards, three TDs, and 43.3 fantasy points. Truthfully, Zach Ertz was never going to give me that kind of week at this point in his career, and that’s exactly my point. At TE, you are drafting for positional advantage just as much as raw production.

    Brooke Morgan· Jul 22
  • Brock Bowers finished the season as the TE8 in PPR leagues, and while that’s fantastic for most, he was the TE1 as a rookie, so this was a noticeable step back. Bowers played in just 12 games last season, which included Weeks 1-4 and Weeks 9-16. For fantasy football, he missed Weeks 5-8 and Week 17.

  • There are great expectations for Brock Bowers in his third NFL season following an injury-plagued Year 2.

  • Brock Bowers is essentially the “skeleton key” in drafts this year. I’m prioritizing him in every single one of my leagues. Bowers goes towards the end of the second round, but I’m willing to take him as high as 13 overall.

  • Raiders HC Klint Kubiak said that TE Brock Bowers will continue to be a center point of the offense. “ We’ve got to get the most out of Brock, ” Kubiak said, via ESPN . “ He’s been successful in college and high school with whoever’s coached him. Can’t say enough great things about him. Love his work ethic. He is a standard-bearer. ”

  • One analyst’s tight end approach this year is intentionally narrow: get Brock Bowers , Colston Loveland , or Tyler Warren if the value is there, or punt the position entirely to the late rounds.